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1 week ago | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
So it’s tariff time in the United States and if it’s prolonged, it will have a devastating effect on wine and spirit production and sales worldwide. Much of the wine and spirit production is orchestrated by major corporate producers with deep pockets. But in every wine region I have visited, there are always many smaller mom-and-pop operations, or self-funded folks who have cashed out of some business and followed a dream to create something.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
By Eric Levenson, Tami Luhby and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — American voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose...
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Aug 28, 2024 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
These wines from Spain's Rioja region offer excellent value for the price, writes Westfair wines and spirits...
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May 24, 2024 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
Extreme Memorial Day weather: Dangerous storms and high heat is expected across much of the United States according to CNN,...
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
U.S. pressure: The U.S. is putting pressure on both Israel and Hamas to accept a compromise cease-fire deal that would...
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Dec 11, 2023 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
I will often write a wine story to urge my readers to step outside their comfort zone and taste wines they rarely see and barely know, if they have been exposed to them at all. Wines from emerging and unknown regions can be great bargains, and whatever kept them at a distance in the past can now be corrected by better vine choices for a region or a specific plot, better vineyard and winery practices that are easily discoverable today and greater commercial access to the rest of the world.
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Sep 18, 2023 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
The Loire Valley in France is famous for its hundreds of glorious châteaux, its history, its rich agricultural production and its lifestyle. But its worldwide fame is certainly derived from its wine culture. Centuries ago, the Loire River — which divides France north-south but connects the country east-west — and its tributaries helped link the region to many commerce centers of the world.
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Jul 9, 2023 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
Abruzzo is something special to experience. Bounded by the Adriatic Sea to the east and the towering Apeninne Mountains to the west, it is largely isolated from other parts of Italy, with a culture, winemaking and lifestyle that have been largely self-reliant, agricultural, insular and family-centric. Before my recent trip there, I researched the region in a few well-known books. Hugh Johnson’s 1994 “The World Atlas of Wine” dedicated half a sentence to the wines of Abruzzo.
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May 2, 2023 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
Probably by now most wine lovers have heard about the Coravin wine preservation system. I recently received one of their top systems as a gift and it has changed my wine world. Many quality restaurants use the Coravin to offer select high-end wines by the glass. The premium price for that glass will deter many from opting in so it might take a few days to some weeks to finish the bottle.
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Feb 8, 2023 | 
westfaironline.com | Doug Paulding
Iwas recently invited to a Uruguayan wine-tasting seminar in Manhattan where several winemakers or family representatives presented their wines and stories. Uruguay is a small country, shoe-horned between Brazil and Argentina and made up of largely Italian and Spanish immigrants. European families arrived and brought old-world winemaking experience and vines to begin creating their own wines for family and friends’ consumption. Old world their experience may have been.
