Last night I had a fun meeting/tasting with Kim Longbottom, who with her husband bought property in the Australian region of Padthaway, part of the Limestone Coast in the southeast of South Australia. Joining myself and Kim is winemaker Renae Hirsch, who had been tasting with sommeliers earlier. Have you.,,, er, gone postal lately? MORE >>

market we had a chance to taste his entire portfolio, and also discover the fascinating personality of Gerard who is a seasoned vigneron (since age 10, more about that later) and also the extremely charming and polished face behind the brand. Does the above picture effectively showcase the "dream" of Southern France? almost dainty. MORE >>

I was lucky enough to be invited to the recent Blaufränkisch tasting and luncheon at Gramercy Tavern, organized by David Schildnecht. This was a challenging tasting for me. The other white was a Pannobile Chardonnay that I thought was completely overwhelmed by vanilla oaky aromas. was a clean slate. It should cost about $30. MORE >>

Terroir of Navarra. In previous years, the emphasis has always been on the terroir, which is enormously varied. Not just the names of the regions, but their individual terroirs, the grapes planted in each, the styles employed by the winemakers, etc. Tasting. Ana Laguna & Pilar Garcia-Granero. Navarra. Personality. MORE >>

Above you can see a picture of one of their Jack Russell Terroir dogs. Yet before all that we taste the wines of DeMorgenzon, which in addition to the Syrah include a Chenin Blanc (from the original old vines of the estate), Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay. Winemaker Carl Van der Merwe. This Syrah is absolutely incredible!”. MORE >>