Perhaps we should take a page from Gizmodo’s book and come up with a list of items that Gallo legal eagles might want to put in their sight: Pico de gallo salsa. France. E & J Gallo, the enormous, privately held wine company, is well-known (notorious?) for protecting their brand. We want it all.”. The Year of the Rooster. MORE >>

If you like your tips in book form, I mentioned many of these items in Dr. Vino’s guide, A Year of Wine. SIPPED: snappy advice. GQ.com has a fun list of 25 wine tips that may run counter to expectations (cool photos too). SIPPED: Yeoman wine. SPIT: brainwashing. SPIT: left on the block. Sign o’ the times? SPIT: AOC. MORE >>

Robert Kacher Selections is strong in bargains from Southwestern France; I highlighted the Tariquet Sauvignon ( find this wine ) in my book, A Year of Wine, as one of 10 great wines under $10 ( REDS from Patrick Campbell was also included). Bobby Kacher : A related question is why do so many American wineries make such expensive wines? MORE >>

Today was the first day of the Languedoc Roussillon Study & Certificate Program offered by the French Wine Society with support from Sud de France. Our instructor was MW Matthew Stubbs who put the book together. very successful first day. of course impossible to detail all of it here, yet as an exercise (thinking of the final!) MORE >>

If you have read the book or have seen the movie Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , you might be able to imagine what seems (or maybe is) thousands and thousands of barrels (various types, sizes, and some large format, wood-cut designed barrels from Germany)and stainless steel tanks, all very neatly organized and arranged. News S. MORE >>