People who know I'm a wine geek invariably ask my opinion of their "special wine." I don't want to offend them by saying I don't like it (as is often, sadly,...

To whomever does the maintenance: In the section of recommendations for restaurants in Sonoma valley, Mixx and Lolo have been closed for a couple of years...

Just in case you didn't know - the bureaucrats have come up with an official 39 signs of drunkenness....

Last night I met two of my favorite NYC winegeeks (and one lovely wife'o'geek) at the midtown Peking Duck House for dinner. A good dinner, good to great wines,...

Sad to hear that Art Stratemeyer passed away 8 April 2008. Art's wife Betsy informs me that as a result the wonderful wine-related site Stratsplace.com will...

Blind tasting lunch notes. A veritable plethora of whites today, perhaps in celebration of summer? 2004 Mastroberardino Greco di Tufo Nova Serra – grassy...

The secrets of a healthy life may lie at the bottom of a glass of red wine - but scientists have warned that such a life may not necessarily be a long...

Betsy made a lemony pasta with hot pepper oil, served with grilled breast over greens. She said it was spicy, so I went with a little RS, choosing the 2006 F....

http://www.comics.com/comics/franknernest/index.html Loosely wine-related. Dan-O

Wednesday was warm but gorgeous, with low humidity for July in NY. I went to the waterfront concert for a picnic with friends, then joined Betsy at her...

Please contact me by private email, I may just be in a position to get to NZ afterall. -- Joseph Coulter, cruises and...

Hi, we'd like to receive your opinion about the possibility to ship a container from Italy to Far-East in summer period. Is there somebody that has experience...

Wine in the garden yesterday. With ****aladiere and endive tarts: 2006 Thornhaven Gewurztraminer – sweet varietal nose, good fruit in middle and clean...

WOFW did a feature by Jamie Goode on cellar management software, if anyone surprised Cellartracker was the clear...

Betsy's mom got into NYC, in preparation for a "girl's trip" to DC with Betsy, Betsy's sister, and niece. We had my mom-in law, sister in law, and nephew over...

Saturday was wineless, we flew to Atlanta and just had water for dinner. Sunday we went out with my parents and brother's family to celebrate my parent's 50th...

As there have been a few obituaries in this NG recently, it might be useful to add that on 2nd May, Romano Levi passed away in his home town of Neive,...

Today, Jean and I popped into a local wine retailer to pick up a few white and sparkling wines for our vacation next week. Just as we arrived, a major...

Last night Betsy made a duck breast salad, callalou (apparently the greens from the taro plant, a new one to us, we are alternates on a CSA package), and...

Notes from a very interesting Loire tasting (mostly done blind) matched with Japanese cuisine. 1993 Dom. du Closel Savennieres Cuvee Speciale – light straw...

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...

Last night we had dinner on the patio, with David and a friend. Flank steak in an Asian marinade with zucchini...

Tawny Port seems to me to be God's icing on the cake of creation. Any recommendations....I really don't care about exotic descriptions or very pricey...

Yippee, summer's here, and with it concerts in the park by the river. Betsy, David and I packed a picnic, headed to river, met friends, listened to Brazilian...

On the nose strawberries (ripe) and cherries I thought a little ofthe vegetal stuff of Cab Franc but . . . Color really bright on pour but deep ruby on...