A site reader sent in this photo from his travels suggesting that we could play our favorite game, “where in the wine world are we?” ” So, take a gander at the photo to the right and hit the comments with your thoughts as to where the reader was. The first to guess right, wins a gold star, California Grand Cru edition! MORE >>

First, this is the first New Zealand red wine I have tasted in a least four years. The last was an unimpressive Pinot Noir that, along with some not so favorable press about NZ reds, kept me away from trying anymore. have always liked New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc's, but red wines were just not attractive to me. It has a twist off cap. MORE >>

So very interesting to hear the colorful stories of people who sought out a winery, nursed it to fruition, and are now making a success of their wine. Franco-American couple Michael and Hélène Affatato purchased the1646-dated Chateau La Gatte in 2004, and enovated it into a B & B and winery. You can see some of the wines tasted below. Hours. MORE >>

SPIT: carbon footprint. Forget the mode of transport or the weight of the glass bottles; my co-author neglected this in our calculation of wine’s carbon footprint : grape drying by helicopter in Napa! NPR ]. SIPPED: watching grapes grow. Viticulture & Enology is one of the sexiest majors at Cornell. SIPPED: buying binge. businessweek ]. MORE >>

Maybe this is silly, but I didn't look closely at a map before I got here. This map is courtesy of The Lonely Planet. didn't realize that Jerez is so far south. It cannot be more than 70 or 80 miles from Morocco. The climate is more Mediterranean or even North African than, say Parisian, or as in most any city in Europe. It is sub-tropical here. MORE >>