My friend Mark Golodetz is a generous guy, and every year tries to put on a tasting for charity. This year he provided a complete vertical of Stony Hill...

After a very long day (evening board meeting) I came home and felt like a glass of white. There was a "party orphan" bottle of 2005 R.H. Phillips "Night...

Hello I have got a Spanish restaurant.I known many wines.

Hello from The Winery Channel.tv. My partner and I decided that there wasn't a website that got into the stories behind wine the way we'd like to see, so we...

Recently had a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc, which was described on its label as being "made from only free run juice." I've heard of free range chicken but...

Tonight we were invited for a dinner of chicken mole and at neighbor's house and were asked to bring a wine. Racking my brain about what to pair with mole...

I thought that the following information might be of interest to those of you that are interested in German wines. I just received an email from Johannes...

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 lamb chops in a sauce with peppers, tomatoes, and olives. Recipe is from Calabria, but I had no Calabrese wines. So I went north, and opened the...

AFW's own Filippo was kind enough to send me this bottle to try. In spite of the various barriers erected by international shipping it has been resting here...

What're they gonna call it, "Felonius Plonk?" LOL! Gallo to launch "Martha Stewart Vintage" wines Fri Sep 14, 2007 4:07pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - E. & J....

entertained some guests. Tasted the following: Columbia Crest "Grand Estates" 03, at $7.47; Cedar, plum, blackberry, casis, cherry, marmalade, vanilla. ...

I'm addressing this question mostly to the organic chemists in the group (hi, Mark!). While most wineries have stopped using bleach and other chlorine-based...

Our Anniversary, tomorrow the 17th. To celebrate today, opened: Iron Horse "Benchmark", 02 a Meritage,(my favorites), at $69.99 : Thin, no nose, jam taste,...

Honeywood berry wines, and Pasek berry wines. Mix with club soda, ice, serve in a plastic wine glass, stir with a fork or pinky finger. --Katy

Many 1979 red Bordeauxs were somewhat light and are now past their best. But it was a very mixed year. The best 1979 I have had is Chateau Petrus which is one...

A few days with a couple of real winners, a couple of good QPRs, and a couple mild disappointments- but no bad wines. Thursday was lemon chicken with...

Tonight, with a dinner of smoked duck, roasted potatoes and sauteed kale, we opened: 1999 Siduri "Garys' Vineyard" Pinot Noir color: dark center, browning at...

Hello folks, I recently gave away a 1998 bottle of merlot to a now ex girlfriend. For the life of me I cannot remember what it was. All I can remember is it...

1995 Valdicava, Bruello Di Montalcino "Madonna Del Piano" Received 6 bottles as a gift and never heard of it. Don't really see much quality Italian in...

I have approximately 137 issues of Wine Spectator from 1997 to 2006 to give away for free. You have to collect them in Brooklyn, NY. I have kept the issues...

I wonder if anyone else noticed that today was not the greatest for beverage matters in that there were 3 obituaries in the Washington Post. The beer writer...

Does anyone have an opinion as to whether the '03 is three times the wine of the '04? They retail in the neighborhood of US$55 for the '04 and US$165 for...

I have purchased via auction a case of 2005 Ch.Quattro Cahors. Not being familiar with most French wines, I was wondering what the good folks at afw could...

(from La Revue du Vin de France, train reading) During the Prussian siege of Paris at Christmas 1870, things were pretty tough. The Commune government made...