Glen Carlou and Backsberg are neighboring wineries in Paarl who kindly hosted me for a tasting of both wines, then lunch at Backsberg’s lovely al fresco restaurant. Let’s call that the spirit of South Africa, yet it is wonderful to see wineries working together to showcase the styles and quality of South African wine. News S. MORE >>

In the way that the general wine drinking public under-values Loire red wines, I think that us Loire lovers under-value the wines of Domaine Filliatreau. In Saumur-Chamigny, it's easy to pay attention to the great wines of Clos Rougeard and to ignore everyone else. This is great wine! MORE >>

fabulous experience today tasting the wines of Sartori di Verona at SD26, a fine Italian restaurant in Manhattan, where these excellent wines were paired with five courses. what he meant by that was up for interpretation, yet my thought was that he wanted to produce balanced wine that tasted of the soil. liked this wine a lot. MORE >>

Not too long ago I was fortunate enough to attend a dinner featuring the wines of Noël Verset. The company was great, and so were the food and the wines. But this was truly a special experience because Noël Verset's wines are no longer being made - they are quite rare, and are increasingly expensive when they can be found. MORE >>

In Manhattan, this Spanish Denominacion de Origen (DO) sounded so glamorous and exotic, especially as it is home to the world’s most famous and expensive wines (Vega Sicilia, anyone?)?? Terroir of the Duero?? Making the Wine. Once racked, the wine undergoes malolactic fermentation. Ribera del Duero!?? MORE >>