The Oregon event was a special session at the annual conference of the Geological Society of America. At the meeting, Alex Maltman presented a paper with this to say about minerality: “The widely cited direct, literal connection between vineyard geology and wine taste seems scientifically impossible. Terroir: clear as mud! MORE >>

So the King of Spain, 18 bottles of Grenache, and a man wanted by Interpol walk into a conference in Rioja. The pinnacle of the wine summit will be a premium tasting with Parker (who will be meeting King Juan Carlos during his trip, Parker’s first to Spain since 1972 ). Sound like the start of a bad joke? MORE >>

tasting of a selection of Terravina winelist. cellar tour of Palais Coburg and a tasting. briefly met Willi Klinger during a presentation he and a colleague made at the European Blogger's conference. Austrian dessert wines are incredibly delicious and during that presentation I must have tasted all the styles possible. MORE >>

The NYT recently ran a terrific profile of Ntsiki Biyela, originally from KwaZulu Natal who had never tasted wine before learning to make it on a scholarship at Stellenbosch University. He talks about it in the below video at a TED conference in London. I’m a day late to the theme of the Labor Day holiday. wine picks MORE >>

had spent the opening day (February 3) in the Napa Valley at a conference related to the Masters of Wine (though happily we did have an Italian wine seminar with many examples of great Italian wine). so I am on my way to the opening of New York, February 3, 2010. will let you know more when I am there! MORE >>