Darin Szilagyi

Darin Szilagyi Wine X Online Edition There is a tendency among wine lovers to romanticize the past. The great vintages were behind us. The bargains were already discovered. Napa was affordable. Burgundy wasn’t impossible. Bordeaux was still Bordeaux.

Wine X Staff Wine X Online Edition Napa has become very good at looking expensive. That is not necessarily an insult. Expensive can be lovely. Expensive can be earned. Expensive can come with a view, a well-polished glass, a host who knows when to talk and when to let the wine do its little aromatic tap dance. Napa has worked hard for its reputation, and most of the time, it deserves it.

Darin Szilagyi Wine X Magazine Every trend tells two stories. The first is the obvious one, the version people repeat because it fits neatly into a headline. The second is the one that matters, because it reveals what people are actually looking for beneath the surface of a fad or fashion. The obvious story right now is that albums are back.