He disappeared into the cellar and returned bearing this treasure. decided to open a bottle that I recently acquired, the 2000 Noël Verset Cornas , $60, Imported by Connoisseur Wines (usually imported by Kermit Lynch, but I bought this at Crush , who obtained it from a private collection). Why this wine? alcohol. MORE >>

One of the few remaining traditionalists, Lopez de Heredia is known for outrageously long bottle aging in their legendary cellars prior to releasing the wine. Consider that their current release rosé is from the 2000 vintage (ten years older than the current release from Provence). Lopez de Heredia. But it was deliciously fun snapshot. MORE >>

waiting for our 7pm dinner and what a fabulous day we have had at the Palais Coburg, viewing multi-million dollar wine cellars and meeting the celebrities of the wine world. Now the California wine conversation was interesting, because we were just served two wines, a Merryvale Chardonnay 2008 and a Domaine Roumieu Bonnes Mares 2000. MORE >>

cannot imagine cellaring it, as it tastes so good now, and doesn't seem to be holding anything in reserve. 2000 López de Heredia Rioja Rosado Viña Tondonia Gran Riserva , $24, Imported by Polaner Selections. Some of my favorite wines have just been released in new vintages. Buy the wines and drink them. Don't miss it. Pure joy. MORE >>

In the famous profile of Parker published in The Atlantic (that Parker displays on his web site back in December 2000, the author wrote that Parker “stores the sensation of each [wine] into a permanent gustatory memory. On Wednesday evening I attended a tasting of fifteen wines from Bordeaux 2005. Finally, we dove into the first flight. MORE >>