always love drinking Clos des Briords, but this is my favorite since 2007 or 2004 and I think I prefer it to them. have no idea what 2010 will bring in the finished wines of Champagne, in Burgundy, in the Jura, or in the other places I love. Okay, now that I have your attention. Think about these wines in 2009, for a minute. MORE >>

Thanks to my then girlfriend, now wife BrooklynLady, sometime in 2004 I rediscovered wine. And one day you spend $75 on a great producer's villages Burgundy from 2004, and you realize that it might be true that good producers make good wine in all vintages, but there are better ways to spend $75. still have it, actually. MORE >>

These wines will give Burgundy a run for its money! Cave Spring Cellars Blancs de Blancs Brut 2004. Cave Spring Cellars CSV 2007. Chateau des Charmes Paul Bosc Estate Vineyard 2007. Closson Chase Vineyards S.Kocsis Vineyard 2007. Coyote’s Run Estate Winery Black Paw Vineyard 2007. Exultet Estates 2009. MORE >>

This bottle is about 90% from 2006, with 80% of that vinified in tank and 20% vinified in used Burgundy barrels. About 10% of the final blend is 2004 and 2002, but from bottles that are disgorged for this blend. So 070409 means bottled in 2007 (hence the 2006 base year) and disgorged in April of 2009. Excellent wine. MORE >>

2004 Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch, Cabernet Sauvignon, Coonawarra. 2004 Mt Langi Ghiran Langi Shiraz, Grampians. 2004 Penfolds RWT Shiraz, Barossa Valley. 2007 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon, Hunter. 2004 Dalwhinnie Eagle Series Shiraz, Pyrenees. 2007 Seppelt Drumborg Riesling, Henty. MORE >>