‘Ten to 15 years ago, if you talked about English red wine that meant dornfelder [a German variety created in 1956] or rondo [a hybrid]. No thanks,’ says Sergio Verrillo, an American-born former ...

TODAY’S word, people, is spätburgunder. Let’s say it slowly: SHPAYT-bur-GUHN-der. That’s German for pinot noir, and the time has come to say it out loud. Trouble is, in the United States at least, ...

There was a time not so long ago when only the bravest of wine lovers would reach for a bottle of English wine. For years they were few and far between, not to mention rather more miss than hit on the ...

Talia Baiocchi is the founder and general manager of Punch. She has spent her career specializing in wine, restaurants, and culture. Previously a columnist at Wine Spectator, she went on to become the ...

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