Cashmere is a silky and wonderful blend of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Syrah. One of the great things about social networking is that you often get in contact with friends and classmates from a time when all was great, life was fun and we were all going to live forever. This disease is not reserved for just women. Here's what I learned. MORE >>

Here are the wines we tasted, with a few notes: Three of us picked the same wine as our favorite, the 2006 Delille Vin de Pays du Mont Caume Terre d' Omb re , $17, Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant. don't know the exact blend but it's lots of Mourvedre with some Grenache and Cinsault in there. But the inexpensive red wines of Provence? MORE >>

2006 Petaluma Piccadilly Valley Chardonnay, Adelaide Hills. 2006 By Farr Sangreal Pinot Noir, Geelong. 2006 Henschke Mt Edelstone Shiraz, Eden Valley. 2006 Glaetzer Anaperenna Shiraz/Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley. 2006 De Bortoli Noble One Botrytis Semillon, Riverina. 2006 Shaw + Smith Shiraz, Adelaide Hills. MORE >>

For example, let's pretend I have just poured you a glass of 2006 Smoking Loon Pinot Noir from California. The wine is a blend of Syrah, Carignan, and Grenache from Corbieres!" Quick! What is one of the most sensual, aromatic products in the world, right up there with exquisite perfume and exotic flowers? Wine, of course. Well done!" MORE >>

2006 very extracted with smoke, plums, tobacco, and seductive ripe fruit; - 2007, very smooth with notes of spice and vanilla – incredible integration and balance; 2009 showed very well, very powerful and extracted with a substantial mouth feel and good tannic structure. Grapes planted include Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, and Carignan. MORE >>