fabulous experience today tasting the wines of Sartori di Verona at SD26, a fine Italian restaurant in Manhattan, where these excellent wines were paired with five courses. What made the tasting lunch so special was the passion of owner Andrea Sartori, who came across as a very traditionally-minded Italian of the classic world. 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. Wines included: Angels Gate Winery Mountainview 2008. Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2005. MORE >>

So excited to read the June 30, 2011 issue of Wine Spectator and see that Mr. Molesworth has given some of my favorite wineries top points! also tasted these wines at En Primeur, and agree with his notes. Former WS editor James Suckling also called the 2003 Pichon-Longueville the "Wine of the Year". MORE >>

More tasting notes from the Snooth California Cabernet Sauvignon Blind Tasting earlier this month. Hughes notes: In this economic environment, more and more wineries are presenting their wines to us, so one could say that as the economy gets worse, our selection gets better. Made from 90% Cabernet, 6% Tempranillo, 4% Syrah. MORE >>

Almost all that I had ever tasted were the Shiraz from Australia. While visiting Damiani Wine Cellars on Seneca Lake this past spring I tasted an excellent Syrah and I was sold. Then again maybe I just have to taste a few more and that's not a bad thing now, is it? From that day on I was a fan. MORE >>