However, she did say that she is happy she is not working in a restaurant and bar like she did in college. The syrah will have the line “Oh sexy, girlfriend!&# What a crazy week in wine news! You’d think it was April Fool’s week. “Why is there sex education and not viticultural education? Floral. MORE >>

Gentaz is the revered traditionalist farmer and wine maker whose Côte-Rôties are considered by many Rhône cognoscenti as the greatest of all the Northern Rhône wines, the greatest Syrah in existence. I've never seen a bottle on any of the auction sites or on restaurant lists - I've never seen a bottle, period. Sounds like a lot, right? MORE >>

have three Ravenscroft glasses, for example, that I use for Cabernet Franc and Syrah. We all have our stories about a simple white in glass tumblers at a seaside restaurant, and rosé out of paper cups in the park on a sunny day with friends. I have a lot of wine glasses, but they are mismatched, as I have broken many over the years. MORE >>

Do you like Greek wines? do … they come in a variety of styles and price points and pair well with a wide variety of food. Typically they are also a very good value for the money, especially when it comes to reserve wines where you can still get a 1997 red with full development for just over $20. MORE >>

most sommeliers from top restaurants were there, lots of wine buyers, my friend Kevin the East Village Wine Geek wildly twittering photos. Côtes du Roussillon reds must be made from at least three grape varieties with Syrah or Mourvèdre making up at least twenty percent, and Grenache (the most widely planted variety) or Carignan. MORE >>