Mark Squires
As the Northeast USA sunk beneath the worst blizzard in memory (beating in Philadelphia, the old record snowfall by over nine inches), I remembered how much more fun the last...
Read MoreSo, there I was one fine day after announcing I would be reviewing Virginia wines. In my mailbox was a request to review hard cider. Really? Fruit wines, sort of?...
Read MoreLast year's piece on Hard Cider was prompted in large part by my hearing cider makers (starting with Diane Flynt, the first with whom I had contact) talk like winemakers,...
Read MoreHere's the latest roundup in my recent series of cider articles, with both newcomers and some returning cidermakers as well....
Read MoreNew still ciders from Finger Lakes' producer South Hill Cider....
Read MoreMark Squires highlights Portugal, Greece, Isarael, Lebanon and East Coast USA in his Best of 2016 report!...
Read MoreI wrote a version of this diatribe on a tasting note once, but that was too easy to miss and really too long for inclusion in a tasting note. So,...
Read MoreWine treasures great and small, lessons learned, a pitfall here, a pot of gold under the rainbow there all make up the glorious path to wine....
Read MoreContinuing on from Mark Squires first installment, lessons learned, a pitfall here, a pot of gold under the rainbow there, all make up the glorious path to wine....
Read MoreTake a look at what's new and what's good....
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