Norton: The Real American Grape?
Posted by Jeff Siegel
Discovering an American Orginal
Norton is a grape that produces great wine, wins awards all of the time, and pairs wonderfully with all sorts of red meat and barbecue. So why haven’t you heard about Norton before?

“It’s because too many winemakers and winery owners go ‘Oh, ick, gooey, it’s a hybrid,’ ” says Dennis Horton of Virginia’s Horton Vineyards, which has been making Norton since 1989, selling as much as 3,000 cases a year (more than many wineries in Texas make of everything). more >>

March 16, 2007

Boom Time for Texas Wine
Posted by Jeff Siegel

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March 9, 2007

Under the Umbrian Sky
Posted by Terry Sullivan
The New Tuscany? OK, Peel Me a Grape.
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February 16, 2007

Producer Profile: Gruet Winery
Posted by Jeff Siegel
A Sparkling Oasis in the Desert
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January 31, 2007

Beyond the Golden State Horizon
Posted by Jeff Siegel
Finding Good Wines All Over the Map
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December 15, 2006

Not a Creature was Stirring
Posted by Terry Sullivan
(but somehow the eggnog got mixed...)

I grew up nogless. Which is not to say that Christmas wasn’t a magical time in the Sullivan household—we had the trip downtown to Marshall Field’s to see Uncle Mistletoe, Aunt Holly, and Freddie Fieldmouse, all of whom now sleep with the fishes. (Holly and Freddy disappeared some years ago, victims of Field’s itself, and the jolly Uncle Mistletoe--think Michelin man with a vaguely Dickensian look--got whacked by Macy’s in their recent takeover of Chicago’s oldest department store.) And we had giant tannenbaums, thanks to the influence of a German grandmother. more >>