Still blistering hot and still uncorking some nice Finger Lakes wines to help deal with the heat and still dining on summer salads, but added some corn on the cob to change it up a notch, I guess. lowered my white wine zone in the fridge from 49F to 43F to chill down the wine to deal with the heat. am just interested in the cold wine. MORE >>

Unprecedented Coalition of International Wine Regions Joined By Notable Chefs in Effort to Protect Wine Place Names NEW YORK - October 19, 2011 - Leadership from 15 of the world's premier wine regions came together along with renowned chefs from around the globe to call on policymakers to heed growing consumer demand for wine truth-in-labeling. MORE >>

Now the New York Times jumps into the pool with the announcement yesterday that they will be starting the New York Times Wine Club. The press release states “The New York Times Wine Club is operated independently of The Times’s critics or other members of the news department.&# MORE >>

Although one must still put up with some of the aches and pains of old age there was nothing very serious to deal with other than a slight weight issue. Each year, at least for the past three, I have been tasting new wines.(At At least new to me). New reds were just as interesting. This past year was no exception. MORE >>

The American wine icon Becky Wasserman is in New York City to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Le Serbet , her wine exporting company. They share about 50% of their DNA, so who said what isn't so big of a deal, is it? was lucky enough to spend a few hours the other day with Becky and her son Peter. had two young sons. Sorry. MORE >>