Our other wine, perhaps the more interesting of the two, is "Dark Garden" -- our 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced primarily from Atlas Peak, with eighteen months in 80+% new oak, 6% Petit Verdot, 14.9% Crosby Roamann USA 2009 napa 2010Criticism sucks. fucking hate it. Truly. Doing the art is the part I love. ditto. MORE >>

After uncorking a bottle and enjoying the wine, probably most people throw the cork in the trash. Certainly there’s worse waste: It’s not as if there are junkyards full of corks, and since they are the bark of oak trees, they are biodegradable. But surely we can do better than simply throw them away. Here are ten ideas! Recycle! ChiBart. MORE >>

For my final entry this year, I’ve scripted Stories (Part One)–a bit of a narrative with lines culled from this year’s posts– Cheers! ** I called him upon returning from Colombia on a blustering Thursday night blown away by high pitched reverberations that no amount of Coltrane could drown out. MORE >>

On Wednesday evening I attended a tasting of fifteen wines from Bordeaux 2005. The vintage was widely hailed as superb and pre-recession demand drove the prices into the stratosphere. Over 100 of us packed a room in a midtown hotel for the event, organized by Executive Wine Seminars. The air practically buzzed with anticipation. Pavie, St. Emilion. MORE >>

Sent: Thursday, April 9, 2009 11:21:34 PM. Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:43:03 -0700. Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 1:48:14 PM. Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:19:32 -0700. Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:22:13. Subject: RE: Date: Mon, 13 Apr 2009 21:23:52 -0400. The forums at eRobertParker.com are a lively place. Thanks. MORE >>