1998 Tyrrell’s Wines Vat 1 Semillon, Hunter. 1998 Brokenwood Graveyard Vineyard Shiraz, Hunter. 1998 Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Riesling, Barossa. 1998 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon, Hunter. 1999 Pewsey Vale The Contours Riesling, Eden Valley. 1999 Brokenwood ILR Semillon, Hunter. MORE >>

There are the Bordeaux lovers, the Burgundy afficiandos, the Champagne specialists, and the members of the Cult. 1996 Ponsot Clos de la Roche (flawed) 1998 Lignier Clos de la Roche ruby red; still tight and fresh, tannic, with sweet cherry and mellow well-trod earthy notes. 1999 Ch. We had them all at our table. NUMERO UNO. MORE >>

And my my pal Bruce had a bunch of people over for dinner and selected Burgundy as his wine theme, and he was quite generous with the bottles he opened. Overachievers: 1999 Domaine Leroy Meursault - Tough to get a handle on, but with time to re-taste and to think about the wine, it kind of blew me away. But you get my point. MORE >>

While prices for 1998 Latour remain high compared to 2004 levels ($200 versus $115) the opening price for 1999 has declined significantly in recent months. Grand cru Burgundy has also showed significant drops. Post-1982 vintage Mouton Rothschild at auction at www.WineBid.com has dropped 10% in just the past five weeks. MORE >>

began in a French table area and tried some Sancerres (made from Sauvignon Blanc), some white Burgundys (made from Chardonnay) and some white blends. Hubery Lamy of Burgundy presented 3 wines. Denis section of Burgundy. Given the time I only managed to taste their 1999 Paje Barbaresco. don't know. great wine. MORE >>