In 2006, Parker’s assistant, Joan Passman, told a New York Times reporter that Parker purchased bottles “on occasion” but that “by far the largest portion” of wines he sampled were free samples. Robert Parker states that his publication, The Wine Advocate, purchases “more than 60%” of the wines that it reviews. respect that….” MORE >>

New York legislators are considering a shift to allow wine to be sold in supermarkets –and wine stores to sell gourmet cheese, cigars, beer and even have ATMs. New customers often say they don’t recognize any of our labels to which we say, “Awesome, that means we are doing a good job!&#. Avg price $15. Low $8. MORE >>

Further, “The wines will be reviewed in our standard blind-tastings in the company’s New York office.&# Given that Molesworth does not rate barrel samples, is the the end of the magazine’s participation in en primeurs, the system of selling Bordeaux wines two years before the arrive? SIPPED: new owners. MORE >>

they are not "fruity" in the New World sense of the word. The reds are also milder than most New World reds. Fun Facts about Sicillian wine: Sicily produces more wine than New Zealand, Austria and Hungary combined. Fortunato Nicotra arrived in New York City to work for celebrity chef Lidia Matticchio Bastianich in 1995.  MORE >>

mention this because a few hours prior to reading them, I took my list of winners from the New York Wine and Food Classic and went shopping for wines on that list. would love to walk down that aisle of New York wines and see some kind of tag under the display that indicates a gold or double gold winner and what event it was awarded at. MORE >>