Main quibble: “After the harvest there will not be masses of grapes left to rot on the vine.&#. Tags: Bling Chicago tasting sized pours SPIT: Bling champagne. An unnamed source cites declines of 50-85% in champagne sales with pricey stuff hit hardest. The story by Alice Feiring in this weekend’s WSJ. per bottle to $0.28. MORE >>

fabulous experience today tasting the wines of Sartori di Verona at SD26, a fine Italian restaurant in Manhattan, where these excellent wines were paired with five courses. What made the tasting lunch so special was the passion of owner Andrea Sartori, who came across as a very traditionally-minded Italian of the classic world. MORE >>

This wine was incredibly well balanced with intensive fruit, tempered by oak that served as a "framework" rather than a main ingredient. Luis E. Garcia Sales Executive, and Sandra & Sandra. So is this a modern style. or traditional?" I asked Carlos Hubner-Arteta, President of Vinos Libres Wine Merchants, already knowing the answer. MORE >>

White Burgundy Tasting. Yet in the future you could help recall tasting notes from these wines with some practice. Recently, I had to taste and compare three white Burgundies from the above-named region in the same vintage for a Master of Wine related exercise. 2007 Jean Collet Chablis Vielles Vignes. Very good quality again. MORE >>

wEach of the presented wines was delicious -- the main message was really not about the individual wines, yet rather about the way that a Loire Sauvignon Blanc fits into a restaurant wine list or retail shelf. "What an incredible value!" News london wine fair sam harrop mw sauvignon blanc sauvignon blanc de loire project ambassadors MORE >>