Not too salty, not too sweet, this cheese tastes of fresh butter, with herbs and roast nuts. Jasper Hill Constant Bliss , paired with 2007 Paul Pernot Bourgogne Blanc , $18, Jean-Marie de Champs Selections. Scholten Family Farms Weybridge , paired with 2007 Agnès et René Mosse Anjou Blanc, $18, Louis/Dressner Selections. MORE >>

I don't mean just that they taste good and are well balanced wines, although they do and they are. 2007 Michel Brégeon Muscadet S è vre et Maine Sur Lie , $10.80 (mixed case discount price), Imported by Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant. Who says there's nothing good out there for about $10? What do I mean by "good?" apiece. MORE >>

figured we'd be eating a lot of seafood, so along with a few bottles of rosé, I brought along a load of Muscadet, all from the 2007 vintage. These are all very good wines - I really like 2007 in Muscadet. Hard to imagine wine not tasting great here. We had a fantastic time - just a great vacation. MORE >>

So satisfying, and delicious with the 2007 Domaine des Huards Cour-Cheverny , $17, JD Headrick Imports. This is part of an ongoing effort to make interesting and delicious dishes involving copious amounts of spinach - I want my kids to want to eat spinach, and not through trickery, but because it tastes good. Will not happen again. MORE >>

Is there room for another blind tasting panel? think it will be interesting to gather bloggers and other people with whom I enjoy sharing wine, taste and discuss together with the goal of being able to say something meaningful about a group of wines. Five - that's pretty manageable for an amateur blind tasting panel. Just mute. MORE >>