Tag Archives: History

Testing the Coravin on Top Tuscan Wines: It Works!

Posted on December 10, 2015 by don

Over a year ago, we met up with Greg Lambrecht, inventor of the Coravin. Trained as a nuclear and mechnical engineer at MIT and a drinker of fine wines, Greg was frustrated with the limitations of the wide variety of … Continue reading →

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Turriculae: Two Thousand Year Old Roman Wine

Posted on July 12, 2013 by don

We recently tasted a wine made following a two thousand year old Roman recipe, thanks to Joel Butler, co-author of the recently published book, Divine Vintage: Following the Wine Trail from Genesis to the Modern Age.  Joel brought the wine … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Thomas Pinney’s The Makers of American Wine

Posted on July 13, 2012 by don

The Makers of American Wine is the kind of book that readers of the International Wine Review should love. It’s a beautifully written, thoroughly detailed and documented history of the successes and failures in the development of American wine over … Continue reading →

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