Petit Louis Bistro

A lookalike, authentic French bistro, Petit Louis in Baltimore's Roland Park is the creation of restauranteurs par excellence Cindy Wolf and Tony Foreman. You feel like you’ve walked into a...

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The Heart and Soul of Mendocino Wine Country

With all the political shenanigans in the news media, it’s feeling ever more prescient to take breaks from reality and find respite for the soul, and Mendocino wine country provides...

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A Lesson in Barrel Tasting with Moshin Vineyards

While barrel tasting is an activity that wine lovers only do on occasion, it’s actually a very frequent activity for winemakers. Once grapes have finished fermenting and are transferred into...

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USA, California: Sonoma County - Part One, Focusing on Sonoma Coast and the South

For this first part of my Sonoma reporting this year, the focus is mainly on South Sonoma and all of the Sonoma Coast AVA, including the AVAs of Fort Ross-Seaview, Petaluma...

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Coming Up in Wine Advocate Issue 229

On Wednesday, March 1st at 12 noon USA EDT, we will be publishing Robert Parker Wine Advocate Issue 229. Here is what we have in store for readers....

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Magdalena Restaurant at The Ivy Hotel

This was a magical night. The wines were all chosen from my cellar for this charity event to raise funds for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C....

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Asian Court

Asian Court may well have the most authentic Chinese cuisine in the Baltimore metropolitan area. The service can be a bit hazardous, as few people at the restaurant speak much...

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10 Outstanding Red Wines from Switzerland

What do you know about the wines of Switzerland? Our very own Stephan Reinhardt recently sought out 50 memorable wines from this picturesque wine region for our Interim End of...

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12 High-Scoring Argentinian Wines for Less than $100

I sifted through Luis Gutiérrez' Argentina report and pulled out the wines that have scored 95 points or higher, while still costing $100 or less. How's that for a bargain?...

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12 Perfect Wines in Wine Advocate Issue 228

Our End of December Issue – Issue 228 – was something of a special Issue for us in that it was our biggest Issue ever, weighing in at 7415 tasting...

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