Perhaps these things are a bit silly to focus on, but it became an issue when I decided to convene the Brooklyn Blind Tasting panel to sample a load of "basic" German Riesling from the 2009 vintage. Anyway, I bought some wines for the tasting, and when I asked a few Riesling importers for donations, they were all a bit confused. MORE >>

But will the e-tongues threaten critics next, dunking into wine and spitting out points? tasting sized poursSIPPED: keepin’ it klassy. Forget screwcap or cork: a company has just been authorized to put Bordeaux in a can. That should solve their marketing problems to young people since it will now be easier to shotgun! CNN ]. MORE >>

Eric Asimov, chief wine critic at The New York Times, dismisses our impossible food-wine pairings as “sad&# and irritating–eegad!! Tags: tasting sized pours SPIT: Tina Fey? The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers Association selects Sarah Palin as their convention speaker in Las Vegas. SPIT: impossible food-wine pairings! MORE >>

Monsters & Critics ]. Tags: tasting sized pours SIPPED: wine lifestyle…in New Hampshire. Bode Miller, the gold medal skier who once admitted to racing while hungover, plans to become a vintner in his home state of New Hampshire. It’s all downhill from here… [ Reuters ]. SIPPED: profits. Bloomberg ]. Decanter ]. MORE >>

from a local critic. Critics claim he “broke&# families he bought from and “compromised the artisanal essence of their companies.&#. tasting sized poursSIPPED: a new meaning for, “wine, down the hatch!&# [ source via reddit]. SIPPED: skulduggery. vinography ]. SPIT: scores. What drives Bordeaux prices? MORE >>