I'd like to thank Kristen and her good friends for helping me taste this flight of wine picks for Thanksgiving. The wines were from California, Italy, France and New Zealand. While semi-dry in flavor, this wines slightly higher acidity balances the residual sugar for a refreshing, lighter style of wine. Great deal at $10. Nice long layered finish. MORE >>

Last week I came home from work at the usual time (10:15pm) just wanting a nice red wine to sip on, with maybe a few bites of cheese or chocolate. When I got home I found that UPS had delivered just what I was looking for, a Terrazas de los Andes Malbec Reserva 2009. Suggested retail of $14 , but easily found on line for as low as $10. MORE >>

The eating in Jerez and Sanlucar was pretty great. It's all about tapas, small dishes that you order too many of and share with friends. Generally, you go to lunch at about 3:30 and eat a lot of tapas. You finish at something like 5:30. You take break, and then go to dinner at something like 9. Olives are amazing. And there is Jamon. That's it. MORE >>

In a profile of Aida Batlle , a coffee grower in El Salvador, The New Yorker blows the lid on coffee’s imitation of wine. Check out all these ways how they are threatening us now: * using word “terroir” * rise of estate labeling. a focus on harvesting good fruit. existence of a barista guild certification. wine random MORE >>

Curious about what wine to bring for Thanksgiving dinner? The most important consideration is to find a good "food wine" -- especially wines that will pair well with thanksgiving foods like turkey and sweet potatoes that also have that elusive quality of "balance.". Suavia Soave Clasico DOC 2009 Veneto, Italy. Very mineral rich!" MORE >>