Naturally we all had a lot of questions for Mr. Basset, and two of the most interesting discussions revolved around California wine and how sommeliers should handle a "corked wine" situation. Mr. Basset MW explained he prices a similar wine at nearly 150 Euros and that the wines are very popular at his restaurant, Terravina. MORE >>

We support the Joint Declaration to Protect Wine Place & Origin because place names are central to understanding the foods and wines we work with every day," says José Andrés, a James Beard Award-winning chef with restaurants in Washington, D.C.; Results from a recent poll of U.S. Key findings from the poll of 1,000 U.S. and beyond. MORE >>

In Manhattan, Italian wines are very hot, and they are most diverse and exciting at the restaurant I Trulli, which has hundreds of Italian wines on its list. The youngest son (whom he had never seen) came to California to seek him out, found him, yet was unable to convince him to return to Italy. Chiara Ferraris. mushrooms, pasta). MORE >>

said the man at the next table, helping himself to a glass of the Soave I brought to a popular BYOB restaurant in Manhattan. like it is in France and Spain," said a friend, sharing a bottle of this wine with me at a trendy restaurant. Curious about what wine to bring for Thanksgiving dinner? Suavia Soave Clasico DOC 2009 Veneto, Italy. MORE >>

But I think it’s worth pausing on California wines since it gets to the question of young people and old wine. find that people under 40 (if we are still considered young) are fascinated by older California wines because they represent something different than the current releases available from America’s most productive state. MORE >>