Bordeaux by the numbers
By Lou Phillips ·
A 1982 Chateau Patache d’Aux from Cru Bourgeois ·
One region in France has been considered the crown jewel of the wine...
Non-traditional pairings for Thanksgiving
By Lou Phillips ·
Courtesy Airfield Estates Winery ·
Turkey, football, pumpkin blessed pie, yes, yes, yes. The usual suspect wines – no, no, no. For...
Uncorked sparkles
By Lou Phillips ·
With outposts in Tahoe City, Olympic Valley, Truckee and Northstar, Uncorked offers stylish wine bars that are shining stars in our...
Pour House a wine playground
By Lou Phillips ·
A visit to the Pour House is truly an experience for wine lovers. Some of the features are a great hand-selected...
Take flight in four easy steps
By Lou Phillips ·
Christa Finn and Dean Schaecher at The Pour House ·
A wine flight can be defined as enjoying multiple, taste-sized pours of...
Wines for the fall
By Lou Phillips ·
Insert your favorite lengthy autumn word-picture here. I’m saving my space allotment to talk about wines that brighten our change of...
Wines that age
By Lou Phillips ·
Thanks to all for the comments and questions I received from the last column. Keep them coming.
Two of the most popular...
Top reasons to decant wine
By Lou Phillips ·
OK, so I wasn’t completely focused during my humanities classes. I don’t remember the reason for the Japanese Tea Ceremony,...
The beauty of aged wines
By Lou Phillips ·
If almost all wines are enjoyed the day they are purchased, then why do most serious wine lovers espouse the joys...
Wine flights span globe at Spindleshanks
By Lou Phillips ·
Having spent many years in a rustic cabin in Tahoe Vista, taking over the log-cabin dining setting at the Brockway Golf...