A lot of people don't like blind tasting, but I enjoy it a lot. My favorite way to blind taste is to get together with a group of friends and ask everyone to bring a bottle to serve to the group. My friend Tista was in town recently and I decided to use his visit as an excuse to gather some friends and have a blind tasting dinner. MORE >>

They used to do free tastings weekly in the store but now have switched to larger ones only once a month. The other wine that I bought after the tasting was the Commanderie de Peyrassol, a Provencal rosé that is consistently fun and delicious (and a good value, on sale for $14.39 Tags: New York City wine picks wine shops MORE >>

Blind wine tastings at this Paris shop involve some guessing. Tags: tasting sized pours SPIT: going nuclear. Tired of sharing a name with a problematic nuclear facility, a French wine region opts for a new one that anglophones can’t pronounce. The Independent ]. SPIT: damned wine saloons. 1010wins.com ]. Spring boutique ]. 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 >>

I'd also like to invite you all to contribute any of your tasting notes this year, and wish to thank you for following so faithfully. Well, tomorrow will make it three years since I started this wine blog. I'm working to cover more topics in 2011 and maybe even explore other media like video. Happy New Year, Dave Trieger Vigna Uva Vino MORE >>