I think it is safe to say that most wine lovers have the occasional vision, a dream let's call it, of walking among your own vineyards. You gently touch your grapes as your field hands are working all around you... Continue...

I'd like to add some things to this site, if I can, that will make it even more useful to you, the budding wine conoisseur. What sorts of wine resources would be useful for you? Maps? Discussion forums? Printed materials to accompany the podcast episodes? Free wine? (That last one would be popular, I'm sure!) Please leave a comment below rather than email me--your ideas may also spark some...

At Dover Canyon, we are committed to preserving natural habitats and resources existing on our property, while practicing responsible and sustainable agriculture. We also actively campaign against waste of natural resources, and we support small-scale, sustainable agriculture. A baby skunk takes a quick nap in the natural weeds corridor along the perimeter of the syrah vineyard. Where’s her...

Some talk on the net today about the phenomenon of "supertasters". Called such for their super tongues which are endowed with more taste buds at the front. I read about it first at vinography but it trails back to an article in the NY Sun. It seams that 20 to ...

From the kitchen window one morning Dan and I watched a small group of nestlings darting exuberantly around the backyard. As Dan reached toward the water tap he suddenly froze and whispered, "Mareeeee, there’s a burrrrrd sitting on the wiiiiine glass." Sure enough, a young titmouse had flown in through the open kitchen door and was perched serenely on an unwashed wine glass near the sink. I held...

Today's story isn't here. It's at Liquor Snob... because it is not about Scotch....

Unfortunately publication of Fine Expressions has been suspended indefinitely as the publisher has been unable to secure the external finance needed to keep it going. Said renowned author and FE Spirits Editor Gavin Smith: It's a real shame to see Fine Expressions go - we were just getting something good ...

On September 29th, an interesting new site will kick off - that's the day that SingleMalt.tv launches. Not really television, it's an online channel - which is, in my estimation, the next logical step for the integration of infotainment and edumedia. From the press release:SINGLEMALT.tv is an Internet Protocol Television ...

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...