Our instructor was MW Matthew Stubbs who put the book together. 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. I will try. Loup (21.50). MORE >>

SIPPED: white Burgundy, 2008 edition. I’m giving a free, public talk next week at the New School about my book Wine Politics. SIPPED: bling. Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, celebrated the team’s NBA victory by ordering a $90,000 of Ace of Spades Champagne. Of note: he did leave a $20,000 tip. MSN ]. NYT ]. MORE >>

Enthusiastic and passionate about Argentine wines, she is in New York to promote the new book 'Vino, Argentino," written by Laura Catena, Jimena's employeer, one of the most influential women on the Argentine wine scene. 2008 Alamos Seleccion Malbec. "Viva, Argentina!" Laura joins the Team. MORE >>

In fact, Peter Liem , who along with Jesús Barquín is writing a much-anticipated book that will modernize and expand our understanding of Sherry, says that one of his wine dreams in life is to drink a 50 year old Fino Sherry. One of them is the idea that Fino and Manzanilla Sherry doesn't last and should be consumed while young and fresh. MORE >>

want to stop doing that, but I'll save that and other blog improvements for 2008 for another post. Wine scene in a book: In Saturday , by Ian McEwan, when Perowne, a successful brain surgeon, thinks about what wine to serve to his family with the seafood stew he is making. This is my 200th post here at the ol' Brooklynguy blog. MORE >>