Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: D. Piccio Post Time: 06-14-2007 at 06:34 AM

UK high street chain Woolworths is launching a Champagne at £5 ($10), the cheapest ever to be sold in the UK...

West Marin menu Food and drink prepared by chefs from Olema Inn, Nick's Cove, Drakes Beach Cafe and the Hog Island Oyster Co. will be on the menu with Stubbs Vineyard wines at An Ode to West Marin on Sept. 20 in Petaluma. The event, from 5 to 10 p.m....

West Marin menu Food and drink prepared by chefs from Olema Inn, Nick's Cove, Drakes Beach Cafe and the Hog Island Oyster Co. will be on the menu with Stubbs Vineyard wines at An Ode to West Marin on Sept. 20 in Petaluma. The event, from 5 to 10 p.m....

Appena nato questo blog un anno fa segnalai il Wine Love, un trade show per i vini di 5 a 10 euro, cioe' per quelli d'ottimo rapporto q/p. Eccellente questa idea, e vale esser risegnalato. La terza edizione del Wine...

From Decanter.com [link] The EU is going to reduce aid to winemakers in a bid to break what is becoming a vicious cycle of subsides (aka “throwing money”) to a system which overproduces. If aid is split between the member states in a fashion relative to previous production over say, the last 5~10 years, then it should be quite equitable to vignerons over the entire area. But I’d expect to hear...

Price: $9.99 at Trader Joe's Recommended by: Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys of 2005 Tasting notes: Buttery, apple, oak, and caramel flavors, which sound great, but we don’t enjoy this wine that much. However, we haven't had a Chardonnay that we've really enjoyed. Perhaps we just don't like Chardonnays and need to stop trying! Rating: 4 /10...

Price: $9.99 Recommended by: Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys of 2005 Tasting notes: This Chilean wine was a very nice find. It has a great bold taste with coffee and chocolate notes. This is another one that will find a place on our rack quite often. Rating: 7.5/10

Price: $9.99 Recommended by: Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys Tasting notes: This was a very enjoyable Gewurz. It's a really good balance between sweet and spicy, with hints of grapefruit. It was great with sushi, and we would definitely purchase this again. Rating: 6.5/10

Price: $7.99 Recommended by: Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Best Buys of 2005 Tasting notes: A nice wine, but not as edgy as some Gewurz’s. It lacked some of the spicyness and complexity of comparably priced ones. We prefer Columbia Winery or Chateau Ste. Michelle as far as domestic Gewurz's go. ...