Wow i had such a great educational experience at the Wines of Chile event today. While it is nice to be able to taste every wine from every producer, it is a better educational experience to just focus on one or two varietals, which means in Chile a Sauvignon Blanc (SB) or Chardonnay (Chard). MORE >>

The Lassaigne estate is located in Montgueux, a large chalky hill whose vineyards produce what many consider to be the finest Chardonnay grapes in the Aube. This place, known as the Montrachet of Champagne, is an island of Chardonnay in a sea of Pinot Noir. Some would call them "hipster" wines, and perhaps they're right. MORE >>

What a fantastic educational and tasting experience at Felidia in NYC, as the world-famous winemaker/winery owner and consultant Paul Hobbs presented a talk on wines from Argentina and Chile (North and South) to the Wine Media Guild. We tasted many examples today. lots of Torrantes from different producers. The style is very refreshing. MORE >>

The 2009 Russian River Valley Chardonnay was very Meursault-like with its aroma of melted butter, a touch of sweet oak, and very textured mouthfeel. And it was also fun to meet Jim Collins himself, as he is so excited about bringing the terroir to winelovers around the world, both in terms of "his bottles" and also wine education. MORE >>

Last year I chose four wines that I needed to learn more about to continue my wine education. My fault for always believing the only descent white wines from France were Chardonnay and Champagne. Time to look back on what was an eventful year, personally and with the blog and my exploration into the world of wine. Marvelous Wine! MORE >>