Deetrane very generously opened some big-shot bottles of red Burgundy too, including 1997 Simon Bize Latricières-Chambertin , 1996 Dominique Laurent Nuits St. Maybe the brawny Melon-Queue-Rouge ruined our palates for the delicacy of mature Burgundy. It was my friend Deetrane's birthday the other night. Then came the fondue. MORE >>

100 pts If u disagree, your opinion is false…just like Harlan 1997. BP: bro, so much to avoid…Burgundy: all. The wine world just got wackier. new Twitter account going by the name of Bobby Parkerchuk mashes the tweets and tones of Robert Parker and Gary Vaynerchuk. Loves points. Loves the hustle.&# With points for all. MORE >>

Damijan 2003 “Kaplja” Damijan 2004 “Kaplja” Radikon 2003 “Jakot” Radikon 1997 Ribolla Gialla Riserva. Gravner 1997 Ribolla Gialla. Some of the most exciting wines served that evening were the 1997 and 2001 Ribollas from Radikon and Gravner. Orange wines are sweeping the nation! Try it out! MORE >>

We tend to value the idea of vinifying individual plots separately, as in Burgundy, and increasingly now in Champagne. enjoyed the 1997 and the 2000, but I have had both of these wines before and enjoyed both vintages more on those other occasions. The company was great, and so were the food and the wines. Delicious. MORE >>

Then again, you might be influenced by the way experts taste in Burgundy, which is red first and then white. Martin Tesch. Today in NYC two of the biggest wine shows came to town, both located at the same time at different ends of the city. Then - as today - he brought with him glass jars containing the various soils of his appellation. MORE >>