I've been a bit neglectful of my Oregon wines lately. I've become such an old world wine nut that I seem to reach for a Burgundy every time I want Pinot. But I went to Portland recently, I will have to go several times again this year, I have a load of Oregon wines in my cellar, and I need to refresh my Oregon wine palate. MORE >>

In case you're not familiar with Jenny & Francois , they import natural wines from all over France, from heavy hitters like Burgundy to unsung heroes like the Côtes de Duras (just northeast of Bordeaux, and considered Southwest France). Maybe it's just odd wine making. But I liked these wines at this tasting. MORE >>

There are only 6 ingredients and it's pretty easy to make. What wine for this dish? Joly makes controversial wine. Wines from older vintages get raves, before he went down the biodynamic farming natural wine making road. The modern wines, though, seem to divide people, even groups of Loire lovers. MORE >>

So the Alphabet City Wine Co. It seems we have found the right location to offer a wine geek-selection that doesn't price people out. can't tell you how awesome it is to see smiling faces return with words of praise for certain wines they have bought. To further the wine education we have decided to offer the "Wine Starter Kit." MORE >>

A little background about Cereghino Smith Sangiovese Reserve 2004 provided by Keith Beavers: The story goes like this: Fred Smith from the band Television and his wife whose name I cannot remember (note from Dave T. His wife (girlfriend at the time maybe) comes from a wine producing family from Washington state. That and pure passion. MORE >>