The San Juan Daily Star
Don’t pass up these 12 Loire reds
By Eric Asimov For longer than I can remember, Loire reds have been under-the-radar choices for wine lovers in search of great values....
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Oct 14
- 7 min
Echoes of a world war in wines from the early 1940s
By Eric Asimov The opportunity to drink really old wines is a rare joy, not solely because of what’s in the glass. Crucial to the...
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Sep 30
- 4 min
Two-Buck Chuck: Wine of the people or a cultural wedge?
By Eric Asimov Mention Two-Buck Chuck, the nickname for the famously cheap Charles Shaw wines made by Bronco Wine Co., and you are likely...
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Sep 9
- 4 min
Desert winemaking ‘sounds absurd,’ but Israeli vineyards in Negev show the way
By Isabel Kershner Say “wine tasting,” and the words immediately conjure images of verdant hills in Napa Valley or Tuscany. What they...
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Sep 9
- 4 min
What’s the deal with Riesling?
By Eric Asimov When introducing the subject of dry German rieslings last month, I wondered why so many people say they do not like the...
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Aug 26
- 4 min
Four ways to think about wine
By Eric Asimov Drinking is thinking. That is, the way you think about wine affects what you choose to drink and how you generally...
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Aug 12
- 6 min
The problem with wine bottles
By Eric Asimov Glass bottles have historically been the perfect containers for wine. They are inert and handily sealed, so wine can age...
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The San Juan Daily Star
- Aug 3
- 5 min
Should red wines be served cool?
By Eric Asimov Wine is a joyous, never-ending education, as I relearn every month in Wine School. Even so, the lessons were humbling to...
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