I’ve wanted to visit the Dominus Estate in Napa since it was built in 1997. Since then, Herzog & de Meuron have won the Pritzker prize and designed such buildings as the Tate Modern and the Bird’s Nest for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.) But it’s not open to the public. So here’s an edition of Dr. Vino inside MORE >>

2008 Grosset Wines Polish Hill Riesling, Clare Valley. 1997 Yarra Yering Dry Red Number 1 Cabernet Sauvignon, Yarra Valley. 2008 Tahbilk Marsanne, Nagambie Lakes, Goulburn Valley. Disgorged 2008 Rockford Sparkling Black Shiraz, Barossa Valley. 2008 Thomas Wines Braemore Individual Vineyard Semillon, Hunter. Valley. MORE >>

Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. Overall, we tried the 1993 (dried fruit spices, slight coffee), 1995 (creamy), 1997, 1999 (surprising blue cheese and candied lemon!). “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?” The Cellar. MORE >>

The winery has been around since 1960 under "Bodegas Chandon" and 1997 was the first commercial vintage under the Terrezas de los Andes label. Kit's Kiler Cab 2008. News Wine reviews craggy range chardonnay 2010 craggy range sauvignon blanc 2010 kit's killer cab 2008 terrezas de los anges reserva malbec 2009 the climber 2010 MORE >>

Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. Overall, we tried the 1993 (dried fruit spices, slight coffee), 1995 (creamy), 1997, 1999 (surprising blue cheese and candied lemon!). “A French insurance company owns a Chateau?&# MORE >>