CHRISTIAN NAVARRO

The most interesting whiskies, bourbons, tequilas, and more.

Summer sipping begs for the full range of white wines from rich to light.

The top vintages from Burgundy, Bordeaux, Piedmont, Tuscany, and Spain.

From magnums to Melchiors, these atypical bottles can age for years to come or be opened now…

Photography by Cordero Studios Styling by Alicia Buszczak ​ Moving beyond the 750 ml bottle, celebrated vintages range from splits to Melchiors.  There is an old saying that everything is better in magnum. Certainly that is true of wine. But magnums, or 1.5-liter bottles, are not the only size with advantages. The half bottle, for instance, […]

A seasoned wine expert pulls out his old notebooks and looks at where some past favorites are now…

The 18th-century Swiss writer, composer, and philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau wrote, “I have always said and felt that true enjoyment cannot be described.” Though the celebrated father of modern autobiography and author of Reveries of a Solitary Walker was probably not contemplating the sublime experience of savoring the nuances and subtleties of a glass of Bordeaux […]

Those who like to argue such points could certainly claim with justification that Bordeaux is the greatest winemaking region in all the world. Blessed by the even climate and ideal soils of southwest France, the vintners there excel at producing the rich, full-bodied reds that have made them the oenological envy of the world. Moreover, […]

The Pacific Northwest region of the United States has recently emerged as one of the most prolific and diverse wine-growing areas in the world, successfully producing a wide array of varietals that, only decades ago, few thought would thrive there. Interestingly, Oregon and Washington share the same latitudes as Burgundy and Bordeaux, so it should […]

California’s Central Coast stretches from Ventura to San Simeon, but its three most important wine regions are Paso Robles, the Edna Valley near San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara County, where the film Sideways was shot. The success of that production fueled a surge of interest in the area’s wines, and the winemakers there have […]