It fails to name the auction house where Kurniawan was the consignor of wines in 2008 where Laurent Ponsot dramatically stopped the sale in the room even though it has been widely reported. But details will emerge as the legal proceedings continue; also, two articles in major, non-wine magazines are in the works. in March.

spent a half day in Picpoul with some other educators , and also wrote an article about it for Palate Press. 2008 Mas des Dams La Dame AOC Languedoc (18.00). Today was the first day of the Languedoc Roussillon Study & Certificate Program offered by the French Wine Society with support from Sud de France. very successful first day.

Sunday October 9th kicked off the fourth annual Regional Wine Week, an event started in 2008 by Jeff Siegel ( The Wine Curmudgeon ) and Dave McIntyre ( Dave McIntyre's WineLine ) and hosted by DrinkLocalWine.com. DLW also commissions articles about some of the biggest trends in regional wine. Lots of fruit aromas and flavors.

could try to describe the estate for you, but I would just be sourcing Joe Salamone's excellent article on the Crush website. Anyway, we drank Les Chalasses from 2004 and 2008, and I thought they were both excellent wines. Domaine Ganevat is in the Jura, in a town called Rotalier. The new vintage is 2009 and it's completely delicious.

Behold a savory and delicious carmenere: the Clos Ouvert Loconmilla 2008. In his article, Mike encouraged Chilean producers to pick up a bottle of it in his article, and, even though I’m not a producer, I did so, buying a bottle at Grapes the Wine Company in White Plains, NY ( about $26). Although the wine lists 14.5%

When I say 'going pro,' I am not suggesting taking classes on wine or becoming a sommelier or even a connoisseur, but how I develop and write articles and how I use paid advertising on the blog. enjoy writing articles and reviews from the perceptive of an amateur and that's how it will always be. Still have to put together that list.

Between shopping, the job, my now required exercise regiment and 70+ inches of snow, time to research and post articles has been limited. Highly recommended was the Martin Codax 2008 ($ 12 ), but it was also the only Albarino on their shelves, so the recommendation was taken lightly. It has been a very busy month.

In this Pinot Gris/Grigio without tears article, I intend to save you the angst of trying to taste your way through and analyze all the different styles. Cutting to the chase, please allow me to introduce the three wines: Albert Boxler Pinot Gris Reserve 2008. “I’ve never had a wine that could be altered in so many ways!&#

After this article I will post once more on a NY Riesling and may list all those I have had. This week I decided to open a dry and semi-dry from the same winery to compare and I chose one of the nicest Rieslings so far; Chateau Lafayette Reneau 2008. The hard part was deciding which ones I would post on the blog. Why, I'm not sure.

This past weeks edition of the Syracuse New Times, a weekly alternative newspaper published in Syracuse, New York, contained an interesting article on Finger Lakes Riesling. Gary noted four wineries, one of which I vaguely remember from an article written by Evan Dawson for the New York Cork Report. Sipping later was delightful.

really enjoyed the 2001 Shiraz, which received 98 points from Wine Advocate, though I enjoyed the 2008 equally well with its jammy red fruits and "inky black fruit over vanilla ice cream" character. "It's been decades since I've been to New York," says the youthful and sporty looking Lynne Shri vin gon who has come to the U.S.

I've been thinking about this lately because my wine buying budget has been cut in the past year, but also because Eric Asimov has written about this several times, most recently pointing to Mike Steinbergers' article in Slate that discussed inexpensive wines he recently drank with mixed results. think it it is possible, yes. or $13.50

As I stated in my previous two articles, Carmenere is one of the wines I've pushed aside in the past, but have placed on a list to re-examine in 2010. Tonight I uncorked another Carmenere from Concha y Toro , the Casillero del Diablo 2008 Reserve. This is the third of the Carmenere wines I tasted this month. It'll be fun!!!

By the afternoon, the CEO, Steve Bachmann, posted this to his blog : After three years of very rapid growth — placing it among the top 15 fastest growing private companies in the SF Bay area from 2006 to 2008, Vinfolio experienced a much more difficult sales environment during 2009. The San Francisco-based company had just raised $4.5

The blog started out in 2008 only as fun thing to do and to give my new wine affiliate web site it's first link. When I made my first Finger Lakes wine tour in 2008, I went expecting to taste only white wines. will post articles about only wines I like and why I like them. decided, since I'm here, why not give a few reds a try.

Believe I may do a year end article on the subject. This has been one fantastic year of enlightenment for me when it comes to all things wine. If I do, I will have to include the German grape, Dornfelder as one of the highlights. Dornfelder is a cross between Helfensteiner and Heroldrebe grapes.

The Telegraph kicked things off with an article last week about wine trends of this decade — “the Naughties.&# Every year from 2000 – 2008 (2009 data are not yet in but look to continue the trend), per capita wine consumption rose. Everyone’s looking back! What are some of the other trends of the past ten years?

In fact, according to one California wholesaler quoted in an AFP article , their buying (along with Costco), created “an artificial level of implied demand from the US — the wine estates set their prices based on this perceived demand.&#. Bordeaux prices may be coming down sharply. But then will they be going up?

This is a re-post from a 5 article series in October 2008. In this series of six articles, we will discuss how your storage environment can affect the quality of the stored wine. Obviously, if you use stands, you will not be concerned with what this article is about. This will keep corks moist and air away from the wine.

The article also says that he got into wine only in the year 2000 but had already amassed a cellar of 50,000 bottles and that, “Since he started buying, prices for rare wine have skyrocketed.&#. million as of a November 2008 court proceeding. William I. The complaint is available here as pdf and it makes for great reading.

I read two very interesting articles yesterday about Wine Competitions and the awarding of Gold Medals. Both articles were a little harsh on the competitions and the awarding of medals, for a similar reason, An Analysis of the Concordance Among 13 U.S. Read the articles and let me know your thoughts. Enough with the rant!

Just a couple of quick things to say before I go: --I have a small article published in the Fall issue of Wine & Spirits magazine, called 48 Hours in New York City. I can now tell you that after drinking the top Bandol rosés this summer, Tempier 's is the best in 2008, and it's not even close in the end. What can I tell you?

The title of today's Wall Street Journal article " Luxury Wine Market Reels from Downturn " by Jim Carlton and David Kesmodel, pretty much speaks for itself. Note: lowering prices in 2008 has only spurred demand for en premeur Bordeaux. The secondary theme seems to be how producers are going to weather the storm.

My 2008 Passover wine recommendations can be found here.  While I recently wrote an article for the Jewish Press about “blends&# for Passover here. Welcome to my 2nd annual Passover wine recommendations post. hope you will forgive me as I begin with some shameless self promotion.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « LVMH--the machine | Main | Abe Schoener on Temperature Control » Salvation and the Plight of a Wine Writer December 19, 2008 I dont go in for the what I drank last night kind of blogging but every once in a while I have to give in to the temptation.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Remedial Bubble Assistance! December 30, 2008 Wine Spectator 100 best wines of the year issue? However, I was wondering until just this week what the AF wine of the 2008 would be. Main | Abe on Pinot Grigio and a Call From Ethel. Forget it.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Bloomberg La Tache Blooper and a Sad Article on Sparklers/ a rant | Main | Wine of the Year! December 27, 2008 The rain stopped. » Remedial Bubble Assistance! The snow washed away. fetched my bicycle from the rear of my tenement. Under $30.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Notes on a Los Angeles Wine Bars Part Scene, Part 2 | Main | Remedial Bubble Assistance! see its an article by an Arizona chef who I used to see on the wine event circuit and somehow got himself a wine writing gig. Tarbells Article And ten another!

Was thrilled they wanted to do a book event for me, which was one of the more fun ones (though nothing beats the Terroir SF event, that one was a hoot) so lucky for me, I already loved it, already sold on the place okay back to the article.) Den-like. underneath its eponymous wine store, all seven tables were filled early on a Saturday night.

But instead, Ill give you this post. Seated at the back bar at AOC, which houses one of LAs most celebrated wines bars, I was sipping a Yann Chave Crozes-Hermitage, contemplating the curried cauliflower. scrutinized another solo diner, Manny. Manny, had a surfers build, ponytail, Hawaiian shirt and a self-satisfied smile. Jurancon for his paté.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Salvation and the Plight of a Wine Writer | Main | Notes on a Los Angeles Wine Scene » Abe Schoener on Temperature Control December 20, 2008 Is Abe Schoener the most polarizing winemaker in the states? think so. But they are worth debating.

The company that likes to sell the look of luxe instead of the real thing, acquired the previously family owned Montaudon, which according to the out of date Tom Stevenson World Encyclopedia of Champagne, owns about 80 acres of pinot noir planted vineyards. Stevenson writes, "The non-vintage and vintage have always been passable but not special."

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Joes New Blog | Main | Looking for that Magical Mood Altering Taste » And For that Pudding-Like Texture December 14, 2008 What is the chicest container for fermenting wine in? Is it the cement egg? last seen at Viader in Napa) or is it amphora?

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « And For that Pudding-Like Texture | Main | LVMH--the machine » Looking for that Magical Mood Altering Taste December 14, 2008 Im sure THEY ask you, THEY are surely asking me: what have you been drinking that is exciting. JEALOUSY! JEALOUSY!

Well now (in a recent article in Wine Spectator online) I read that there are Countless studies have declared the health benefits of red wine, citing compounds such as antioxidants, resveratrol, polyphenolic compounds, etc.  But for the most part it seems these benefits are said to come from wine, and often red wine in particular. 

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Flash! Wine Traveler | Main | And For that Pudding-Like Texture » Joes New Blog December 12, 2008 Many already know. Joe Dressner, my mentor and a character in my life and in my book has brain cancer. just dont know what to write.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « California Dreaming: the debriefing | Main | Flash! December 04, 2008 I went to the NYTimes website to see if any question needed answering and thought I would share this nut jobs comment. Wine Traveler » What is with Mike? Was your water pH 3.0?

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Last NYTimes Blog | Main | What is with Mike? » California Dreaming: the debriefing December 03, 2008 Now that the wine blogging for the Times is put to bed, I am admitting to some withdrawal. There is no purpose to life. Wine is lacking.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « "Theyre killing the vines!" Main | California Dreaming: the debriefing » The Last NYTimes Blog December 01, 2008 Its over. she told me as she shook her head in front of the backdrop of books. Im not sure it is. It is more essay. Im not sure it is.

Browsing the web one can find MANY articles & blog posts for suggestions for Turkey day wines.  I hate to be unoriginal, but how can I let this day meant for family & drinking (wine) pass without some kind of mention?  Based on this post, clearly I can’t. But rather than suggest some good Reisling (try

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Then Next Two NYTs Posts, Its Wine! November 26, 2008 When in Napa over the weekend, I realized I needed to buy a copy of my book as a gift. and A Taste Test | Main | The Last NYTimes Blog » "Theyre killing the vines!" And I was getting paranoid.

Then there were some thoughtful articles about wine, the kind of place I would steer a woman who was looking for a friendly and useful sisterhood of wine information Then I called her. Julie Brosterman is a sharp, edgy, irony-fueled, ex-pat who lives in Los Angeles. We met because I featured her in a story for Time Magazine. was sold.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Decanter Magazine Review: Jews, Meat and British | Main | "Theyre killing the vines!" and A Taste Test November 22, 2008 After two weeks away, I returned Then Next Two NYTs Posts, Its Wine! » Then Next Two NYTs Posts, Its Wine!

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Of Women Wine and Julie Brosterman | Main | Then Next Two NYTs Posts, Its Wine! and A Taste Test » The Decanter Magazine Review: Jews, Meat and British November 20, 2008 A friend called me from Texas to read me the December 2008 review of my book.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « A Departing Stomp, NYT blog post #11 | Main | The Decanter Magazine Review: Jews, Meat and British » Of Women Wine and Julie Brosterman November 19, 2008 Julie Brosterman is a sharp, edgy, irony-fueled, ex-pat who lives in Los Angeles. was sold.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Petite Pascaline! Main | A Departing Stomp, NYT blog post #11 » Wine & Temperature Control November 11, 2008 (post #10) I would have been a neurotic mother (worry, worry, worry). So it was no surprise that I fretted about the vat

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « This Blogger and the Ethics Debate | Main | Wine & Temperature Control » Petite Pascaline! From what I can see they culled the best twelve and pitted them against each other. have no details but I am eager to hear them. Petite Pascaline!

The Fall 2008 Louis/Dressner Tasting Report My tasting report this year is brief due to the fact that I was eating too much (Joe ALWAYS has the best food) and talking too much as there was a huge national contingent of folk I enjoy seeing and dont see enough. But right now Im an an Alsatian Pinot Gris roll. FINALLY! Great little wine.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Turning Water Into Wine Posting #9 | Main | Petite Pascaline! » This Blogger and the Ethics Debate November 08, 2008 A certain break out session at the Wine Bloggers conference was hot. mean vibrationally hot. mean, emotions started to fly.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Wine and Hope | Main | This Blogger and the Ethics Debate » Turning Water Into Wine Posting #9 November 07, 2008 In this chapter, Alice confronts the spectre of adding water to wine What do you want to do about the alcohol?

With more states turning blue , a reader writes in to say that it will be even harder to do a red state-blue state article again now that Virginia and Colorado are blue. SPIT: red states. Indeed! Texas, over to you? SPIT: global wine mergers. PR newswire ]. SPIT: global wine. SIPPED: Making drinks instead of ordering them. Bloomberg

She forwarded an article Well US residents, we have a new president.  I must admit that I was not enthused by either of my options yesterday, but Obama won and I am cautiously optimistic that a change is comin’ and better times are ahead! Back to wine, I received an email from a friend this morning. 

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Fall 2008 Louis/Dressner Tasting Report | Main | Turning Water Into Wine Posting #9 » Wine and Hope November 05, 2008 Wine and hope and literacy (and the respect for what those three stand for) returns to the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue?

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Grapes Under Foot (the first time) | Main Fermentation Rears Its Head November 02, 2008 This was Friday afternoon, on the day before I left. thought It was my last day in the pot. There was only one solution. Great for the triceps and biceps.

While not actually making the wine, lets just say I had a hand and foot in the project. In the first video thats winemaker Kevin Hamel, drenched in morning sun, talking to vineyard owner and Ridgely. They used knives, I used secateurs. Alice being chased after by a killer picker. The 3.5 am distracted from my stomp duties by talking to the camera.

This article is not about why, but about how we taste and flavors that are possible in wines. The next two parts of this article will discuss red and white wine facts. Not everyone will be able to have the same results when testing wine, but will have fun in the trying! Smell is determined by olfactory receptors in your nose.

Garys Friday night speech was manic and engaging, bringing the bloggers to a frenzy with his message that if they were not bringing in six figures from their site, they were screwing up. Contemplating this on the day of my speech as I was jogging in the tank, now up to my calves in purple juice, I realized that by Garys measure I was a slacker.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « New York Times Blog Post #5 | Main | Alices Speech for the Wine Bloggers Conference » Stomping the Grapes October 29, 2008 In this chapter our heroine strips down. STOMP and MORE STOMP Stomping the Grapes In this chapter our heroine strips down.

Obviously, if you use stands, you will not be concerned with what this article is about. CONCLUSION It’s a beautiful sight to see one hundred or more bottles of wine being stored properly. But, it does take a few dollars and some time and effort on your part, to do it right.

Thanks to Megan of "Wine & Spirits Daily"   I discovered this recently written Reuters article.  Still here in Israel and having a blast.while working my ass off.  Still sleep deprived as well, but I'll have plenty of time to sleep.in another life. In the meantime I have been speaking with lots of people here about online wine sales.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « David Lett | Main | Guest Blogging for the New York Times » The 13.6 Alcohol Zin October 15, 2008 The New York Times wine panel liked the 2004 Gravity Hills Zinfandel. Asimov wrote, "This wine came in at 13.6 Water? Spinning Cone? I cant. The 13.6

In this series of six articles, we will discuss how your storage environment can affect the quality of the stored wine. INTRODUCION Whether you buy 10 bottles or a thousand bottles of wine, if you don’t drink the wine within 6 months, you should be aware of the proper method for storing the bottles correctly. Part 2: Wet Corks

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Great Brunello Debate | Main | The 13.6 had only one opportunity to meet David. Three years ago I was out for Lisa Donoughes Indie Wine festival and became reacquainted with the delicate and ageable beauty of the wines over a long and wine laden lunch.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Plumber (could it be the end of an era?) | Main | David Lett » The Great Brunello Debate October 07, 2008 Jeremy Parzen (disclosure, a good friend) serves up a terribly compelling examination of the Brunello scandal on Dobianchi and VinoWire.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Far From Kosher: Washington Post | Main | The Great Brunello Debate » The Plumber (could it be the end of an era?) October 07, 2008 Plumbers are threatened and confounded by my porcelain toilet/ pull chain mechanism. They just dont know.

Eric Asimov wrote an article for the NY Times "Modest Luxuries For Lean Times".  There was an article over the weekend discussing New Yorkers inclination to turn to comfort foods.  Everyone in the world, particularly those of us in the US, are feeling the pinch of the challenging economic environment.  Where does wine fit in? 

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Smoke Taint: true of false? Emilion and a Chateau Le Puy September 28, 2008 The last visit of the day was Chateau Le Puy where I saw the Druid stones on its peaceful property. Report from Sonoma. Emilion and Pomerol. Both wildly disappointing. Being St.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Before the Vendange | Main | Le Plaissance, St. September 20, 2008 Okay. My vote; think of how fun it would be to smell these wines blind in a few years and say, "Definitely 2008, the year of the fires near the grapevines." Report from Sonoma.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Alice and Additives in the News | Main | Smoke Taint: true of false? » Before the Vendange September 18, 2008 Dying right before harvest is like dying before you finish your novel. Report from Sonoma.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Kermit Lynch On Sept 23/ Sante Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta on Sept. 25th | Main | The Surrogate Mother Approach to Winemaking and Business Models » The Bordeaux Report September 13, 2008 (Part 1) I could care less about most of Bordeaux after 1996.

I recently came across an article discussing Sulfites.  The article, written for the SF Chronicle , contains some stories about winemakers adding as little SO2 as possible.  The entire article is an interesting read for those of you who are wine curious enough. And yes, there are many who try to add as little as possible.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Disconnectivity in St. 25th September 06, 2008 On Tuesday Sept. Emilion | Main | The Bordeaux Report » Kermit Lynch On Sept 23/ Sante Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta on Sept. 23,6:30! Check the PDF link and head to page ten for the detail. 23,6:30!

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « A Gamay In Burgundy | Main | Kermit Lynch On Sept 23/ Sante Fe Wine and Chile Fiesta on Sept. Emilion September 04, 2008 I was deep in a New York City-sized meltdown after realizing I booked into a St. 25th » Disconnectivity in St. story due.

The American food will be by the chef Matthew Schaefer. 833 Union Street, (Seventh Avenue), Park Slope, Brooklyn, (718) 857-8828. There's a wine bar opening in my neighborhood. Hard to put my finger on exactly why, but this place sounds like a nightmare. Is it just a (bad) pun, or will this place be about big-shot Bordeaux and fancy decor?

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « New Biodynamic Regulations Coming | Main | Disconnectivity in St. Emilion » A Gamay In Burgundy August 28, 2008 Gamay, the underdog of the wine world has been in the work, deadline is Tuesday. She asked. Shall we have some?” really do love them.”

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « The Return of Airplane Wine (almost) | Main | A Gamay In Burgundy » New Biodynamic Regulations Coming August 23, 2008 Hey, have all of you deserted me? Just checking. like talking to Jim. But at least its going to be there. like talking to Jim.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? Main | New Biodynamic Regulations Coming » The Return of Airplane Wine (almost) August 23, 2008 Post 9/11, when I couldnt travel with a corkscrew I decanted wine into a water bottle. In July he sent me a gift.

It would be awful of me to reprint this fabulous letter from Italy that writer (and biodynamic consultant ?) Compacted, eroding vineyards that are heavily sprayed like this one is dont normally produce world-beating wines. The wine was said to show intense, full-bodied, velvet-like chocolate and black fruit flavours.

Also, tune your radios for the show that prompted the host to tell me I needed some media training tomorrow. Its West Coast time. WCRW, Saturday, August 2. Good Food airs every Saturday from 11:00am-noon Pacific, locally at 89.9-FM and online at www.kcrw.com. Its West Coast time.WCRW, Saturday, August 2.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Alice is Working Up to Something | Main | Smoke and Vinovation » Una Heroina contra P ** July 09, 2008 Thats what Spains Sibaritas Magazine plastered on their front cover. Inside? Im their centerfold. Honored to get his approval? Oh yes, indeed.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Demeter Europe/USA: A friend asks why | Main | Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? » New Biodynamic Regulations Coming August 11, 2008 August. The size of the berry, from the tiniest of cultured pearls, to nice big fat south sea ones. am here.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Monte Walden On Brunello | Main | New Biodynamic Regulations Coming » Demeter Europe/USA: A friend asks why August 11, 2008 I was preparing a petit djeuner for my friends Stephen et Bruno. He sat down to be served. The phone rang. Out of Area.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Alice On Lenny Lopate: Tuesday July 22nd | Main | P ** s New Buying Guide » A Test July 23, 2008 Ive been getting emails from people, winemakers and brands who want my endorsement or at least approval. more on this later). Lamentable. Lamentable.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « A Test | Main | Pigstock: Parts One, Two and Three » P ** s New Buying Guide July 24, 2008 The galley of the 7th edition has been providing me with sparky pre-bed reading. The acknowledgements are heartwarming. Lovely writing. Great sentiment.

on the street? Its really not so hard. Eat at Coco 500 in San Francisco. Eat at Azizza in San Francisco. Drink plenty of French wine at Terroir Wine Bar (you got, it San Fran). Drink Italian mineral water. Go to Lou On Vine in Los Angeles. Sprinkle in some Palate Food & Wine. Fall in love. Score some Hook cheddar (from Wisconsin). Eat a peach.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « New Biodynamic Regulations Coming | Main | The Return of Airplane Wine (almost) » Wine Spectator Award of Excellence? August 19, 2008 Mom called. Lewines article. Lewines article. Did you see the Sunday Magazine? God love her. Fraud?

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Wine Biz Radio and Me | Main | Reading and Wine on August 6th » Weekly Round-Up: Delicatessen August 01, 2008 And Im not talking the weedkiller. This is the former home of the local favorite greasy spoon, Buffas. Meet Delicatessen. Oh its loud.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Pigstock: Parts One, Two and Three | Main | Weekly Round-Up: Delicatessen » Wine Biz Radio and Me July 28, 2008 Randy has posted--even I admit--a really fun interview with me. Cut and paste.sorry.cant activate the link.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Pigstock: Parts One, Two and Three | Main | Wine Biz Radio and Me » A New Look For Us? July 28, 2008 I need a blog roll. need some bells and whistles. need better spam filters. And I need greater ease for categories. Dont worry. But.take a look.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Where Have You Been? Main | A Test » Alice On Lenny Lopate: Tuesday July 22nd July 21, 2008 WNYC with Lenny. do see why people get media trained. get it. Next time I will not be so damned polite. But still, it was a kick to be on the show. get it.

But why, even following a feature article last summer in Wine Spectator, was rosé still not being fully embraced?  I've been thinking a lot about Rosé of late.  For those seeking a sweet wine I suggested a bone dry but beautifully floral Viognier (also a Galil Mountain wine) - that was incredibly received.  But it did get me thinking. 

San Fransisco Chronicle article about Italian varietals in California (I have had some amazing Napa Sangiovese). I have been nice and busy the past few weeks. And while I love being busy, it means sacrificing sleep (sleep is for the weak) and falling behind on my wine reading. An Eric Asimov NYT piece about Greek wines.  Or California Pizza?

See article here. Chambers St Wines is "a shop that indulged their love for naturally made wines from artisanal small producers (that stocks) very, very few brand name (wines).". They do find some amazing wines at Chambers and starting tomorrow you can get (many of) their wines at 20% off!  The deal is basically that it is a moving sale. 

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Pigstock: Parts One, Two and Three | Main | Wine Biz Radio and Me » A New Look For Us? July 28, 2008 I need a blog roll. tom on July 29, 2008 12:28 AM Very nice. Paolo B on July 30, 2008 01:17 AM Alice, dont go there. Dont worry.

Yet another article about resveratrol and its benefits. This according to the website of the medical journal Cell Metabolism ( as per Wine Spectator online). This one seems to contradict others that suggested that resveratrol extends life expectancy. nice piece. Check it out. And keep drinking red wine - to your health!

I have written about these wine storage and serving issues before, but I figured I'd re-print this short article written by a favorite wine writer of mine - Laurie Daniel. Article from San Jose Mercury News. Don't Cook Your Wine" - Laurie Daniel, for the Mercury News 07/16/2008. The heat will also start changing the aromas and flavors.

home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « P ** s New Buying Guide | Main | A New Look For Us? Paolo B on July 30, 2008 01:12 AM That such lovely wines were offered up along side it no doubt pleased the pig. Yours truly Rupert Porker Paolo B on August 1, 2008 07:55 PM Post a commentTaste?