2009 Peter Michael Chardonnay Ma Belle-Fille ( about $80 ) USA, California, Sonoma County, Knights Valley. 2007 Iron Horse Vineyards Russian Cuvée ( about $30 ) USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley. Sure enough, Eric posted the wines served, complete with tasting notes. For the full menu (pdf) , click here. Find it. MORE >>

The lanky, California maker of pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah told me at his Sonoma winery that he had his conversion in 2005, after returning from a trip to Burgundy and the Rhone. “A light went on,&# he says about that January day in 2005 when he returned to Sonoma and tasted his own wines. American wine wine picks MORE >>

Have you tried a Greek wine recently|? The news is that Greece is offering incredibly well made wines, very dry, citrus-oriented, and delicius with food. In New York last week, Steve Olson and Doug Frost MW / MS led a talk introducing various varieties, pairing them with Greek cuisine. News all about greek wines. doug frost steve olson MORE >>

Wine director Daniel Johnnes (pictured above, right) tweeted that the wine selections would include Sandhi Chardonnay made by his friend sommelier Raj Parr. In other vineyard development news, deforesting 2,000 acres for proposed vineyards meets resistance in Sonoma. SIPPED/NOT SIPPED: Presidential wine. What could be better?&# BBC ]. MORE >>

Ten years ago, vineyard owner David Hirsch of Sonoma brought some of his wines to New York. Hirsch bought his land on the Sonoma Coast, just three miles from the Pacific, in 1978 and planted a portion to pinot noir in 1980. found the 1997 to be still surprisingly big and creamy, with stiff peaks of 16% alcohol. MORE >>