June 15, 2008 Issue
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Tasting Reports
Rieslings and Grüner Veltliners from the 2006 vintage excel
Posted: June 15, 2008 By Kim Marcus
Blogs
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Kim Marcus On the Road
Posted: June 5, 2008 By Kim Marcus
One of the keys to unlocking the mystery and ultimate potential of the Douro is understanding its rugged and unique winemaking geography. This is essentially a huge domain of mountain vineyards—except everything is, in a sense, upside down.
Blogs
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Kim Marcus On the Road
Posted: June 2, 2008 By Kim Marcus
Just north of Portugal's city of Regua, the gateway to the Douro, lies Quinta do Vallado. This is one of the estates that I visited six years ago, and today it reflects the scale of change that is sweeping the Douro.
Blogs
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Kim Marcus On the Road
Posted: May 30, 2008 By Kim Marcus
On Sunday, I meet Sandra Tavares and her husband Jorge Borges at the Douro’s most exciting new restaurant, called D.O.C., which borders the river in the small village of Folgosa. It is run by a chef of bantam-rooster energy by the name of Rui Paula.
Blogs
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Kim Marcus On the Road
Posted: May 28, 2008 By Kim Marcus
The descent into Porto began with a bolt of lightning and a thunderclap. I know that airplanes can survive lightning strikes, but I still wonder. It’s an inauspicious beginning to my third trip to the Douro Valley of Portugal.
News & Features
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Tasting Highlights
Outstanding full-bodied reds from some of southern France's top producers and the latest rosés from Provence
Posted: May 23, 2008 By Kim Marcus
News & Features
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Tasting Highlights
11 distinctive full-bodied reds provide excellent value in the south of France
Posted: May 19, 2008 By Kim Marcus
News & Features
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Tasting Highlights
These big, tannic, limited-production reds from southwest France offer excellent value
Posted: May 12, 2008 By Kim Marcus
News & Features
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Tasting Highlights
Ten exceptional dessert bottlings from Austria's most renowned producer of sweet wines
Posted: April 22, 2008 By Kim Marcus
Blogs
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Kim Marcus On the Road
Posted: March 5, 2008 By Kim Marcus
After my travels through Israel ’s major wine regions—the Golan Heights and neighboring Galilee region, the Judean Hills near Jerusalem, and the coastal region between Tel Aviv and Haifa—I can answer yes to that question, with some definite provisos.
