Why is it that wine-'experts' rather drink champagne from a crystal than from a plain glass (with the same shape)? Is it because - crystal shows the colour of...

Dear Sirs, Can anyone please explain me or refer me someone that can explain me very well the grading system of Port wine: I want to know the follwing table...

Going to a friend's place tonight for burgers - or rather bifteck haché, but made from tenderloin and truffles. If he weren't going to cook it, I'd haul out...

I am interested in hearing from anyone familiar with the Tampa/St Pete/Sarasota area (jcoulter?) about good wine retailers in the area? I know firsthand about...

I have just listed a rare food & wine book on eBay: "The Gourmet's Companion" (1963) is a huge compendium of writings on food and wine. This is a SIGNED first...

Have a few bottles of their wine after visit there and their chardonnay was the BEST. Anyone know of a comparable chardonnay? Next time I am up in WA Columbia...

Betsy and I took the train into the city last night to celebrate our friend Joe Bongiorno's 50th. Joe is passionate about a lot of things, especially...

First of all, excuse me for misspelling previously the Port wine word. I am planning a trip to the Douro region. Can you all please tell me anythign related...

do any of you use any web site to contribute tasting notes? the reason i ask is that i often see tasting notes on afw, but the structure varies so often - and...

Dear All I have a friend who would like to know what order you would put the following Champagne producers in terms of quality. Bruno Paillard , Drappier ,...

Opened a fantastically good Thierry-Guillemard Pommard 'Clos Blanc' 1996 last night but could find no info about the producer in any of the wine books. Anybody...

Probably of no interest to the USA based members, but of possible interest to the UK and Europe based ones is that last weeked Decanter ran a two day fine wine...

Hello, I am writing to inform you that we have in stock a few cases of Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2002. http://www.easy-wine.co.uk If you happen to be in...

Anyone knows where may I find Pichler's wine in Italy?

Hello group. I occasionally post to this discussion and just want to share my enthusiasm for a relatively new winery called Bella Vineyards in Sonoma County. ...

Hello, Can you all that have Porto wine books, recommend me the best most updated ones, with nice photos. I want in particular a Guide to Porto wines, I mean...

So, this weekend, I came down with a bit of cabin fever and fired up my convertible while the sun was still up (and it was just warm enough to run with the top...

Saturday night felt like a glass or two of red, opened the 1999 Catherine & Claude Maréchal Savigny-lès-Beaune “Les Lavières�. Nose of flowers...

K&L informed me by letter last Thursday that my pre-arrival/futures order of 5 bottles was in. I called on Friday, paid my shipping charges and my package was...

I am writing to inform the group that we have a few cases of Cloudy Bay 2002. http://www.easy-wine.co.uk Free delivery within M25. best wishes plamen g

We just returned from Europe. Whenever the server opened the bottle of wine, he/she sniffed the cork as soon as it was pulled out. Last night at a restaurant...

I've been using wine stores to make wine for me for several years now. I've tried many different types and have experimented with adjusting oak and tannins...

Hello, When and where is the major Portugal wine fair? Porto wine fair ? Thanks, Mario

I ran into a corked wine in Rome last week. It never occurred to me before that I needed to know how to say "corked" in Italian. The best I could do was say...

Am interested to know what the newsgroup considers the price of wine to be for THEIR POCKET BOOK for a .75 litre bottle of wine 1) cheap priced wine 2)...