With that in mind, I convened the Brooklyn Blind Tasting Panel to take a closer look at inexpensive Provence red wines. Such a great group for this tasting - Rosemary drinks loads of minerally white wine and has a tough time with big red wines like this. She thought it would be a good candidate for the cellar. Aren't they? MORE >>

tasted so many wines that are new to me. This is the one that I must buy for my own cellar. 2004 Produttori del Barbaresco. Several tastes commented on the change in style at Closel. should pull the few bottles I have out of the cellar and drink them over the next year or two. Same is true with wine, I would say. MORE >>

Following my interview with Jean-Marie Fourrier, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend a Domaine Fourrier tasting that featured several wines from the 2008 and 2009 vintages. Equally instructive is tasting the same wines from 2008 and 2009. have no idea yet, but this tasting helped me form some initial ideas. MORE >>

The winery is Cline Cellars. One of the first wineries on the road to wine country, Cline Cellars is located 45 minutes north of San Francisco in Sonoma-Carneros. The tasting room is located in an 1850s farmhouse and the wine is the Cline Cellars Cashmere 2008. This disease is not reserved for just women. MORE >>

Years ago I struggled to find one to like, now I am finding it difficult to taste one I don't like. And then, there comes along one that is over and above any I have tasted before. Such is the case of the 2007 Damiani Wine Cellars Meritage. was given the '07 on a recent visit to the Damiani tasting room. MORE >>