With the release of White Light Riot's long awaited CD Atomism, I thought the timing might be right to showcase what we believe is a template for visual wine ads going forward.  Gone are the ant...

Filed under: Wine , Magazines , Raves & Reviews , Lists , New Zealand If you're sitting around trying to decide on a new wine to try tonight with you dinner, may we suggest a little something from New Zealand? Forbes picks 15 "Five Star" wines from the tiny country that served as backdrop ... with dazzling sparkle. A delightful, clean, uncomplicated wine that's perfect for an al fresco summer...

... won. Sponsored and run by the New York Wine and Grape Foundation (NYWGF), a nonprofit statewide trade organization based in the in newly opened New York Wine and Culinary Center . Howard Goldberg reported in the New York Times , "The wine industry and influential wine periodicals treat the contest as the broadest, most representative index of the quality and styles of New York’s expanding wine...

quote [A novel device claims to smooth out the rough edges of a young pour. But critics ask, is that really a good thing? ] - from: www.latimes.com Read the full story

I started this event by looking at some varied set of six Pinot Noir with wine writer Peter Bourne and the winemakers from Willow Creek and Ten Minutes by Tractor on the opening Friday night. Willow ... Otago, New Zealand): Dense purple in colour. The nose has aromas of beetroot, blue cheese, earth, black ... . The palate is where the class of this wine shines through with lovely depth and complexity as well...

Napa’s Quintessa tries sunblock for grapes.  Biodynamic sunblock. [Decanter] Rain, rain, go away. Fall on Bordeaux some other day. [Decanter] Pete Wells weighs in on his new gig as NYT dining editor: “Blogs are not our competition. What print media do and what bloggers do complement each other; they shouldn’t be competing.” [NYMag via Eater] In Massachusetts...

Filed under: Tastings , Wine , Whisky , East Coast , Spirits This weekend sees East Hampton, New York turned into the 2nd Hamptons Wine and Food Festival . The organisers are promising a treat following last years success with a weekend full of parties, wine and food tasting seminars, cooking ... then there is a 'full menu of culinary entertainment, exploring emerging wine and food trends from around...

A fun night recently with some of my wine drinking associates where we celebrated the birthyear ... enough wine, but certainly not living up to reputation as being one of the classic Australian aged ... and finesse of this wine really shone through though - super balance, style, structure and length! Might ... special experience. A legendary wine that is apparantly showing lots of variation between bottles...

Inspired by this article on the Parisian wine cellar...

Based on news that Robert Parker will be doing some hiring at The Wine Advocate...