So, when I found the 2008 Meritage at the recent Finger Lakes Riesling Festival I couldn't wait to get a bottle home and at least compare against my notes from last year. Tags: meritage Seneca Wine Trail Finger Lakes bordeaux style What I found was somewhat nicer, at little more fruit, but not much difference. MORE >>

very nice Bordeaux style blend and great value at $ 21. Tonight was one of them nights when Shirley did not feel like cooking, I was not hungry and the NCAA Basketball National Championship was being played. game I have not missed in 38 years. This one was another blend called Mercury Rising. Great way to end the night. California red blend MORE >>

Bordeaux prices may be coming down sharply. Diageo Chateaux & Estates was a major buyer of Bordeaux futures for the better part of the last three decades. The low prices of the 2007s may be fleeting because Diageo has now decided to get out of the Bordeaux futures business. Tags: Bordeaux business of wine MORE >>

Now, Mouton has announced that art by the Chinese artist Xu Lie will adorn their 2008 labels. Tags: Bordeaux First, Lafite announced that the mandarin character for “8,&# considered a lucky number in China, would appear on bottles of their 2008s. Who’s pulling the wool over whose eyes? MORE >>

so I will be in Bordeaux in a few weeks to attend En Primeur. At the same time, Sopexa showed "Today's Bordeaux 2010" which is a selection of 100 Classic, Contemporary, Affordable wines. On that 2008 trip I was invited to stay at the winery's gorgeous chateau in Entre du Mers. Sopexa JoLynn Howe (right). met the owner J.F MORE >>