2014 Bordeaux Barrel Tasting: James Molesworth’s Blogs and Wine Reviews (Wine Spectator)
James Molesworth is tasting barrel samples in Bordeaux to get a first glimpse of the 2014 vintage, likely the best the region has seen since 2010. Follow along with his tasting notes and daily blogs
16 Distinctive Wines from the Veneto (Wine Spectator)
New reviews of bright whites and ripe reds from northern Italy
NV Pizzolato Fields Prosecco Brut Organic
I knew this would be a fun buy – Organic Prosecco at Costco for $8.99; it’s hard to go wrong. And this bottle is exactly what you’d expect. I don’t see much of a reason to go further upstream from here for an every day bubbly.Nice fruit; citrus flavors, apple, pear. Dry finish as expected, very crisp and refreshing. Aweso
2013 Domaine de Chene-Colombe Macon Villages
I first came across this wine in the 2011 vintage about 10 months ago, so was happy to see the 2013 appear at my Costco. After I reviewed the 2011 back in May of 2014 I had several readers write in that they really enjoyed this wine, and agreed with my take that this was a pretty good White Burgundy at a fair price ($14.89 this year vs $13.99 last
FLEUR DU CAP Sauvignon Blanc Western Cape Bergkelder Selection 2014 $10 (Wine Spectator)
A fresh and direct South African white
TURLEY Zinfandel Paso Robles Pesenti Vineyard 2012 $35 (Wine Spectator)
A zesty California Zinfandel with lots of character
California Wine Country Macabre
Holy moly. WTF, Wine Country? Something is seriously wrong. Anyone have a biodynamic calendar handy to see if we've just all had a long string of root days? Or maybe the arsenic is causing mental imbalance.... First we heard of the horrific events of last Monday, in which Robert Dahl shot his investor Emad Tawfilis execution-style and then took hi
De Ponte Cellars: Burgundy-bred Winemaker Finds Solace in Dundee Hills
Like so many Californians who have traveled north to Oregon to establish a winery, Scott and Rae Ellen Baldwin had owned a walnut orchard in the Central Valley of California and lived in Carmel Valley. They bought a hazelnut orchard near Forest Grove and planted a vineyard, but once they ...
30 Second Wine Advisor: Is the oak age over?
I don't know whether it's just my buying choices or if the market is changing, but it seems to me that the age of the "oak bomb" is passing, and I for one won't mourn it
Unfiltered: Kelly Brook Celebrates with 1,000 Magnums of Veuve (Wine Spectator)
Plus, Top Chef's Fabio Viviani’s new wine label, Russell Simmons teams up with Bombay, Long Island’s Walter Channing dies, and more
Anson on Thursday: What have the Romans done for us?
It's not everyday that someone hand delivers a fossilised 2,000 year old vine plant to my front door, but last week I found myself sitting at my kitchen table with viticulture and agronomy consultant Tamara McIntosh, a Roman vine laid carefully out in front of us.
Latour L’Enclos vineyard goes fully organic
The famed 47-hectare walled vineyard of Chateau Latour, known as L'Enclos, has converted entirely to organic farming for the 2015 vintage.