Do you love Riesling wine? After spending three days in Germany recently on a Master of Wine sponsored trip, I am absolutely amazed at the quality, minerality, and incredible power of these wines. So you can understand that when I received a case of wines from Valckenberg recently, you can imagine my delight - I was like a kid in a candy store. MORE >>

Wine Spectator's #1 pick is James Berry Vineyard Saxum Paso Robles 2007 , 98 points and listed at $67, already up to $250 at auction sites, blend of Grenache, Mourvèdre and Syrah. Rex Pickett, who wrote Sideways, which later became a wine lover's movie, has written a sequel to be released on November 23, 2010 called Vertical. MORE >>

Cantina di Soave. I've had the occasion to taste some interesting whites this week, and all four of them would be perfect for to accompany dishes for a Thanksgiving dinner. Let's go to Italy for the first. Cantina di Soave produces two "Soave" wines, both with very different taste profiles. Macari Vineyards. On the nose, spiced yellow apple. MORE >>

70% Corvina with 30% Rondinella, this light bodied red wine from the hills of Verona is a ripe and lively every day wine. and by the way is made with the same grapes as Valpolicella. The package is a $13, 1000 ml. bottle with a screwcap with mild aromas of raspberries, red berries and spices, similar in style to a Pinot Noir. MORE >>

From Venezie, Italy comes this 100% Pinot Noir with a simple but elegant profile. The nose finds a mineral edge with wild cherries and ripened red fruits, complimented by very simple but even flavors, reminding me a bit of a Montepulciano, slight spices on the back palate with a pretty finish. Recommended by Luca at Il Poeta in Forest Hills MORE >>