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Dan Berger

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The New Rules of Wine

The conventional wisdom that has pervaded the wine-loving community for the past several decades could very well be ...

Drinks October 18, 2021
Wine Waiters: Tales and Tips

As we resume dining out, a few things might have changed during the pandemic shutdowns, and one of ...

Drinks October 11, 2021
Tasting Room Tips: What to Know Before You Go

As the pandemic and wildfires subside in California, tasting rooms begin to host more people indoors than they ...

Drinks October 4, 2021
The Case for Lower-Alcohol Red Wines

Look at the label on any bottle of wine, and you'll see how much alcohol it has. Except ...

Drinks September 27, 2021
Wine and Grilled Food

End-of-summer patio parties call for tossing steaks onto coals. And choosing the right wines for such fare seems ...

Drinks September 13, 2021
The Wide World of Obscure Wine Grapes

Someone recently sent me a sample bottle of a Kalecik Karasi. It was excellent, and I'd be happy ...

Drinks September 6, 2021
The Inexact Art of Describing Wine

"Gardenia?" he asked. "Is that what you smell?" It was Thanksgiving decades ago, and my father said he ...

Drinks August 30, 2021
Tips for Choosing the Best Dry Rosés

When the days are consistently hot, an iced tea, beer, iced coffee, or simply a glass of ice ...

Drinks August 23, 2021
Are Closeout Wines Worth Buying? It Depends.

Some people believe that all white and rosé wines are best consumed young, but based on that reasoning, ...

Drinks August 16, 2021
Dealing With Wine Snobs

Ever encounter a wine snob? I have—far too often, alas. And dealing with wine snobs is an art ...

Drinks August 9, 2021
Ode to Riesling

A handful of the world's best wines are made from grape varieties that are rarely blended with anything ...

Food & Dining August 2, 2021
Pairing Wine and Food

Excluding breakfast, I consider a meal without a glass of wine to be a missed opportunity. I think ...

Drinks July 26, 2021
Olive Oil Flap

The word Champagne, legally, is capitalized because it's a placename—the famed sparkling wine comes from that small region ...

Drinks July 19, 2021
Finding Italian Reds in America

Italy's greatest contribution to all of Europe's wine culture starts with the fact that wine wasn't much of ...

Drinks July 12, 2021
Wine True or False

There are a lot of sayings about wine that simply aren't true. However, a few are true, even ...

Drinks July 5, 2021
Winefluencers? Musings From a Skeptic

On the old Jack Benny radio show in the 1940s, a continuing character played by the actor Sheldon ...

Drinks June 28, 2021
All the Same?

Shortly after I began writing a wine column in 1976, a friend teased me about my avocation. We ...

Drinks June 21, 2021
What Is a Winery? A Long-Time Debate in Sonoma County

Sonoma County, often called "the other wine country," is larger and more diverse than its better-known neighbor, Napa. ...

Drinks June 14, 2021
Liquid Test Drive: Tips for Visiting Wine Country

Decades ago, visiting wine country was limited to the few areas of the country with wineries. Outside California, ...

Drinks June 7, 2021
How to Save a Disappointing Bottle of Wine

What do you do when you buy a bottle of wine that, for one reason or another, is ...

Drinks May 31, 2021
Remembering 2 California Wine Pioneers

Recently, the world lost two of the most important figures in California's wine history when Jim Clendenen and ...

Drinks May 24, 2021
Rosé by Any Other Name

My friend operated a retail wine shop. And he was incredulous. It was 1983, and I had just ...

Drinks May 17, 2021
Words on Wine

Writing about wine is an art form that's almost as interesting as making it—and it's a lot less ...

Drinks May 10, 2021
Sauvignon Blanc Whereness

Wine geeks use the French term "terroir," a hard-to-translate term that relates to how grape varieties are impacted ...

Drinks May 5, 2021
An Ode to Zin

Younger people (under age 45?) say zinfandel is a dark red wine that's bold, brash, thickly rich, soft, ...

Drinks April 26, 2021
Tips for Serving Wine With Food

Wine purists will tell you that the wine you choose for a dinner should match the food that's ...

Drinks April 19, 2021
Why Some Wines Are Pricey

Most people assume that all expensive wines are very good and that the more expensive a wine is, ...

Drinks April 12, 2021

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