Even the most jaded journalist can always learn something new, and of course new associations can always be made. so on my previous post I mentioned I have been coming here for years to catch up with fellow professionals throughout the world. This year Tuesday kicked off with optional visits to To Kalon or Cade vineyards. Stay tuned! MORE >>

If it's an old white wine or champagne, you need to chill it, of course. But then afterwards, I'm always the guy who has like 12 glasses in front of him at the end of a dinner party, because I've been saving all these wines to watch how they grow over the course of several hours. But ultimately the test is the taste. Steak. MORE >>

exclaimed a fellow particpant at today's Master Class tasting of Catalunya wines led by Josep Roca, Co-Proprietor, Sommelier, and Wine Director of the (Catalunya based) Michelin 3-star restaurant El Celler. Mr. Roca and his chef brother Joan Roca presented a 12 course menu with the help of Mercat chefs, all paired with wines from Catalunya. MORE >>

Tom Wark, executive director of the Specialty Wine Retailers’ Association, who was there writes via email: “Huge turnout in favor of shipping. In the course of growing and building Marylanders for Better Beer & Wine Laws, I have pursued a grass-roots approach. Tastefully yours, Adam Borden. Delegate Dereck E. MORE >>

so very excited to go on my first trip with the Association of Wine Educators (ASE). Overall, the tasting was an excellent way to judge overall quality of the region’s wines, and in the case of some older members, a dramatic demonstration of how remarkably quality has improved over the last twenty years. And New York? Day 2. MORE >>