When I saw him at a Wines of South Africa tasting in New York City on Wednesday, I asked him if Chenin blanc was a difficult grape. tasted his 2000 Chenin Blanc, a $14 wine with ten years age on it. Ken Forrester likes Chenin Blanc. Just don’t call it Steen. For the tech specs, it has 14% alc, Tartaric Acidity 6.8 MORE >>

The seminar and tasting for New York journalists was held March 8 and included a larger representation of cool climate VQA Chardonnays featuring 54 wines from 31 Canadian wineries located in British Columbia and Ontario. Oak was a key element, with some producers using new oak and others more restrained. Exultet Estates 2009. MORE >>

said Freixenet CE0 Pedro Ferrer, here with his wife Begonia and other key executives in New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine brand from Sonoma. Bob Iantosca, Executive Winemaker. We went to California for wine instead of gold!" can read here, and Jose set up Gloria Ferrer in Sonoma in 1982. MORE >>

New York legislators are considering a shift to allow wine to be sold in supermarkets –and wine stores to sell gourmet cheese, cigars, beer and even have ATMs. New customers often say they don’t recognize any of our labels to which we say, “Awesome, that means we are doing a good job!&#. Avg price $15. Low $8. MORE >>

We was supposed to have flown from New Orleans to France, but he said something about a Volcano and he couldn't fly. I'm telling you, there are some truly fantastic cheeses coming out of small farms in Vermont and New York these days, and this is one of them. The other night my friend Peter came over for dinner. Sounds good. MORE >>