He imports a range of exciting wines from Spain (and France) exclusively from small, family-owned properties that include some of the best white wines from Spain. In 1996 he and his wife moved to North Carolina and set up de Maison Selections , now imports wine, sherry and cider from 25 estates. Yeasty! Gulpable! Boo hoo! wine picks MORE >>

Premature oxidation of dry, age-worthy white wines–be they from Burgundy, Bordeaux or California–is a tremendous problem today, and at this point in time it does not look to me as if any meaningful progress has been made since the scourge first became readily apparent when the 1996 white Burgundies began to tank. think not. MORE >>

1996 Crawford River Riesling, Henty. 1996 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 1996 Penfolds Block 42 Kalimna Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley. 1996 Best’s Wines Thomson Family Great Western Shiraz, Great Western, Grampians. 1996 Yalumba The Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon/Shiraz, Barossa. MORE >>

Next, vintages 1996 to 1985 were tasted with the main dish, Gently roasted blue lobster in shellfish butter, with a lobster and red fruit consommé lightly flavored with green pepper by Anne-Sophie Pic. Fabulous opening dinner at Haut-Brion last night for the press. Que about the Commanderie de Bordeaux. seem to recall bagpipes. MORE >>

vaguely recall we popped 1996 Pol Roger, 2000 Raveneau Montee de Tonnerre, 1996 Roulot Tessons and 1993 Mugnier C-M Les Fuees. home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Come to a Reading? Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? Do check it out. None of it traditional, just post WWII innovations. MORE >>