Curious about what wine to bring for Thanksgiving dinner? The most important consideration is to find a good "food wine" -- especially wines that will pair well with thanksgiving foods like turkey and sweet potatoes that also have that elusive quality of "balance.". Suavia Soave Clasico DOC 2009 Veneto, Italy. Very mineral rich!" MORE >>

It's that time of the year again. Over the next few days I'll be featuring wines that will work for you this coming holiday season. Here is the first, Stoller Vineyards SV Estate Pinot Noir 2007. Located in the heart of Oregon's Willamette Valley in the Dundee Hills AVA, Stoller brings this Pinot Noir to the Thanksgiving table with a blast. MORE >>

In a profile of Aida Batlle , a coffee grower in El Salvador, The New Yorker blows the lid on coffee’s imitation of wine. Check out all these ways how they are threatening us now: * using word “terroir” * rise of estate labeling. a focus on harvesting good fruit. existence of a barista guild certification. wine random MORE >>

The eating in Jerez and Sanlucar was pretty great. It's all about tapas, small dishes that you order too many of and share with friends. Generally, you go to lunch at about 3:30 and eat a lot of tapas. You finish at something like 5:30. You take break, and then go to dinner at something like 9. Olives are amazing. And there is Jamon. That's it. MORE >>

It's Halloween night and I just want to relax, sip a nice wine, eat a little cheese and sample some of the sweet goodies in the Trick or Treat bowl. Forget the relaxing, but three out of four is not bad. Nice and soft mouthfeel with some Finger Lakes mineral, lime and green apple. The finish was dry, long and citrusy. riesling Finger Lakes MORE >>