The Gray Report

Yesterday I wrote about judging expensive white wines at Sunset magazine's Western Wine Awards, but I may have buried the lead: I did...

Perhaps the best wine I've tasted this year was a white that costs $2225, which I rated 99 points. So I can't be said to have a gr...

Viticulturist Richard Smart made conventional winemakers around the world feel good earlier this month with a speech in Barcelona in which...

Charlie and Stuart Smith Visiting with brothers Stuart and Charlie Smith, owners of Smith-Madrone Winery, is like being on stage with a ...

Albiera Antinori enjoys biscotti and Vin Santo (who doesn't?) As international companies go, Antinori is quite unusual. It's fam...

Ripe grapes from a great vintage Bordeaux is all about anticipation. A little while after writing this post, I will open a wine to have...

The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board is the largest of this country's state-run monopolies. It buys all the wine and liquor for the s...