But the rate may actually be higher than with young wines since the cork industry has taken some steps to reduce cork taint in recent decades.) But I think it’s worth pausing on California wines since it gets to the question of young people and old wine. Is mature wine relevant? Drinking mature wines has many inherent risks. MORE >>

The moves notably included promoting Antonio Galloni to a greater role, as Galloni took over reviewing California wines from Parker himself as well as adding coverage of Burgundy (ex-Beaujolais) to his beat that already included Champagne and all of Italy. My maternal grandfather loved the great wines of France and Italy. And NFL? MORE >>

Dr. Frank’s vision, knowledge and determination are credited with elevating the New York wine industry from a state of happy mediocrity to a level that today commands world attention. The talented group includes winemakers from California, Australia, France and Germany. am just interested in the cold wine. MORE >>

Cristobal Undurraga Marimon is a member of the family known in the Chilean wine industry as “the pioneers,” who were among the first in the 1980s to bring the country’s fine, value-priced wines to the attention of the world. What's interesting about Christobal is that the family sold their original holdings in 1986. Kolye Reserve Syrah. MORE >>

It's too hard to get a real sense of the wines when you quickly taste 80 of them, especially amidst the cacophony of an industry tasting. tasted none of the Jenny and François Languedoc wines, almost none of the Rhône wines, none of their interesting Bordeaux selections, nothing from Italy, not one of Tony Coturri's California wines, etc. MORE >>