But wine books and corkscrews? Consider Allen Meadows, who writes a quarterly e-newsletter Burghound , focusing almost entirely on Burgundy. He also self-published a $65 book last year. million a year (including books). Or exposure for more profitable activities (such as selling wine or selling books or a TV show ). MORE >>

The moves notably included promoting Antonio Galloni to a greater role, as Galloni took over reviewing California wines from Parker himself as well as adding coverage of Burgundy (ex-Beaujolais) to his beat that already included Champagne and all of Italy. He took a break from tasting in Burgundy, where he is now, to respond. And NFL? MORE >>

He has mostly been an “at-large” critic without a geographical region though he has been working on a book about Pomerol. With yesterday’s announcement from Robert Parker that Jay Miller will be leaving The Wine Advocate, five wine regions will be getting new reviewers for the publication. He was an importer of German wines. MORE >>

Expensive (over $50) 2005 red Burgundy : Simon Bize Savigny-les-Beaune 1er Cru Aux Forneaux Inexpensive (under $25) 2005 red Burgundy : Paul Pernot Beaune Clos du Dessus des Marconnets. This is my 200th post here at the ol' Brooklynguy blog. That's a lot of writing about wine and food. Kind of hard to believe. So good. Holy crap!!! MORE >>

Moving back to New York, Michael got a job as a sales manager for a book publisher while Emilia continued working in restaurants, including at Franny’s in Park Slope. The well-curated selection, strong in wines from the Loire, Burgundy and Italy, features many wines from Kermit Lynch as well as other importers and some domestic wines. MORE >>