BP: I have the hustle of a 32 year-old businessman and the gout of a 62 year-old wine critic. BP: bro, so much to avoid…Burgundy: all. My Pappy is the most authoritative critic in…the…world! The wine world just got wackier. The bio reads: “Wine guy, hedonist, host of Winery Advocate TV. Loves points. MORE >>

SIPPED: critiquing the critics. SIPPED: Burgundy woos China. Burgundy officials announced a €400,000 to “conquer the Chinese market.&#. Robert De Niro honors Francis Ford Coppola’s cinematic achievements–by commenting on his wine (and their scores). Be sure to check out the video for the PinotShiraCab! WSJ ]. MORE >>

Michael Bauer, the food and wine editor and restaurant critic for the SF Chronicle, will be attending as well (I wrote an article on tipping on wine for him). met Patrick Comiskey, senior contributor for Wine & Spirits magazine in Burgundy a few years back and am looking forward to seeing him as well as a dozen other new speakers. MORE >>

Actually, my friend was more critical of it than I was. But it's easy to set my mind within the regions that I do know and love, to have decisions already made about which Beaujolais I love, which Vouvray I want, which Burgundy I will buy for young drinking, that kind of thing. Trust me though, he is a truly lovely guy. MORE >>

Antonio Galloni considered the implications of this when at a domaine in Burgundy recently, as he saw an unrefrigerated truck hauling away wine bound for America via Dijon, a four-hour drive. These muggy days in the high 90s have New Yorkers sweltering. It’s also been an extremely hot summer in much of Europe. business of wine MORE >>