The next day I got to taste them again and they were both excellent. Just a few notes- Still with braised beef and turnips: 2004 Pavelot 1er Cru Les Gravains , $45. 2001 Chandon de Briailles 1er Cru Les Lavieres , $45. I had some of the fellas over the other night to have dinner and drink red wine from Savigny-lès-Beaune. MORE >>

John Casella : CEO of Casella Wines, which launched now ubiquitous [yellow tail] in June 2001. Paul Giamatti : played role of Miles in Sideways (2004); crushed the fortunes of Merlot with a single line while the film boosted interest in Pinot Noir. Now it’s voting time! You can only vote for one person. MORE >>

Here’s a reminder from our earlier coverage: “What happens when a reviewer tastes a good bottle, but some consumers buy what appears to be a completely different product? joined Kenney and a dozen other tasters for a blind tasting organized by Daniel Posner, a partner in the wine store, Grapes The Wine Co. MORE >>

And that’s what Dave Erickson, a site reader in North Carolina who blogs at the Wine Mule , has been doing and he sent in this question about them: We had a tasting of orange wines the other night , and the question came up: How do sommeliers deal with these wines, when they all seem to need anywhere from 4 to 24 hours to become presentable? MORE >>

It's always great to experience a vertical tasting, especially when the owners are there to provide insight. really enjoyed the 2001 Shiraz, which received 98 points from Wine Advocate, though I enjoyed the 2008 equally well with its jammy red fruits and "inky black fruit over vanilla ice cream" character. MORE >>