home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Niche Blogs from Food & Wine Magazine | Main | The Elusive Californian Terroir » Added Tannin Gives Red Wine a Bad Name? I was mulling over our choices in red Burgundy. Two years ago I was having dinner with a publicist I know in Los Angeles. MORE >>

would say that in the context of regionally classified Burgundy, I was disappointed with this wine for a few years, but a recent bottle was very encouraging. Imagine having to review this wine for a magazine or some sort of publication, having to score it based on one experience in 2008. This is an idea that I firmly believe in. MORE >>

Further, the “relatively recent” California wines that were to indicated to pass off as older Bordeaux and Burgundy have not been named. But details will emerge as the legal proceedings continue; also, two articles in major, non-wine magazines are in the works. Rudy Kurniawan, aka “Dr. Conti” aka “Mr. MORE >>

am so honored to having tasted all the wines of Disznoko during a special scholarship I received from AXA, which took me to Disznoko in Hungary, Chateau Pichon Longueville in Bordeaux, Domaine D'Arlot in Burgundy, and even Mas Belles Eaux in the Languedoc. It was incredibly delicious and a special treat! MORE >>

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. … so when you think of Portugal, you probably think of Port, yes? About Lisbon. Meeting Producers. Alorna. MORE >>