Really delicious wine - very pleasantly surprised by the intense red cherry high notes and refreshing, lightweight texture of this wine which resembled a top cru Burgundy more than a heavy, saturated California Zinfandel. Click here to read my article on Palatepress.com. Curious about what wine to bring for Thanksgiving dinner? MORE >>

They might be told by their host that this is one of the finest examples of Burgundy wine, or of any wine. link to a nice article , although outdated, about Ibérico ham. While taking a long walk the other day after work, I stopped in at a wine store where I used to shop, but never really go anymore. The hams can age for years. MORE >>

Parker publicly dismissed her assertion, saying she had “no clue as to whether I spend a dollar or a million dollars on wines to be tasted.&# ) In the related article , Marvin Shanken admitted that the Wine Spectator, which has many more subscribers and much higher revenues than the Wine Advocate, was dependent on free samples. MORE >>

Further, the “relatively recent” California wines that were to indicated to pass off as older Bordeaux and Burgundy have not been named. But details will emerge as the legal proceedings continue; also, two articles in major, non-wine magazines are in the works. Rudy Kurniawan, aka “Dr. Conti” aka “Mr. MORE >>

The article also says that he got into wine only in the year 2000 but had already amassed a cellar of 50,000 bottles and that, “Since he started buying, prices for rare wine have skyrocketed.&#. The filing also elaborates on sales of magnums of 1982 Le Pin and 122 bottles of red Burgundy from Domaine Ponsot. William I. MORE >>