Halibut course and salad course. Second course: bison Wellington. 2008 Leonetti Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon Walla Walla Valley ( about $65 ) USA, Washington, Columbia Valley, Walla Walla Valley. Sure enough, Eric posted the wines served, complete with tasting notes. For the full menu (pdf) , click here. Find it. Serve it. MORE >>

John Gilman, author of the newsletter A View from the Cellar , weighs in today with his thoughts on Mayacamas Vineyards. 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. 2015-2050. 2017-2050. 2020-2060. MORE >>

It had been sleeping in a friend's basement cellar, but he sold his house. This, of course, would jeopardize US/Chinese relations and cause all sorts of problems, maybe even war. I finally got my act together and found a place to store my wine. Advice: keep careful inventory yourself before putting wine into storage. I asked. LOADS. MORE >>

And, of course, there’s a little bling factor to the bulk.) Apparently, before sufficiently strong bottles were developed, cellar staff in Champagne would enter the caves with masks akin to a hockey goalie’s to protect against exploding bottles. Thus physics is a main challenge of reducing the bulk the Champagne bottle. MORE >>

It has come up a few times in (offline) discussion that I have been in recently: do people still cellar wine? Of course, I’ve had many European wines with age in recent months that have been stunning. The trouble is that they have to be sought out and treated with care and do, of course, carry more storage risks. MORE >>