Nearly a third of the planted acreage is mismatched to climate: Cool-climate grapes such as pinot noir are growing where it’s too warm, and varieties requiring more heat are growing where it’s too cold.&# source blog Dr. Vino. Many geologists object to two things: misusing “minerality&# and being misquoted. MORE >>

This is my 200th post here at the ol' Brooklynguy blog. looked through the blog recently and I think there is some stuff worth reading, whether for entertainment or for information about wine. want to stop doing that, but I'll save that and other blog improvements for 2008 for another post. Kind of hard to believe. So good. MORE >>

Purchasing one or both of these hardcover books helps support this blog and all its free content all for the price of less than your entry-level Pinot Noir (and there’s even a list of Pinots under $25 in A Year of Wine !). It’s time for a review of some reviews! And an overview of what’s in the book! MORE >>

AP ; WSJ law blog ]. SIPPED and SPIT: smoky pinot. The smoke-tainted (and some smoke-free) 2008 Sonoma Pinot Noirs are hitting the market now (as we tasted earlier ). SIPPED and SPIT: wine as an investment. new research paper shows that wine as an investment class beats the Russel 3000 equity index. Reuters ]. MORE >>

Friend-of-the-blog Eric Arnold did his own meat pie and wine experiments while spending a year in New Zealand, a country with its own pie predilection. He poured New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Riesling, Pinot Noir, Merlot and a rosé and invited the makers of those exact wines along for a tasting. MORE >>