Where does the most Wine Spectator Magazine stand on Pinot Noir? It's a pretty broad question. So, here is the broad answer: I took at look at the Wine Spectator's reviews of Pinot Noirs in specific regions for the vintages...

Vinography is the location of some of the best blog-hosted conversations in wine blogdom. This of course is due to Alder Yarrow's incisive writing and observation skill. I was reminded of this, and provoked to some deep thinking, when I...

Wine Spectator magazine is offering free access to their “subscriber You can try getting free access without giving your email here , but if that doesn’t work, you’ll have to go to the Wine Spectator website and sign up the legitimate way. The access is only good till the end of October, so you’ll want to take advantage sometime this weekend. What you’ll get is access to all of the wine reviews...

Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Wine Spectator, introduces you to their redesigned website: “Today, October 7, 2006, we are launching a new and improved version of Wine Spectator Online. We have a sophisticated new design, greatly improved functionality and a slew of new features ... also redesigned their wine search, in order to make it more useful as you research the wines you own...

Submitted to Wine Life Today is a link to Wine Spectator’s list of 90+ rated wines under $15 ... ! Here are a couple links to retailer (via Wine Searcher or Wine Fetch) EVANS & TATE CHARDONNAY MARGARET RIVER CHARDONNAY 2004 Ferrari-Carano Fumé Blanc Sonoma County 2002 Enjoy the Wine Life! (P.S. – Vivi’s Wine Journal is in no way associated with these wine shops and makes no garuantees...

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...