The property is one of the oldest in Napa Valley, founded in 1879, and its image was burnished in the middle of the twentieth century by John Daniel who produced some lauded cabernet sauvignons. Francis Ford Coppola is pulling a daring business move: renaming his wine estate after a box wine. Do you think he can do it? Do you care? MORE >>

Jean-Robert Pitte former director of the Sorbonne and author of Bordeaux-Burgundy said it will show students that it wine is “a pleasure, good for their health and part of their national heritage.&#. Partnering with Strange Invisible Perfumes, the new perfume is inspired by Colgin Cellar IX vineyardand the winery in Napa valley. MORE >>

was pleased to see fellow member Peter Sichel give a rousing thank you on behalf of Stephen Spurrier, who I first met at the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers in Napa several years ago and now see at En Primeur. It was incredibly delicious and a special treat! You can read about my incredible experience at Disznoko here. MORE >>

So if a sleek wine shop opened in the arcade under the new Goldman Sachs building, you’d expect it to have oversized bottles of first growths and Napa cabs, right? Well, Vintry Wine and Spirits has plenty of trophy bottles, but it also has some reasonably priced and very drinkable ones. New York City wine shops MORE >>

perfect example in my opinion of going over the top and valuing the process over the results could be seen with Domaine Leroy’s wines in the great, great red Burgundy vintage of 1993. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words! MORE >>