I could probably grow old drinking exactly what's in my cellar now and be perfectly happy. Nothing major, just making an educated guess on wines here and there, nothing expensive. like to drink it cool - cellar temperature, as you would a Beaujolais. mean really - Burgundy, the Loire, Sherry, Champagne.what's not to love? MORE >>

am here in Vienna, and in just a few hours will take part in an educational program: Fine and Rare Wine Specialist duriing a week-long session in Vienna featuring presentations by the world's most respected wine authorities, including Gerard Basset MW, Anthony Hanson MW, Serena Sutcliffe MW, and many others. So excited! MORE >>

talian wines paved the way for my wine education, but last night my friend Eric Guido provided a detour for me: A blind tasting of six Australian wines from the famed Barossa Valley. Three wines were from the Yalumba Vineyard and three were picked from Erics's cellar. This week's #2 pick at Wine Spectator (out of a field of 100 wines). MORE >>

And yes, there are serious collectors in the NYC area who have old bottles stored in their cellars. Allan is in education and Gene is a mathematician. About 50 or 60 wine lovers came together to celebrate Austrian wine the other night at Seasonal Restaurant in midtown Manhattan. That's right - Austrian wine, La Paulée style. MORE >>

Throughout New York, the 59 wine retailers are organizing in-store tastings and educational sessions on the wines of Sud de France. Participating bars include 8th Street Wine Cellar and Flûte. Yet well over a dozen journalists did just that on May 4th to celebrate the start of the Sude de France Festival. ABOUT SUD DE FRANCE. MORE >>