Saturday I went to a fundraiser for social action needs at a local church. I'm not a churchgoer, but the minister is my best friend, the chef for the...

The wine is Forster Jesuitengarten Riesling Auslese 1976, Dr. Bassermann-Jordan, AP Nr. 5 106 064 5 77. This wine has been properly stored by me since shortly...

Prolog: A friend is an archeologist whose relatives served in Central Powers forces in the first world war (in more than one Power, I think) and left letters...

Back in the saddle after a self-imposed hiatus (in note taking, not tasting) over the holidays. These are notes from the once a month blind tasting lunch I...

I always enjoy vertical tastings. Some people find them tedious - too much of the same thing - I find them fascinating. Tasting several vintages of the same...

Happy New Year, I'm new to this newsgroup and wanted to join in. Last night I opened a wonderful wine from Chile to share with my brother-in-law who was...

The Marketing Institute at the University of Innsbruck is conducting a research on the influence of country images on consumers' preferences for wine. Your...

AIRPLANE WINES - A JAL flight (1/9/2006) On a flight to HK. With airline food, culminating in one of those grey, steamed steaks. Blech!! Actually, a cold...

Hello; As the practical part of the lecture on the wines of Germany and Austria, 6 whites, tasted blind. 1 Very light color. Shy, evasive, slightly perfumed,...

*1998 Maison Leroy Bourgogne - France, Burgundy, Bourgogne (1/5/2006)* At Nobu Tokyo, with a wide range of foods. (First time I've been to Nobu. Everyone's...

WHAT TO DRINK WHEN YOUR WIFE COMES HOME WITH CRABS - Home in Tokyo (1/7/2006) On a recent shopping venture Cathryn found soft shell crab, one of our favorites...

HONG KONG TRAVELS - Around HK (1/9/2006-1/19/2006) Had to make a rather extended trip to HK for business. I love all varieties of Chinese food, but don't find...

A friend shared a bottle of this last weekend. I had never heard of Marcillac or its grape -- fer servadou (aka mancois). I'm kicking myself now for not...

Someone is reportedly selling software now to give personal wine recommendations (based on a questionnaire). It's hard for me to imagine a piece of software...

Last night was second without power, but I could use stovetop and decided to cook something simple by candlelight. Some good Italian fennel sausage was browned...

Actually, three pieces in today's S.F. Wine section: one with reviews of dozens of Grüners from the 2002, 2003, and 2004...

So yesterday started with a bang- literally, I was awakened by a mini-explosion, and watching an electric wire arcing spectacularly in front of house. We lost...

When we had a charity dinner in November, we were a bit oversubscribed. So we asked some friends who were a tad too late signing up to join us for dinner...

To the US and the UK http://www.groggle.net http://www.groggle.co.uk Jesus the Australian site isn't even out of beta yet. Google surely aren't going to...

I had each of these three wines over the weekend, the last one opened tonight. On Sunday, we had grilled sirloin steaks with a wonderful Roquefort-Madiera...

Hello; Here is a question for those with good vintage tables. Background: Self and XIna were married September 1981 (gad, but time flies!) which means we have...

It seems that we now get routine stories comparing booze to illegal drugs. In general the same people in favour of banning drugs are also in favour of banning...

Betsy left yesterday for some concerts and recording in NC, I found solace in leftover pasta with mushrooms last night. But the leftover Brunello wasn't up to...

Friday, with salmon glazed with an assortment of Asian-like flavors (soy, ginger, black beans) & white rice, the 1999 Closel "Clos du Papillon" Savennieres....

I'm actually in Tulsa, OK. I have tried everywhere in Tulsa, OKC, & Norman to find this wine. All wholesalers/distributers have been out of it for the past 4...