In a very ripe vintage like 2005, the character of the vintage can easily overshadow the expression of terroir. It has good acidity and will probably improve over the next 5-plus years in the cellar, and I'm happy to have a few more bottles to watch this unfold. paid up for the wrong vintage. I think it makes perfect sense. MORE >>

So flawed definition and all, I convened the panel and we tasted 2009 "basic" German Riesling. After all, great Muscadet is made with the best grapes from the most interesting terroirs, and it sells for $16. 2009 Fritz Haag Rie sling , $18, Rudi Wiest Selections/Imported by Cellars International. some do not. MORE >>

Very tight aromatically, but there are hints of chalky rock and citrus fruit, and there is a definite oxidative character to the fruit. I'm not sure yet where I stand on 2005, as I've had some wines that are more about ripeness and grape character than they are about terroir. Okay, that's not exactly what we did. But close. MORE >>

Yet it is crucial to keep vigilant and the Center for Wine Origins exists to help educate Americans about the importance of location (or terroir) and to enable us to be vigilant when it comes to buying the “real thing.&#. Guests at the 21 Club. Did you know that the U.S. Over 20 million bottles were shipped to the U.S. in 2004 alone. MORE >>

Savennières wines are world-class whites from Chenin Blanc, wines with enormous cellaring potential, but they are wines that can be austere in their youth, like a barren moonscape - nothing but rocks and sand. Les Genêts comes from a plot on top of a hill - you can see the vineyard in Bert's photos at Wine Terroirs. MORE >>