The same is true in the cellar, where visitors can see all formats of barrels and all types and ages of wood, including cherrywood which Gian says is excellent for producing a long-lived wine from the Corvina grape as it accents the wine’s natural cherry flavors and softens the harsh youthful tannins. The 1989 vintage was the first. MORE >>

John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. But being younger than the gentleman I just mentioned, I do not have the same reserves of old vintages of white Burgundy or white Bordeaux in my cellar, and so premox has really hit my collection hard. Are these wines forcibly better? MORE >>

1989 Yarra Yering Dry Red Number 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley. 2005 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley. I’m back from the fantastic Landmark Australia Tutorial. Above is a picture of (some of) the wines opened during the tremendous five days. Yes, it’s 249 bottles of wine on the wall! Day One. MORE >>

Old vintages, stored undisturbed in Neal's underground cellar. To an oasis of perfectly cellared wine and delicious wholesome food. In the hands of these producers, and after their long sleep in a proper cellar, they could not have spoken more clearly about their places of origin. This was not a business lunch. MORE >>

Pulled from a dank cellar. Tags: 2 stars France Bordeaux 1989 There's a thin layer of mold beneath the foil. The cork is blood red but tight and pulls smooth. Garnet color, good visibility. Very Bordeaux. Tight and searing at first, with moldy notes. Then smoky bacon emerges, a very mellow sambuca note in the very St. MORE >>