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 >>

premium winery in the Napa Valley that makes limited quantities of premium varietals that blend classic French wine making characterstics with California fruit. incredible Parker ratings! So you know all about the e-auction that opens May 29, 2011 in alignment with the Auction Napa Valley 2011, yes? The critics love the wines. Padrone. MORE >>

Wine-related fantasy ( rated PG-13, anyway ) : Team up with 10 high quality bloggers/writers to create a new website with wine information and notes. This is my 200th post here at the ol' Brooklynguy blog. That's a lot of writing about wine and food. Kind of hard to believe. But there is also some junk in here. So good. Holy crap!!! MORE >>

One of the advantages of living in the new millennium - for wine students, at any rate, is the opportunity to compare tasting notes on the Internet and even connect with winemakers. Africa intead of California where I believe it is being grown. Kanonkop Abrie Beeslaar. It reminds more of a Rhone blend. or the yeast culture used. MORE >>

How can you rate a wine or tell others how good it is if you just swish and spit. use to think all US wine came from California or New York. I am sitting here feeling bad because I missed adding a new post last week. Had a lot to do, kept busy but did check in on my favorite bloggers. Let's hope, that is my retirement venture. MORE >>