And if you were third overall in the Tour de France, what would you imbibe the evening before the rest day? Hopefully it was the real deal and not the Katadyn “wine&# powder. SIPPED: Desperation! The Swiss water purification company, Katadyn, has a wine-like product for non-discriminating, thirsty trekkers. Der Spiegel ]. MORE >>

My maternal grandfather loved the great wines of France and Italy. also admire Tom Brady a great deal for his leadership, ability to perform in clutch situations and his ability to raise the level of the players around him. There’s a new order at the Wine Advocate. His unedited replies follow below. It was a fantastic education. MORE >>

Consumer sentiment this strong is a clear signal that Americans care a great deal about the location a wine comes from and clearly want ready access to that information when looking at a bottle." Results from a recent poll of U.S. Key findings from the poll of 1,000 U.S. This poll shows that U.S. Las Vegas and Los Angeles. and beyond. MORE >>

Another male co-worker is now dealing with breast cancer. One of the great things about social networking is that you often get in contact with friends and classmates from a time when all was great, life was fun and we were all going to live forever. We probably all know some body that died of this disease and may also know survivors. MORE >>

To my knowledge, chenin blanc reaches its greatest expressions in France’s long, meandering Loire Valley. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words! Natural wines are growing in popularity. Are these wines forcibly better? MORE >>