said a guest at a recent lunch at Tribeca Grill in Manhattan, organized to showcase the wines -- and the savvy winemaker - of Mercer Estates in Washington, David Forsyth. Since then, Washington State has been been sending wines and their winemakers to New York on an annual basis for tastings, yet rarely (never?) MORE >>

choose a wine from Anthony Road Winery , Red Newt Cellars and Fox Run Vineya rds. Regional Wine Week is the genius of WineCurmudgeon.com ’s Jeff Siegel and and WineLine ‘’s David McIntyre (also of the Washington Post) who gathered a few wine writers to talk about their respective regions’ wines at the same time. and Sat.) MORE >>

Then I got an email from the Washington-based Champagne board, telling me that there was no fire under that smoke. home : wine recommendations : wine girl for hire : bio : articles : contact « Squires Gives Feiring the Boot | Main | A New Job For Karl Rove: Advising eBob? » The Champagne Grapes of Wrath August 08, 2007 OK. Now, 1.5 MORE >>

While he listened, seeds of discontent planted even as he insisted the Australian Yalumba was biodynamic as well as the Hedges from Washington State. Nobody (or only a minute few) is going to own up to what the hell is going on in the cellar, no matter what. But, I really am not into a raw food regime, which seems more like a religion. MORE >>

At Buttermilk Channel recently we ordered a 2006 Grammercy Cellars Lagniappe Syrah ** from Columbia Valley, produced by Master Sommelier Greg Harrington. very compelling introduction to Washington state Rhone wines, which are emerging as the new bad boys of American wine. Tags: 2 stars USA 2006 Washington State MORE >>