This week has been about as far up and down on Pinot Grigio as it can get. Earlier in the week I tasted what maybe the worst tasting Pinot Grigio I ever had. Pinot Grigio makes terrific aperitifs before a meal. white wine Italian Pinot GrigioThen, on Sunday, I opened what may be one of the best. MORE >>

blend of Vidal Blanc, Chardonnay and Pinot Gris named after Jennie Wade. Wine is listed as a semi-dry, but this is much sweeter than the semi-dry wines I've tasted. Two months ago my wife (Shirley) and daughter (Pam) spent a few days in Gettysburg PA. really was not too anxious to open any of them until this past week. MORE >>

It’s the time of year when distributors and/or importers have annual (or semi-annual) portfolio tastings. Yesterday was the Polaner Selections tasting and I dropped by for a while in the second half. Mostly the range consistes of blanc de blancs from Mesnil, but the rosé has 25% pinot noir from Ambonnay. Really, a WOW! MORE >>

That's the time most of the wineries open the tasting rooms. Last time here I was tasting only red wines, but today I planned on a white wine only day. tasted four white wines, purchased a few and back tracked to Swedish Hill Winery. Fortunately, today Pam only tasted a few and decided to do all the driving. MORE >>

And that’s what Dave Erickson, a site reader in North Carolina who blogs at the Wine Mule , has been doing and he sent in this question about them: We had a tasting of orange wines the other night , and the question came up: How do sommeliers deal with these wines, when they all seem to need anywhere from 4 to 24 hours to become presentable? MORE >>