My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

How to Pick a Wine Store

;   By Ron Blumenfeld People have been making wine since they discovered that fermented grape juice was an appealing alternative to water. It’s hard to know how wine tasted thousands of years ago. But the wines we enjoy today are usually quite drinkable and often delicious. And wine’s gone truly global, with a huge [...]

How I Went From Doctoring to Wine Making

by Ron Blumenfeld Ron Blumenfeld is our new wine columnist. Ron is a doctor, but these days, you’re likely to find him tending the vines at Domaine des Boires, where he’s one of the vineyard’s owners. Look for Ron’s column on the first Friday of every month. He’ll write about some aspect of wine—making it, [...]