But I had never tasted them. David Hirsch poured me a sample of his 2008 “The Bohans-Dillon&# pinot noir at the recent trade tasting of his New York distributor. The smoky taste can come in non-blaze years from the “toast&# level of barrels.) He added that people like to “drink pinot and talk terroir.&# MORE >>

So we don’t know the taste and profile of the different villages. Rodriguez said that when he presented the idea of a terroir-based bottling to the 17 or so growers who had provided grapes to Remelluri, they were overjoyed. Telmo Rodriguez was in full cry when I met him in New York City recently. Just a few brands? We don’t know Rioja. MORE >>

Jay took us through a tutored tasting of eight wines, showing us on a map (very helpful!) " After the tasting, guests could meet the three dozen producers and taste their wine. Burgundy News burgundy jeanne-marie du cjamps terroirhow the different village plots differentiated against one another in terms of aspect. MORE >>

Jenny & François import these wines for the east coast, and they organized a tasting in a small and very comfortable setting that actually encouraged conversation, instead of merely offering a glass and a spit bucket. And converse we did - I spoke with Emmanuel for about an hour while tasting, and I learned a great deal about his wines. MORE >>

Seminar Tasting. "The Italians seem so happy to be here in New York," says a friend, after the Friday night close of the Italian Wine Exchange Grand Tasting. Terroir: Diversity and Complexity of Brunello di Montalcino, Chianti Classico, and Vino Nobile di Montepulciano. Professor Attilio Scienza. "Why is that?" MORE >>