Nature Comes Out to Play

by Westgarth Wines June 15, 2020

The shelter-in-place orders throughout most of the country keep us humans inside most of...

Champagne Part Two: The Land

by Westgarth Wines June 11, 2020

This week we are looking at the basics of the region: the land, the...

The Most Searched for Wines

by Westgarth Wines June 01, 2020

This year, Wine-Searcher presents us with two lists of the most searched for wines...

Getting to Know Champagne

by Westgarth Wines May 29, 2020

Champagne is a wine rich in mystique—the process, the history, the big names, and...

2019 En Primeur Update

by Westgarth Wines May 25, 2020

The fate of the 2019 En Primeur campaign, uncertain until now due to Covid-19,...

Wine and Alzheimers

by Westgarth Wines May 20, 2020

In a time when we’d welcome both a spot of good news and an...

The Jury Is In: 2010 Bordea...

by Westgarth Wines May 18, 2020

The 10 year on rescores for the 2010 vintage are now, largely complete. It’s...

Introducing Somm Picks

by Jackson Rohrbaugh May 13, 2020

I'm a sommelier based in Seattle, WA. I spent most of my sommelier career...

Wine on Tap

by Westgarth Wines April 28, 2020

Ever wish you had red wine in your faucet? Worried that all the news...

Burgundy Update

by Westgarth Wines April 24, 2020

There is a new Bourgogne appellation! It is the ‘Bourgogne Côte d’Or’ and while...

Cabernet Sauvignon in the N...

by Westgarth Wines April 17, 2020

We’ve been diving into Cabernet Sauvignon: the characteristics of the grape, where it flourishes...

New Rules

by Westgarth Wines April 10, 2020

The New York Times delved into how the pandemic COVID-19 has affected our views...

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