vino_mundo_gay_crianza.jpg Here are five stories from the past week. Which one was the April Fool's story? Ribera Del Duero “opens minds” with wine aimed at gay community. * “All of the luxury, none of the guilt;” a new “eco-fur” made MORE >>

OK, so who really needs an excuse to drink good Israeli wine anyway ;) But seriously, with prices for wine increasing worldwide, now is a great opportunity to try some Israeli wines you may not have previously considered.  I bring up the "surge" in European wines as a result of reading an article in the NY Post.  Happy new wine region tasting! MORE >>

NV Fabrice Gasnier La Cravantine , $19, Fleet Street Imports. missed Wine Blogging Wednesday this month, silly me, and the theme was French Cabernet Franc. Many people reviewed wines by Fabrice Gasnier , a producer I am not familiar with. Good ol' David McDuff changed that right quick with an excellent three part profile of the estate and the wines. MORE >>

This is blood ruby. Blackberry and cherry cola and chambourd. Lightly flinty with soft tannins, finishes a little hollow to be a total blockbuster. It took forever to open up but when it finally did - wow - finally got a sense of the depths here - steak blood and oranges - orange beef with a light mandarin spice. An excellent wine MORE >>

winemadness.jpg In the Final Four, the sleek and stylish Rieslings of JJ Prum got out to an early lead but Mollydooker came roaring back to take the crown in the first ever Wine Madness! The Maitre D' set up shots, the Two Left Feet ran MORE >>