
Michael Apstein
Dr. Michael Apstein is a James Beard Award-winning columnist and wine reviewer for WineReviewOnline.com and contributes to the wine section of the San Francisco Chronicle. He is also a regular judge at national and international wine competitions. When not writing about or judging wine, Dr. Apstein frequently lectures about wine and health as Assistant Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology) at Harvard Medical School.
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Drinking wine with meals linked to better health outcomes
Michael Apstein reports on a recent study...
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Capezzana’s Trefiano: Quintessential Carmignano
A look into this benchmark Carmignano Riserva...
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Domaine Parent: A benchmark Pommard domaine
Tasting the domaine's 2022 releases...
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Domaine des Baumard’s Quarts de Chaume: World-class sweet wines
A wine deserving its own sweet spotlight...
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Another addition to the Chianti quality pyramid: tasting Rùfina’s Terraelectae wines
10 new top-tier wines from Chianti Rufina...
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Chianti Rùfina ups its game with Terraelectae
Rùfina's new producer-policed Terraelectae tier is introduced...
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Irancy: regional profile plus 20 wines to try
Discover the off-the-beaten track appellation and it's price friendly wines...
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Louis Jadot: producer profile
Michael Apstein takes a look at the prolific Burgundy négociant and grower, and rates twelve Louis Jadot wines including recent releases and older bottlings.
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Tasting five decades of Louis Latour’s Corton-Charlemagne
Louis Latour’s Corton-Charlemagne shows the value of a top terroir and a dedicated producer
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Glory in Givry: Domaine du Cellier Aux Moines
Consumers seeking more affordable Burgundy should look outside of the famed - and expensive - Côte d’Or to the Côte Chalonnaise, to a region immediately to the south. Here Michael Apstein puts the spotlight on Givry and evaluates one of its top-performing producers...
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Off-piste Burgundy: Value alternatives
What lies behind these under-the-radar styles...
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What is the new Bourgogne Côte d’Or ‘appellation’?
New figures suggest the Bourgogne Côte d’Or denomination has been catching on....
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Is dry January beneficial?
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Does drinking wine cause snoring? – ask Decanter
Does it make it worse...?
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Tuscan white wines for summer: Vernaccia di San Gimignano
Perfect for summer and offering great value...
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The science of two alcohol free days per week
Is it necessary to have 'several alcohol free' days every week and, if so, should those days be consecutive? Dr Michael Apstein gives his view to Decanter...
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Don Melchor: Comparing 23 vintages of Chilean wine royalty
See which years came out on top...
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Soave revival: Producers to know
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