Missus off to her bridge club Christmas bash, so home alone and decided to open two halves, to sort out what to drink at Christmas with the pud. Kuentz-Bas...

Tuesday was a hectic day, I was crushed at work, Betsy was working hard painting David's old room. Neither of us felt like we could cook, so she ordered from...

Many months ago a friend gave me a bottle of this Oregon PN, with the comment that this wine "proved that Pinots are almost always pver-priced". This wine...

What is the most important categories name in the differentiating each wines so that they are different? Vintage ? Producer name ? Wine Name ? Please...

Anyone here know where to get those large round tulip wine glasses that I see professional wine tasters use at wine tasting meets? (Me being somewhat of a...

This past Saturday marked the occasion of our annual Saturnalia, masquerading as a Christmas party for our research groups. Having shipped Andrew over to his...

Opened last night with friends. 2003 Latour Macon-Lugny "Les Genievres". - Nice white burgundy for $12.00. Notes of pear, flowers, a nice richness and...

Wednesday night I made two decisions- never, ever, again to spill a package of mung beans, and to take Loire gamay off my buy list. After spending a loooonnngg...

Opened a 2006 Meulenhof Erdener Treppchen Kabinett* last night with dinner. And yes, it's a Kabinett designated as one star. Although just calling it an...

Saturday Betsy was playing in NJ, I made a steak, some quick coucous, and some spinach. Decided to try 2 375s of Bordeaux, as a little comparison: 2003 Ch,....

Wondering if Lafite, Latour, Morton and Margaux bottles carry unique serial numbers and if there is any way of tracking these online? I know Roederer have...

Lynch Bages is a wine that I generally buy every year. I found the 2001 Lynch Bages on close-out last year and bought a case for $42/ bottle a year or so ago....

In his new book "The Red Wine Diet". UK researcher Roger Corder makes an interesting case for a diet high in procyanidins, one of the phenols found in red...

I found three bottles of the 1989 Dominus Napa Valley Cabernet while rummaging through the celler so I opened one last night with braised sirloin tips. ...

Lunch notes: 2005 Cuilleron St. Joseph 'Le Lombard' - interesting wine that we fumbled about with, understandably, as it wasn't quite like any common varietal...

Betsy was playing Friday night, I decided to go with seafood after my red meat overload (steak tartare then short ribs) night before. Betsy's not a big...

I've been searching for Oz's French term he describes in the BBC series mentioned above that sounds to me like "tehrwar" - to describe the difference in two...

The ideal connoisseur should be able to say that according to the book "Making Sense of Wine."

For one who is known to be overly verbose at times, this one almost leaves me at a loss for words. Last night, I prepared Maryland style Lump Crab Cakes...

Betsy had a long day in the city, rehearsal for a chamber orchestra concert in AM, then rehearsal for a couple of Andrea Bocelli concerts. I picked her up,...

On your way to work Wednesday morning, your car starts to stutter, spit and sputter, then dies at the traffic light. Next light, same coughing, car stalls, you...

I loves alcohols! I drink anything to get wasted. Here's a tip, the faster you drink the more wasted you get. Ok! Message sent by Maurice Chavez from mombu...

Tonight, Jean went out to dinner with a visiting speaker while I was in a meeting. Knowing our speaker to be a Zin fan, she decided to bring one to the...

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...

Betsy made latkes as well as ribeye steaks and broccoli Wednesday (she was raised in a secular household, and didn't even know she was Jewish till she was 8,...