panel of sommeliers blind tastes wines that have been put through the Vinturi aerator. The NYT tasting panel has some good picks for all your blanc de blancs needs. tasting sized poursSIPPED: anti-snobbery. What might just be the best-selling wine glass this holiday season? Sales have hit $5 million already. CNN ]. MORE >>

There is some duplication with Evan Dawson’s travel post from yesterday but there is also much new, including John’s tasting notes from Mayacamas Cabernet 2003, 1991, 1985, 1974, & 1968. Tasting this wine takes me back to the excitement I had tasting the newly released 1986 Bordeaux. 2015-2050. 2017-2050. MORE >>

SIPPED: wine from the pre-score era. But how did the consumers know if it was any good since it didn’t have a score out of 100? tasting sized poursSIPPED: silence. This one is for the rare Yvon Metras Felurie ’09 from magnum; other videos include an ’06 Barbaresco from Jero anda ’70 Jordan Cab from mag. MORE >>

Hardy Wallace (above) dropped in on the en primeurs tastings and handed out his scores ranging from 101.00 Jancis Robinson provides a primer in the various ways that samples at the en primeurs tastings can be manipulated to show their best. Bordeaux tasting sized poursSIPPED: the zany. to 102.36 points in.17 Eater ]. MORE >>

SPIT: scores. post on the Liv-Ex blog suggests a change from scores to brands. tasting sized poursSIPPED: a new meaning for, “wine, down the hatch!&# [ source via reddit]. SIPPED: skulduggery. Alder Yarrow has one of his quasi transcripts up about a fascinating panel discussion on alcohol, levels and balance. vinography ]. MORE >>