had two of those enormous Riedel Burgundy glasses - BrooklynLady and I were given them as a gift for our wedding. find myself using basic Schott Zwiesel white wine glasses for all white wine and most Champagne, and for Beaujolais too. The Riedel Sommelier Series Burgundy glass (about $100 each) is the insanely large one on the left. MORE >>

Coming back from a terrific weekend in Maine, where blueberries are fresh and the lobsters still pair as well with white burgundy as ever, I steered the Dr Vino mobile into the last exit for the New Hampshire State Liquor Store off of I-95. Or was it a dreary place, with low inventory, poor selection, surly or ignorant staff? bit of both. MORE >>

And because they have such thin skin, the juice to solid matter ratio is the opposite of what wine makers look for in, say, Burgundy. They combine the fruit forward spicy charm of a good cru Beaujolais with the complex woodsy perfume of red Burgundy, and the tannic structure of Nebbiolo. MORE >>

There are many great Beaujolais wines, but if I were forced to choose only one to drink (and thank goodness I am not), I would choose Foillard's wines. The Morgon wines from Côte du Py and Corcelette I've drunk many times and based on these wines, Foillard makes my favorite wines from the Beaujolais. Tags: Beaujolais Foillard MORE >>

They don't go for anything else, not even the great Burgundies." If it were Loire wine, grower Champagne, or Beaujolais, it would really wreck my life. I finally got my act together and found a place to store my wine. It had been sleeping in a friend's basement cellar, but he sold his house. What's new in business?" I asked. LOADS. MORE >>