Students of wine will enjoy seeing the low hills en route, as terroir is so important in terms of the ripening of the grapes. Tags: Wine 101 barcelona Elyssia Pinot Noir freixenet methode champenoise pinot noir raspberries sant sadurni d'anoia trepat Valentine's Day 2010 Elyssia Pinot Noir. MORE >>

From the little that I have tasted so far, I think 2010 is going to be a fantastic vintage for many of the wines that I love to drink. The wines are very ripe, full in body, and I've often thought that they do not express terroir as well as they do in the less ripe vintages. 2010, however, seems to be a different story. MORE >>

This week at the Italian Culinary Center in New York City I had the pleasure of meeting Adolfo Folonari, co-CEO of Ruffino, who put together a tasting of his wines, and Cesare Casella, currently of Salumeria Rosi, who created the pairing menu. Superiore rules require yields 10% lower than Chianti Classico. Violets, plums, spices with herbal notes. MORE >>

Paul Grieco, owner of Hearth restaurant and Terroir wine bar in NYC, tweeted that he was going on the TODAY show to talk wine and chocolate. Have your say about the great chocofight 2010 in the comments–or with the latest poll! Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching. Consider this exchange. what are you thinking, man? MORE >>

” Starting with the 2010 vintage, Rodriguez returned to make the wines at Remelluri, the 375-acre estate (with 250 acres planted to vines) that his father, Jaime, purchased in 1967. Telmo Rodriguez was in full cry when I met him in New York City recently. Just a few brands? Nobody wants to talk about site, or villages. MORE >>