River Barge through wine country GO BARGING Gourmet dining while savoring a glass of wine on a luxury hotel barge, visiting local vineyards in the Burgundy region of France or the Po River Valley of Italy. As mentioned many times on this blog, one of my most memorable vacations was a cycling trip through Tuscany. MORE >>

Not too many decades ago, nefarious producers and negotiants used inexpensive wine from the south of France to add volume to Pinot Noir from Burgundy. Guests at the 21 Club. Did you know that the U.S. is the second-largest export market for Champagne, behind the United Kingdom? Over 20 million bottles were shipped to the U.S. in 2004 alone. MORE >>

“Is there any Portuguese wine on the menu,&# I often ask when dining in New York City restaurants. Here I also taste a new native grape, Castelao, and see that Carlos is also changing from the shorter Bordeaux shaped bottle to the taller Burgundy under market pressures and because Burgundy is easier to stack in stores. MORE >>

and Anthony Hanson MW of Christies giving a tutored tasting of red and white Cru Burgundy as well as a talk on the auction process. The day began at 9am with Mr. Hanson talking about the history of Burgundy, and then quickly moving on to the Mersault and Echezeux. really fun group of people and a well executed program. MORE >>

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