Sacred Hill ‘Gimlet Gravels’ Syrah 2005 Gimlet Gravels, Hawkes Bay One of a handful of ’05 Hawkes Bay Syrah’s I have tried, this is by far my favorite and luckily enough the cheapest. It normally retails at NZ $20 but for the past few weeks has been available at my local for only sixteen dollars, and what a well spent sixteen dollars it is. It begins with rich, ripe, sweet red fruits...

Sacred Hill ‘Gimlet Gravels’ Syrah 2005 Gimlet Gravels, Hawkes Bay One of a handful of ’05 Hawkes Bay Syrah’s I have tried, this is by far my favorite and luckily enough the cheapest. It normally retails at NZ $20 but for the past few weeks has been available at my local for only sixteen dollars, and what a well spent sixteen dollars it is. It begins with rich, ripe, sweet red fruits...

Sacred Hill ‘Gimlet Gravels’ Syrah 2005 Gimlet Gravels, Hawkes Bay One of a handful of ’05 Hawkes Bay Syrah’s I have tried, this is by far my favorite and luckily enough the cheapest. It normally retails at NZ $20 but for the past few weeks has been available at my local for only sixteen dollars, and what a well spent sixteen dollars it is. It begins with rich, ripe, sweet red fruits...

The United States wine, grape and grape products industries contribute more than $162 billion annually to the American economy, according to a study by MKF Research that was unveiled today on Capitol Hill by the Congressional Wine Caucus. (The Caucus is a 182-member, bipartisan coalition of U.S. representatives and senators with an interest in the grape and wine industry). Among the key...

... co-president Jim Coleman said outside a Capitol meeting room Tuesday afternoon...

The controversial Stop Act passed the US House of Representatives yesterday late afternoon by a margin of 373 to 23, indicating that it clearly has bipartisan support. The Bill, which still has to pass the Senate and a presidential signature to become law, contains language which reinforces the states’ rights ...

Here's the second and final part of our coverage of the Exhibition of Victorian Winemakers. It was a stellar event and worth checking out next year.

... more devious uses for the technique. Tom Hill had this to say about RO being used to remove...

Last night I attended the 20th Anniversary celebration of the Virginia Wine Industry held at the VA. capitol--designed by good ol' TJ-- and wondered why Richmond doesn't support Virginia wine as well as the structure was supporting all of us. The neoclassical rotunda was filled with the who's who of the restaurant industry in my home state, but not my home town. Mostly, the passionate attendees...

... have just tried his Trinity Hill 2007 Sauvignon Blanc from Hawkes Bay. (more...