Le célèbre site du magazine Wine Spectator. 1. Wine Spectator 2. Robert Parker Online 3. Novus Vinum 4. Food & Wine Magazine 5. Frankland Estate Wines 6. Local Wine Events.com 7. Decanter.com 8. Tom Cannavan’s Wine Pages 9. Biltmore Estate 10. WineBusiness.com Sources http://www.alexa.com/browse?&CategoryID=8112

In response to Morgan’s recent post on Ch. Rauzan-Segla Trent asked in the comments Morgan, Could the line in your picture above be an inert gas line, rather than a micro-ox line? Since I’m no micro-ox expert, I passed along the query to Morgan in France. Here’s his response. The ...

Sorry for the lack of audio in the past fortnight. Mick's still traversing the South Australian countryside and I've got a thesis due this Friday. Next week I'll be on the job and try to line up a number of shows. So stay subscribed to the feed (http://feeds.feedburner.com/ozwineshow). I was ...

A reminder to all the pious Juiceites out there.  Don't forget to drink juice of the rarer grapes this weekend, and all month long .  My initial lent sip will be.....(drum roll) Blauer Wildbacher!   *bam* heh. What's on your weekend Lent list? Technorati Tags: austrian wine , wine lent ...

There is always a mass of memes/lists/questions floating about the Internets.  Having been tagged for one by granny wielding a poultry-laden cart , I felt it was time to download & de-list the meme-of-the-moment, which is currently squatting on neuro-real estate in my cranium.  Think of this as kind of a frontal lobe colonic. 5 Things to Eat Before You Die Nothing like talk of death...

You are a smart, savvy wine purchaser, right?  You only buy wine after thoroughly researching its origin, the winemaker's philosophy and time of day when the grapes were harvested.  Or do you?  It's time for honesty (don't worry, you're anonymous).  Think of the last wine you purchased in a wine ...

As far as I know the casks used by Sherry producers, to create Sherry ; that are then later used in Scotch aging, are made from American oak.  However, there appears to be some talk from the Scotch producers that Sherry casks are made from Spanish oak .  This would ...

Entry#4 from Bill of The Wine for Newbies Podcast : The color was a pure garnet without any hint of turning to brick, which is consistent with the vintage at this point. The aromas were dark fruits with hints of earth, and the flavor profile followed through on the same ...

Jim of wine & politics sampled one wine from each of the 'where's Wino' areas.  I've selected one of them as entry#6 : Oakey nose. Sweet with a bite at the end. Medium sharp nose. Acidic. Semi-dry. Clean finish. Very sweet. Sort of heavy. Fruitier than Oberlin. Check out all ...

Haalo of Cook (almost) Anything at Least Once brings us entry#8 : pale straw in colour; mild blue cheese notes in the nose, apple cider on the palette; low acid, full mouth feel, very refreshing. Entry#9 is courtesy Anna of Morsels & Musings : Colour [the wine] is usually a ...