Today the French insurance company AXA owns several wineries which produce the world’s most exquisite wine, such as Chateau Pichon Longueville, Chateau Suduiraut, Chateau Petit-Village, Chateau Belles Eaux, and two other properties outside France, Disznoko in Tokai and Quinta do Noval in Portugal. Sunday: Dinner in a Chateau. The Lunch. MORE >>

He was smart as a whip and more than a little eccentric back then -- Clark and I got ourselves kicked out of Physics class for a semester for being a pair of wise asses, then aced the damned final exam anyway, much to the instructors chagrin. Main | Hearty Burgundy at Sanford? Do check it out. These are conveniences, not quality improvements. MORE >>

Everyone who works there, it seems, just came from yoga class. There are well chosen wines from the Loire Valley, Burgundy, the Rhone, Bordeaux, Italy, Spain, New Zealand, Australia, and of course America. had the Cab Franc with the cod, served slightly chilled as it should be. Rose Water in Park Slope is one my three favorites. MORE >>

Tasters included Joe Watson, owner of Vine , the wine bar and cafe in Greenport, Chris Watkins, Director of Operations at Roanoke Vineyards , Tracy Ellen Kamens and Jared Skolnick of Grand Cru Classes , Lenn, and myself. We gathered at the renovated former goat cheese farm that houses the Grand Cru Classes tasting room in Mattituck. MORE >>

went for the Bubbles, the Beaujolais, the Cab Franc, and the Chenin Blanc. And as far as I know, 1988 wasn't a particularly great vintage - just a normal working class year in the Loire Valley. These wines have become too expensive for most of us, sadly, as they represent some of the finest red Cabernet Franc wine from anywhere. MORE >>