Sharon Bowman What a difference a day makes A few days ago, I opened up this one, a 1996 Ridge Geyserville. Now, as far as American wines go, I have a soft spot for Ridge. A glorious 1987 Ridge Monte Bello remains one of my most rapturous wine-tasting experiences. And not so long back, a […]
Sharon Bowman Fresh fruit Spring is here. It’s over sixty degrees out! (Fahrenheit, for those of you in the Anglo-Saxon world.) And what better way to bask in the newfound warmth than to open some fresh whites – and fresh reds. I’d chilled the 2007 Lapierre Morgon. It came out of the fridge. So […]
Sharon Bowman Wine with others, wine alone Everyone has a different idea of which things in one’s life one does alone and which must be done with others. Sometimes it seems to me that the variations and possibilities are as broad and manifold as the different types of likes and aversions in enjoying food. So, […]
Sharon Bowman Southern fraîcheur I have to say that I hadn’t thought a lot about Picpoul de Pinet in my time. I’d had it a few times and found it a sprightly, uncomplicated southern French white (from the Languedoc, for those geographically uncalibrated to the appellation). Then a couple of weeks ago, at the end […]