The Daily Mail writes: “The Broadbent claims the book suggests he invented a bid for another of the Jefferson wines – a half-bottle of 1784 Margaux – to ensure the successful bidder paid more than was necessary.&# proposal to reform New York’s retail and allow wine sales in supermarket failed earlier this year. MORE >>

What if you could not buy a book at a bookstore in New York if it had come from a New Jersey warehouse? Or fill your car up with gas in New York if the truck that brought it to the gas station came from New Jersey? This would require all wines to come from warehouses in New York. MORE >>

Joly, author of two books on Biodynamic winegrape cultivation, owns the Coulée de Serrant in the Loire where he is “nature’s assistant” (according to his business card.). It’s worth noting that, in fact, blogs and a growing number of wine books have discussed the subject.). “Earth receives life.” MORE >>

Even the most jaded journalist can always learn something new, and of course new associations can always be made. our flight arrived too late for this, so arrived in time to hear Frances Mayes, author of "Every Day in Tuscany: Seasons of an Italian Life" speak about her book. Thursday - today - was also very dynamic. MORE >>

Ken Burns will release a new documentary about Prohibition. explored the the odd but astoundingly important chapter in American wine in my book Wine Politics. The subject gets a fuller treatment in a new book, Last Call: the Rise and Fall of Prohibition. SPIT: the wrong end. SIPPED: cash. SPIT: past merger. MORE >>