Across town and upstate, specialty wine shops such as Chambers Street Wines and Crush Wine and Spirits or Grapes the Wine Company, often broker collections of rare older wines that individual collectors are selling. And I know plenty of Connecticut wine enthusiasts who do much of their wine shopping in New York. Full text of A06884. MORE >>

They are trend-setters or at the very least someone who wants to help a diner or customer discover something new that they might only find at a restaurant or specialty shop. The New York Times magazine ran an infographic on Sunday that compiled the picks of 18 wine industry types. The category? Wines under $12. What do you think? MORE >>

I called Chuck because The Jug Shop is renowned for its Australian inventory, and I called Daniel because hardly a week goes by in which I’m not receiving offers on Australian wines from his store. Regarding unbiased sources, I must confess that I’m a little confused, too, and maybe you can help me understand something. MORE >>

One of the most fun aspects of living in Manhattan is that is a city of "wine geeks" who often happen to work in the city's best wine shops. Of course, there is always a theme. Sometimes it is comparing quality, sometimes comparing regions. And of course the old world/new world theme. thought also 2008. MORE >>

Purchasing one or both of these hardcover books helps support this blog and all its free content all for the price of less than your entry-level Pinot Noir (and there’s even a list of Pinots under $25 in A Year of Wine !). It will change the way you think and may even change the way you shop and the wines you buy.&#. Listen here. MORE >>