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 >>

2002 Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling, Eden Valley. 1997 Yarra Yering Dry Red Number 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley. 2002 Grosset Polish Hill Riesling, Clare Valley. 2002 Peter Lehmann Reserve Riesling, Eden Valley. 2002 Seppelt St Peters Great Western Shiraz, Great Western, Grampians. Day One. Day Two. MORE >>

The Cellar. Corrine Michot gave us an excellent tour of the cellar, both the “old cellar” and the new cellar which is gorgeous and so high tech it even has “skylights” that allow a visitor to look up at the sky through a thin film of water, as the cellar is located below the water table. Secrets of the Cellar. MORE >>

Everyone reaches into the cellar for the good bottles to help celebrate the passing of another year. 2002 Domaine Huet Vouvray Demi-Sec Clos du Bourg , $33, Imported by Robert Chadderdon Selections. want to buy good bottles, but there have been oxidation problems so it's a dicey proposition to cellar them. Very impressive. MORE >>

The Cellar. Corrine Michot gave us an excellent tour of the cellar, both the “old cellar&# and the new cellar which is gorgeous and so high tech it even has “skylights&# that allow a visitor to look up at the sky through a thin film of water, as the cellar is located below the water table. The Tasting. MORE >>