This time of year there are a load of trade tastings, and even if like me, you only go to a few of them, you hear things. Vineyard work is thoughtful and very conscientious, and fully converted to biodynamic farming since 2002. I've only tasted it, but I liked it very much. Isabelle and Franck Pascal, and their name tags. cases. MORE >>

began by reading and talking to friends, and this definitely served me well. remember asking my friend Peter about this as we drove from one cellar tasting to another in Burgundy a little over a year ago. Try a bottle in the 12th year out from the vintage - drink a 2002 in 2014, for example. Wine fits in here too. Fully mature? MORE >>

Hard to be more definitive than that. checked around the Internet (information super-highway, for those who are unfamiliar) and found nothing definitive. didn't like the caramel flavor - it didn't taste like cheddar. It tastes like caramel and weird bitter vegetables masquerading as cheese. and compared the two. MORE >>

chose the 2002 Domaine Henri Gouges Nuits St. But I read a few tasting notes that implied that the wine might be approachable now. The fruit is dark and smoky, and is infused with a subtle but definite animale character. It may not sound like an appropriate dish for summer, but I think it works. And if not, is that so terrible? MORE >>

The youngest Riesling I’ve tasted was a tank sample of the 2009 Jacob’s Creek Steingarten Riesling. The 2002 Peter Lehmann reserve Riesling Eden Valley had toasty, lightly honeyed nose with a strong attack, limey midpalate and expansive, rewarding, and lingering finish. The finish was spectacular and went on and on. MORE >>