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Q & A With Alice F. After the deBored Attack
May 14, 2008
Q: In your opinion do most Californian wines stink? A:Yes. Q:Why is that? A: So many reasons. But generally, the...
Meet the Sean Hannity of the Wine World
May 13, 2008
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oew-debord12-2008may12,0,6289192.story I wish on Mr. Matt, nothing else in his cellar but Au Bon Climat, Flora Springs, Joseph Phelps, Far...
Portland Indie Take Two
May 8, 2008
Terroir. Who knew that word could get the room roiling. Sure there was that Harold McGee article in the New...
What Happened at the Portland Indie: Part One
May 6, 2008
I found my narrow seat on the plane, and I spent five hours between the knit of My Life...
The Man on the Train and Vin Naturel
April 22, 2008
My voyage to see Ethel for Passover started with a sweaty taxi ride uptown to Penn Station. It was a...
Japan and Natural Wine
April 18, 2008
Or say that the end precedes the beginning, And the end and the beginning were always there Before the beginning...
Japan and Natural Wine
April 18, 2008
Or say that the end precedes the beginning, And the end and the beginning were always there Before the beginning...
Contemplating Roth After Days of Wine Tasting
April 16, 2008
Like many others in New York I've been drenched in tasting season. (Today was Polaner. Best wine? That's tough, Emidio...
Finding Comfort in Cava and Philip Roth
April 12, 2008
Mr. Roth in his Letting Go era. In February, on the outskirts of Barcelona, as I foraged into the...
Michael Steinberger on the Future ( of wine writing)
April 8, 2008
You might want to take a look. Download file A fine article, but one expects no less of Slate’s Michael...
More on Copper
April 6, 2008
On a brief hiatus due to computer failure but do check out ...The Wine Enabler for a less emotional, more...
Nicolas Joly on Copper
April 1, 2008
Ah, copper. That old bugaboo of the biodynamic world. Take a look at the fiery comments on the previous entry...
Nicolas Joly on Copper
April 1, 2008
Ah, copper. That old bugaboo of the biodynamic world. Take a look at the fiery comments on the previous entry...
The Dashe Connection
March 24, 2008
So, Mike Dashe, known for his zinfandel (his riesling is pretty damned good) catches my expression, which I imagine...
The Dashe Connection
March 24, 2008
So, Mike Dashe, known for his zinfandel (his riesling is pretty damned good) catches my expression, which I imagine...
California Style and Corison's No Show Girls
March 20, 2008
Still on the California mission, my next stop was the Skurnik tasting. I plucked a wineglass and took a...
Tasting California: The Teaser
March 20, 2008
In the near future I'm going to be placed over the barbie coals. As my feet catch fire the gate...
Tasting California: The Teaser
March 20, 2008
In the near future I'm going to be placed over the barbie coals. As my feet catch fire the gate...
Jenny & Francois: The Spring '08 Tasting Report
March 15, 2008
The scene at the latest Jenny & Francois tasting? Energized. Wines showed well and there were plenty of slurpers and...
My Life With/Out TV ...and TB (Tre Bicchieri, that is)
March 4, 2008
When these tastings were at the Puck Building it was all so easy. But feeling obligated, I shlepped uptown on...
Matt Kramer on Austerity
February 28, 2008
Have a similar palate and I'll love you? Yeah, I'm easy. I felt like a big sore little toe...
The Elusive Californian Terroir
February 26, 2008
I hooked up with my friend Pascaline who is here from France. On a breezy visit she said to...
The Elusive Californian Terroir
February 26, 2008
I hooked up with my friend Pascaline who is here from France. On a breezy visit she said to...
Climate Change Conference: what stood out?
February 19, 2008
The “Climate Change in Spain,” was a rather emotional panel. Amongst the six scientists was a guy Santiago Minguez, who...
Global Warming & Wine Conference: M. Rolland guided tasting
February 18, 2008
The tasting panel at the conference. From left to right, Jacques Lurton, Michel Rolland and the conference's leader, Pancho...
The Winners in Global Warming
February 16, 2008
Bruo Prats was up after the coffee break. In case you don't know him, he is the former owner of...
The Winners in Global Warming
February 16, 2008
Bruo Prats was up after the coffee break. In case you don't know him, he is the former owner of...
Live Blogging from Climate Change and Wine Conference
February 16, 2008
Barcelona, Spain I'm sitting in a large dining room in the Barbarellesque Hotel Hesperia, the site of the 2nd Climate...
Where Am I Not Today...
February 10, 2008
It is with great sadness that I report that I though I am headed to JFK, I am not on...
Filippo Antonelli. The Sagrantino Voice of Reason
February 8, 2008
I admit a fascination with Sagrantino di Montefalco from my first sip of a 1996 Antonelli, which I had...
What Do Wine Drinker's Want? (Does California Gets the Message?)
February 1, 2008
It's unbelievable how they got away with it, but annual Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California went on...
What Do Wine Drinker's Want? (Does California Gets the Message?)
February 1, 2008
It's unbelievable how they got away with it, but annual Unified Wine and Grape Symposium in Sacramento, California went on...
Dr. Parzen Clears Up The Guilio Mascarello Story
January 16, 2008
The esteemed Jeremy Parzen came to the research rescue and just wrote in to clear up the confusion (see the...
Old Barolo and the Fish of Economy: A Rant
January 16, 2008
I was reading about illegal fish in the New York Times. And it struck me how the world is about...
Top Champagne Picks of the Year
December 30, 2007
Happy New Year to you all. Thank you for reading and participating and the emails. Wishing you all a...
Champagne Gets the California Journo Treatment
December 29, 2007
It’s been a sorry year for wine journalism. Remember that article I blogged which reported Burgundy being grown in California?...
Pre-New Years Wine for The Young Folk + Adults
December 27, 2007
Tonight, after going to see The Savages, I called my old, dear friend Ronni. Ronni, the kind of girl who...
Paris: Second Night. Racines
December 16, 2007
Wild man Pierre Jancou's (above) new place, Racines, is in Passage des Panaoramas in the 2nd. Get off at...
France: Part One
December 12, 2007
There was supposed to be a transit strike (again) in Paris and I am sweating it out. Will I get...
France: Part One
December 12, 2007
There was supposed to be a transit strike (again) in Paris and I am sweating it out. Will I get...
Hearty Burgundy at Sanford?
December 4, 2007
The link for the story entitled Burgeoning Burgundy - Vineyard Purchase Improves Winemaker's Odds (by Elizabeth Werhane) isn't working but...
How Natural is Natural: the Debate
November 28, 2007
The irrepressible Clark Smith has a l-o-n-g editorial up on Appellation America. Do check it out. A good chunk of...
What Does the Top Wine of the Year Mean?
November 18, 2007
I ground the coffee, boiled the water and poured into the French Press. I slipped a polar fleece vest over...
Long Island Explained
November 15, 2007
Long Island is a little pissed with me today. Who can blame them? I actually didn’t think anyone would see...
Long Island Explained
November 15, 2007
Long Island is a little pissed with me today. Who can blame them? I actually didn’t think anyone would see...
The Wine Cop: Corked at Una Pizza Napoletana
November 9, 2007
The smell inside of Una Pizza N, the spot for a pie I had long neglected on 12th Street swept...
The Parkerbeeste and Nossiter
November 1, 2007
A relative of the Parkerbeeste Like many other wine folk I’ve been amused by the going ons over at...
Hanna Agostini's Parker Book Shakes the World!!
October 27, 2007
Hanna Agostini, Parker's past point-woman in Bordeaux who in 2003 had been questioned in connection with improper exploitation of...
Hanna Agostini's Parker Book Shakes the World!!
October 27, 2007
Hanna Agostini, Parker's past point-woman in Bordeaux who in 2003 had been questioned in connection with improper exploitation of...
The Dressner Tasting
October 20, 2007
I got a message from someone I know, who was bummed. “You’re not alone in being blacklisted. I’m blacklisted from...