1971 was a good vintage in Burgundy and also in Piedmonte, so it shouldn't be too hard to find something interesting and delicious. The daughter was there in the Lafouge cellars, inside her mommy's belly, when her mommy tasted this very wine (and spat, thank you very much). I've been thinking a little bit about birth year wines lately. MORE >>

Radikon 2001 Ribolla Gialla. Gravner 2001 Ribolla Gialla Amphora. Gravner 2001 “Breg” Amphora. If I had arranged for a dinner featuring Red Burgundies from 30 different appellations, I doubt anyone attending the dinner would have thought that all the Burgundies tasted the same. Do they use aerators? MORE >>

Gian explains that when the brothers founded the winery in 1860 they went to Burgundy to learn more about classic winemaking. The next pairing was a 1967 and 2001 Amarone. The 2001 was already delicious and showed incredible promise. so very excited to go on my first trip with the Association of Wine Educators (ASE). Day 2. MORE >>

2001 Cullen Wines Diana Madeline Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot, Margaret River. 2001 Dalwhinnie Eagle Series Shiraz, Pyrenees. 2001 Bass Phillip Reserve Pinot Noir, South Gippsland. 2001 Clonakilla Shiraz Viognier, Canberra District. 2001 Yarrabank Late Disgorged Sparkling Chardonnay/Pinot Noir, Yarra Valley. Day One. MORE >>

The cellar work can be dangerous. In 2001 I fell off a vat while I was punching the cap and I broke discs in my back. French critics, you know, do not visit cellars. never give bottles for that, I prefer to receive people in the cellar. Last December in Burgundy it was -10 degrees Celsius. JMF: I guess pruning. MORE >>