Of course, for there’s also the Late Bottled Vintage, for $20, but I’ve already mentioned that.) At a vertical tasting this week of Quinta de Vargellas dating back to 1958, I asked Adrian Bridge, managing director of the Taylor-Fladgate Partnership, how the economic downturn would affect the company. MORE >>

When my pal Deetrane read the post from the other day about tasting the 1976 Lopez de Heredia Bosconia, he was flooded with good memories. First up - Bodegas Muga , of course - the only Rioja wine we knew by name up to that point, and one of the largest "premium" Rioja exporters. Great prices in the shop though. for Crianza, €5.50 MORE >>

Doug and LuAnn Meador founded Ventana in the 1970's. This area is well known mostly for its chardonnay which takes up forty percent of the area's acreage but also plants the Bordeaux grapes cabernet sauvignon and merlot as well as, of course, zinfandel. All this depends on the producer of course. And more often than not.or MORE >>

This past weekend I was doing a tasting of some our French whites and one of them was enclosed with a screw cap, which sparked some interesting discussions about the stigma of such an idea and the question of age ability. What a hot issue this cork versus screw cap craziness is. Upon being asked, "So what's up with the screw cap thing?" MORE >>