In a few weeks, I will deliver the keynote address at the annual meeting of the California Association of Winegrape Growers. Here are two possible titles for my talk: “Blogs and social media will transform the way wines are made, criticized, and purchased!&# Hmm, maybe there’s a middle ground. MORE >>

Bloggers around the world picked up a copy of my book, Wine Politics: How Governments, Mobsters, Environmentalists, and Critics Influence the Wines We Drink , this month for the latest installment of Wine Book Club. plugged the whole title in to Google Translate in order to warm up to the Korean wording. On to the roundup! Kori at WinePeeps. MORE >>

For the number-obsessed, Bordeauxoverview has put together a grid of all the critics’ scores. Writing in the Financial Times, Jancis Robinson compared the ripeness and high alcohols she experienced to California, remarking “I have never written the word “Napa” so often in my tasting notes.&# Tim Atkin noted the 14.5% MORE >>

Let’s turn the floor over to John for his views from the cellar… Mayacamas Vineyards is one of the greatest cabernet sauvignon producers in the history of California. John Gilman, author of the newsletter A View from the Cellar , weighs in today with his thoughts on Mayacamas Vineyards. 2015-2050. superb vintage for Mayacamas. MORE >>

Maybe it's because Neptune and Saturn and Mars and Uranus are pulling their shots but after I came back from California, I thought someone was playing a joke on me. I had been seeing his updates telling of the Chilean wine tasting extravaganza he was taking Wine Advocate critic, Dr. Jay Miller through for upcoming wine reviews. MORE >>