September Wine Reviews: From the Dazzling Côte d’Azur to the Chaos of La Rentrée
The final sips of summer 2025. The term “la rentrée” was initially created to refer to that time of year ...
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August Wine Reviews: The Best Chablis for Lobster Rolls and A Last-Minute Escape to Provence
The summer I turned French – by taking almost the entire month of August off (albeit accidentally). Maine’s been on ...
July Wine Reviews: A Delightful Vouvray and Renewed Love for Cru Beaujolais
If we can’t have another trip to Bordeaux, at least we have wine. Oh, July. Sticky, sweltering, bipolar July. The ...
June Wine Reviews: Magic in Bordeaux and 2 Captivating Champagnes
As it turns out, Bordeaux is home to some of my favorite wines. A week before leaving for France, I ...
May Wine Reviews: A Marathon Wine Dinner and a Stellar Natural Wine From the Languedoc
Plus: a blind tasting I epically failed. May was my busiest wine tasting month to date, with over 50 wines ...
April Wine Reviews: An Outstanding Chenin Blanc, A Nostalgic Champagne
A busy April with much to celebrate. I have a love/hate relationship with April. It’s always extraordinarily bustling and overwhelming ...
March Wine Reviews: Magnificence in Alsace, Disappointment in Rhône
I’m breaking up with Côtes du Rhône. At least, temporarily. In March, the sun made a triumphant return, and with ...
February Wine Reviews: A Lovely Champagne and the Rosé that Ruined my Tacos
I really do drink a random amalgamation of French wines on the regular. February weirdly felt half as long as ...
January Wine Reviews: A Fresh Summer Evening, An Exceptional Glass, and a Hard Pass
Well, this has been the beginning of a beautiful experiment. As a disclaimer: I swear to God I normally do ...