I want to follow up on the Real Wine Attack tasting with a few thoughts and a couple more tasting notes, but this time from home, wine with dinner. Domaine du Closel makes some of my favorite wines, not just white wines, or Loire Valley wines, but some of my favorites, period. and turnip puree. MORE >>

They arrive at the winery in a healthier state so they can easily be sorted and the process of making wine can begin. This probably explains why most wine is made from grapes that are harvested by machines. If that were to happen we could taste the wines and compare their quality. This is, of course, a simplification. MORE >>

BrooklynLady and I went to France together for the first time in October of 2005. We went to the Loire Valley and our plan was to see the various villages, and Tours, of course, but also to feast on the wonderful food and wines of the region. There are four Clos Rougeard wines, three reds and a white. Bordeaux? MORE >>

But many people only write about the wines they like. For example, Brooklynguy, a blogger I feel particularly close to, hardly ever writes about wines he doesn't like. There are many many many wines that just suck, to my taste. You might like these wines - what do I know? Anyway, this wine was very uninspiring. 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 >>