Does anyone have a copy of "Wines of the Great Plains", a spoof piece that appeared in Harpers (I think) about 15 years ago? Thanks, earle *

Last night, we had our research groups over for dinner. Jean had picked up some inexpensive wines to open, including a 2006 Woop Woop Shiraz, a simple, grapey...

Good friends and fellow wine appreciators visited for the holiday weekend, but they came to work: spent 2 days sanding, grinding and painting a...

The Winter 2007/2008 issue (in archive section) of City Style and Living magazine featured an article about Champagne. Check it out...

Saturday Betsy was in city for showcase, we had some close friends over for dinner. I was chef, and chef's prep wine was the 2007 Terres Dorees (JP Brun) "Brun...

Tried the subject wine at a restaurant in Chapel Hill, NC.... Never had a Cab Blend before from Languedoc and it was just OK to my taste. Based upon a...

I'd like to invite you to Terroir Vino 2008. Here some details : Terroir Vino was created by the press office of TigullioVino.it. This wine portal, created...

2000 Albert Mann Riesling Grand Cru Schlossberg – I was certain from the beginning that this was an Alsatian Riesling, although the nose became even more...

Thursday was a long long day with no wine, so Friday I was ready. I took a rainy drive down to Tribeca, picked up Oswaldo, then headed to East Village to meet...

Hello All! There was a discussion about artichokes with vinaigrettes but it quickly diverged into a discussion of aperitifs derived from artichokes. I can't...

Ordered with dinner this weekend in Chicago: 2005 F. Chidaine Vouvray 'Les Argiles' nose: green apples, minerals, citrus palate: acidity, intense minerality,...

If anyone is interested in buying this book, it is now at BJ's...

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Arriving in my Inbox this p.m., an email offer from the Antique Wine Company, touting one of the "bargains" of '05 Bordeaux: '05 Cos D'Estournel. Price? ...

With a simple dinner last night of cheese tortellini in a tomato-basil-garlic sauce, Jean asked for a "gutsy red." Inspection of the "to drink" rack led me...

I love spring. Dinner on patio, the goldfinches at the feeder, lilacs in bloom (actually something new in bloom every day). And of course rosé season. With...

The wines are Saintsbury Reserve Carneros Chardonnay 1990 & Burgess Napa Cabernet Sauvignon 1978. Both were bought soon after release, had a sound cork, a fill...

These are videos that I make about working for O'Vineyards in the south of France. I'll update this first post and keep it as an index or table of contents...

This is a weekly reminder that the FAQ for this group resides at the website http://winefaq.hostexcellence.com. Additionally, it is posted monthly to the...

I don't drink as much Zin these days as some here, but I do have some affection for the grape. When a recipe for "smoky pork chops with black bean relish" (I...

With scallops over a fennel slaw with olives and oranges, we had the 2007 Babich Sauvignon Blanc. Very typical, grapefruit and gooseberry with a little edge of...

Saturday night's dinner consisted of scallops and Patagonian Toothfish pan-seared and served with a mango-papaya-avocado salsa of the non-spicy variety. ...

On May 4, 11:11�pm, Christopher Sprague wrote: Purchased in Paris at les Caves d'Auge (after much unsuccessful searching for this...

Christopher Sprague wrote: The aromas were complex. Adjectives around the room ran the gamut: pencil lead, roses, pine bark, Asian five-spice,...

Last night we went to some nearby friends' home for dinner. One of those evenings where I am the only non-musician (though this was mostly jazz folks), but...