If you know in advance that you will be opening a bottle of wine a few days from now, I suggest standing it up vertically in the cellar to let the sediment fall to the bottom of the bottle. Levi - Some cowboys, especially in the Nebbiolo set, open bottles way far ahead. In my case, not very often. How do you open an old bottle of wine? MORE >>

2005 Penfolds Cellar Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Barossa Valley. 2006 Arrivo Lunga Macerazione Nebbiolo, Adelaide Hills. 2007 Luke Lambert Wines Nebbiolo, Yarra Valley. 1998 Pizzini Nebbiolo, King Valley. I’m back from the fantastic Landmark Australia Tutorial. Yes, it’s 249 bottles of wine on the wall! MORE >>

Old vintages, stored undisturbed in Neal's underground cellar. To an oasis of perfectly cellared wine and delicious wholesome food. In the hands of these producers, and after their long sleep in a proper cellar, they could not have spoken more clearly about their places of origin. This was not a business lunch. MORE >>

And I don't mean only in the Nebbiolo land of Barbaresco and Barolo - I'm talking about humble Barberas too. Also, much better at cellar temp than at room temperature. used to participate regularly in WBW - it was one of the reasons that I started blogging. even hosted once , a little over a year ago. Fantastic. wonder.is MORE >>

We’re back with Part Deux of our interview with John Gilman, author of the newsletter A View from the Cellar ( part one is here ). How do you make a screwcap-sealed wine taste and smell like rotting cabbage or burning rubber- put it in the cellar for a few years. German Riesling. And I really don’t understand why. The Loire. MORE >>