would have pulled out a nice Gewurztraminer if I had one, but settled for a Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore DOC 2008. Its characteristic taste is fresh and distinctive, with just a hint of almond. Getting time to clean out the old wine fridge. 10 *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks representing the brand. MORE >>

Stoney Lonsesome Estates 2008 Reserve. also got to barrel taste this semi-sweet rosé and was waiting for something a little different out of Shirley's kitchen to give it a try. I love it when Shirley decides to experiment in the kitchen. It either means we end up going out to dinner or I am in for a special treat. MORE >>

I was lucky enough to be invited to the recent Blaufränkisch tasting and luncheon at Gramercy Tavern, organized by David Schildnecht. This was a challenging tasting for me. And everyone else had some familiarity with the producers and wines - I was the lone idiot, so this is not a knock on the organizers. MORE >>

This past week-end, my pal Mark and I were able to taste two Rieslings from the Brotherhood Winery located in Washingtonville (Hudson Valley) NY on the Shawangunk Wine Trail. The two wines we tasted were the 2008 Riesling and the 2008 'dry' Riesling. Doing so seemed almost impossible. Enough history. MORE >>

The Cellartracker founder comments on the post to say he has emails from 2008 contradicting several points in the apology post. tasting sized pours wine scienceSPIT: repurposed content. Snooth scrapes Cellartracker content, the Vintank blog suggests. The Snooth co-founder admits the content has “ slipped through &# their Ph.D. MORE >>