Evan Williams

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The sweet spot

As a wine writer, and a peddler of the juice too, I’ve often felt the urge to get defensive when it comes to the...

Port

With the holidays nearly here, and the weather looking dreary and foreboding, could there be a better time to get...

A wine expert’s eight wines worth celebrating during the...

As Wine Guild of Charlottesville co-founder, I taste a lot of wine. There’s a lot of great wine out there, and some...

Fall start

There’s undoubtedly something special about this time of year in this part of the world, and with the right wines and...

Made to order

There’s long been a saying (half-jokingly, of course) in the wine industry: “To make a small fortune, you need to...

Burst your bubbly

Is there a more misunderstood and utterly disorganized style of wine than “sparkling”? (Alright, maybe Riesling, but...

List opportunity

Alright, admit it: Despite how much you think you know about wine, you’ve invariably found yourself in an unfamiliar...

Worlds of difference

Normally I try to avoid pigeonholing and categorizing wine too intensely; the thing about winemaking and viticulture...

The cellar of your dreams (Or, just a nice collection of...

The first thing that pops into your mind as an everyday wine drinker who’s looking to start laying down a few bottles...