Jancis Robinson’s First Edition of her "Oxford Companion to Wine" in 1999, is most strongly recommend for the serious wine enthusiast's primary reference... The much-revised and updated Third ... it and you are serious about wine, buy this book. You won't be sorry, whether you use it primarily to look up information about what's in your glass, as a study guide for sommelier or wine-educator...

For those who celebrate Easter with a feast, wine is incredible with any meal that has traditionally been served on this holiday. Easter is known for rack of lamb or a huge baked, spiral cut ham. Some enjoy a hefty afternoon brunch. If you are having friends over to eat or just want to enjoy the meal with your companion, may I suggest the wine...

... the first edition of a large reference book such as the Oxford Companion to Wine was daunting. When ... Nick is not best pleased. Having carried a box of six of the latest Oxford Companions to Wine weighing 3 kilos each – the equivalent of a sturdy four year-old - upstairs to our office a week ago, he has yet to see me properly inspect any one of them. But frankly I am too terrified of spotting...

Lange 2005 Pinot Noir: Holy crap. That's a good wine...

The New York Times has an excellent article [free registration required] about the whole sphere of the 100-point wine scoring system. Required reading for any wine enthusiast...

A fantastic buy at $13 a bottle, Toad Hollow's Erik's the Red is a massive, full bodied, and downright festive red wine. It is made up of 15 different grapes and may well be the perfect table wine for any occassion. It is fruity - with ripe...

The title of ‘Wine Tasting’ was a bit misleading. What Casa Ludovico held was a cuisine and wine experience. Most wine tastings are pretty similar. I expected an array of five or six wines, a few plates of bread and crackers, a bunch of people standing around talking quietly among themselves while...

Tomorrow (6/14/2005) a local Italian restaurant is having a wine tasting. I will be there to see what they have to offer. I believe there will be some more affordable wines involved although I know a few of the offerings will be rather expensive but I am hoping to find some values...

... on the wide topics of wine here given that it’s one of the central themes here, so I’ve added subcategory tags to the Wine category for Appellations & Vintages , Ohio Wine , Wine Blogs and Wine Science . I was thinking about adding a few more subcategory tags, such as Wine Law & Policy or Wine Events. My ... . Those two that I mention perhaps? A wine reviews tag separate from the general reviews category...

"Judging Australian wine shows is the closest I've ever come to hand-to-hand combat." So says wine writer Tim Atkin the Uk's The Observer: "No one actually exchanges punches, but the verbal fisticuffs can be brutal. If you're brought up to be polite and to consider someone else's point of view, the bare-knuckle opinions can come as a shock. 'I thought that wine was fucked, mate,' a fellow...