Jenny & François import these wines for the east coast, and they organized a tasting in a small and very comfortable setting that actually encouraged conversation, instead of merely offering a glass and a spit bucket. And converse we did - I spoke with Emmanuel for about an hour while tasting, and I learned a great deal about his wines. MORE >>

Alabama’s liquor authority has banned a label depicting a nude nymph (side view!) Although it is available in the other 49 states, Alabama regulations prohibit labels with “a person posed in an immoral or sensuous manner,&# according to NBC Los Angeles. Tags: American wine tasting sized pours from a 1895 poster. MORE >>

Some of the labels indicate the relative sweetness (trocken, halbtrocken, feinherb, etc.), 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. some do not. Sounds like a basic wine. MORE >>

So what if Anjou producer Olivier Cousin wrote “Anjou Olivier Cousin” on his label? American wine tasting sized poursSIPPED: snappy advice. GQ.com has a fun list of 25 wine tips that may run counter to expectations (cool photos too). SIPPED: Yeoman wine. SPIT: brainwashing. SPIT: left on the block. Sign o’ the times? MORE >>

At that dinner we drank a great bottle of Lafarge old vines Aligoté and I was excited to find out whether it would be that wine or the fantastic Alice and Olivia de Moor Aligoté that would stun everyone at the tasting. What better way to find out than to convene the Brooklyn Blind Tasting Panel and get into a few bottles. MORE >>