In the classic Bond film, Goldfinger tries to corner the world market for gold. Is Amorim trying to do the same thing for cork? Already the largest producer of wine bottle corks, ripped from the bark of trees in Portugal, now they want their corks back! They make them into cork tiles for flooring and are still accepting donations. MORE >>

I 'm currently making room in my wine cooler for a recent large quantity buy, so I pulled out a Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2005 Riserva for a pizza dinner tonight. had this wine about four years ago and wasn't fully impressed at that time, but thought I'd give it another chance and the price was right. Turned out to be a good move. MORE >>

chugging along here. wrist is still in a cast & it seems i have a long way to go. i'm told it could take a full 3 months. it has only been 3 weeks. ahhhhhhhhhhh……. cast & all, i will be wearing my wine tasting guy hat tomorrow MORE >>

I lost my notes from the Pas Mal, Becky Wasserman tasting! Something I consider a disaster. But I suppose the most memorable linger. Amongst these? The gorgeous wines of Sylvain Pataille. I'd snarf them up from the Passetoutgain to the Bourgone, to the Clos du Roy or Ancestrale. The vigneron is a loveable nut of the best kind. No notes. Sorry. MORE >>

Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher used their Friday WSJ column to blast a hole in the side of the barrel that is American Chardonnay, calling it, “simple, sweet, alcoholic and false.&# Moreover, much of the pricey stuff isn’t getting discounted, as many other expensive wines are. They write: So, did we find great bargains? We hope not. MORE >>