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Yesterday, while tasting a 2008 Cotes du Rhone I mentioned to a novice fellow taster that this was a not so good year. "2002 and [...]

Celebrities no longer inhabit the world of sports and movies. The restaurant business has spawned quite a few, and now in our wine-growing corner of [...]

The late Johnny Carson used to regularly tell a joke every Christmas-time about how he thought the one same fruitcake made its rounds through all [...]

"Today's Bordeaux producers are essentially making California Cabarnet", said Kermit Lynch. Wow! This broad and sweeping statement is not only an affront to Napa/Sonoma, so [...]

Have you ever loved a wine in a winery  and then bought it, only to find that at home, some time later, it tasted totally [...]

This blog is not about wine.The picture you see above seems like a warm weather resort, but it's not. It is actually the latest incarnation [...]

It is already happening. The grand recession of 2007-2008 which decimated the local wine industry is coming to an end. In a sure sign that [...]

Can lightning strike twice?Domaine Tempier Bandol, one of the truly fine grand cru of the Provence, is usually a favorite among my wine drinking friends. [...]

For those of us lucky enough to experience excellent fine wine regularly, the issue of what to do on ceremonial occasions becomes a problem. I [...]

Last night a sublime and elegant wine poured out of the bottle you see in the picture. It was ruby red in color, with an [...]