It’s the story of a young man who discovers a love of wine during a trip to Germany in the late sixties and who subsequently moves to a fictional California town to make great wines. Prohibition has brought bootleggers, and that of course, has brought a bit of violence. Dr. Vino, Greetings from Basrah, Iraq! MORE >>

He fumed at the EUs stupidity for not allowing the Spanish wine industry to "adjust for global warming." Of course, in this case, "signora". home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Global Warming & Wine Conference: M. Its amazing how many people are experimenting for years. Lets hope not. MORE >>

The point of view seems wrong to me as most California and New World wines are made for the market -- the most obvious taste--than the product of a carefully matched grapevine to land and climate and a passionate winemaker who is part artist/philosopher and part scientist. Are there exceptions to the awfulness of California wine for you? MORE >>

After all, no one has the money for $300 cabernet sauvignon from California, and even alluding to Cult Wines, let alone drinking them, is so out of fashion that one hesitates to mention the plethora of emails arriving daily intra-continentally. Not much, of course, but something. Flights are delayed. Market volatility remains high. MORE >>

So buckle up and get ready to hear his thoughts on what’s wrong with Riesling from Austria and Australia, screwcaps and their problems, the Loire, California cab then and now, indigenous yeasts, roto-fermenters, small oak barrels, wines over 14% alcohol and why he uses scores! California cabs from the 70s. German Riesling. MORE >>