one of my favorite wineries in Bordeaux and I must say, I wish I was there! When i think of Bordeaux, I usually think of fun and sun (and wine, of course) and not running. yet people do run -- and train -- especially the team drawn from fifteen top Bordeaux wine. at tastings and dinners in Bordeaux and New York. MORE >>

Greg Dal Piaz from Snooth organized a tasting last week to sample nine Bordeaux wines from the 2004, 2005 and 2006 vintages, and below are some of my tasting notes. Chateau Prieure-Lichine Margaux Vegetal aromas, lilac/violet, mesquite, flavors of wood, bark and licorice, $40. Chateau Dassault St. MORE >>

Curious to consider that in the two thousand year history of the wine world, Classified Growth Bordeaux still retains its magic, value, and allure. Created in 1735, Margaux-based Chateau Brane-Cantenac caught the roving eye of the Donald Trump of the Bordeaux wine world: the worldly, aristocratic Baron Hector de Brane in 1833. MORE >>

Baccarat 's presentation of their beautifully designed crystal wine glasses was matched only by the vertical tasting of 3 vintages of Chateau Rauzan-Segla Gran Cru Classe-Margaux. Chateau Rauzan Segla 2006 Gran Cru Classe-Margaux 53% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Merlot, 3% Petit Verdot, aged in 50% French oak barrels for 18 months. MORE >>

first met this eRobertParker.com wine columnist a few years back at one of the parties surrounding the tasting of the VDP “Grosse Gewachse” in Germany. ve had the good fortune to visit the property, meet winemaker/owner Henri Lurton, and taste some fabulous vintages both here in New York and at the Chateau. MORE >>