....from the grasp of “bottling” and all the time, energy, deadlines and nerves it takes to prepare and get through it.  I had luck holding my right hand and work tugging on the other, which left me without a free hand with which to type.  But now, I’m back.  Whew!  No matter ...

Anyone who loves pinot noir reveres the name and wines of Burgundy’s Henri Jayer ... ’s generation of Burgundian winemakers. He was a man of strong convictions about how wines should be made but the superb quality of his wines, even in difficult vintages, certainly provided persuasive evidence ... wines enormous valuations, indeed on a consistent par with those of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti...

Well, it is that time of year again—new barrel shipments are arriving in shipping containers from France and one way or another find their way to wineries across America.  I have my barrels shipped this time of the year because I get a discount for receiving them early (ie, before ...

Just recently I posted about wineries going organic, and it is nice to see that wine folks out there in the industry actually read my little ol' blog here because I soon heard from the nice folks at Charles Krug... Continue .

Have written many times about Coturri Wines - no matter how much I like them - I would be remiss by not admitting - that they're not for everyone - Rich - syrupy - all natural - they are what I call real wines - So I opened a bottle of Coturri - Zinfandel - 2002 - with a summer night steak BBQ - offering my wife a taste - expecting her to immediately switch to a cool white Sauvignon Blanc...

... medal, denoting an ''extraordinary wine.'' The winning entry eclipsed 251 wines in the daylong ... German and French dessert wines I have savored. Alas, most mortals will never see it. Only 75 cases of 24 ... to the premium white dry wine market. The three runners-up, platinum medal winners, were dessert wines. The '86 ... a number of categories of white and red wines said they found too many entries disappointing. An overriding...

wines were stored As he carefully explained - they go back to the beginnings of wine-making ... - a bit of everything - had to define - one of Jay's two - what should I get for under $10 - wines - good...

Annual tasting at one of the 5th Avenue clubs - twenty some assorted wines - set as a walk-around - chance to rate  - the great - the good - the bad - the ugly - Benziger - Sauvignon Blanc - North Coast - 2004 - classic - thumbs up - Lincourt - Chardonnay - Santa Barbara - 2004 - lots of oak ... - but the three wines that I "really" did not like - Chasseloir - Esmonin - Perdrix - were all at the same table...

Amelie Joyful, Elegant, Gentle In the Contado, the medieval vineyards and lands ruled by the Counts, it was often the tradition to celebrate a new birth by planting a plot of vines or dedicating to the new born a special wine. This would bid well and endow him/her with symbolic ...

wines - Alsace is inevitably the last guess - as it was this night - wonderful to drink...