October is The Month for Swanky Wine Events in San Francisco
Well, I never. Who knew there were so many high-priced, super-swanky wine events in San Francisco. Maybe I was just
2003 Domaine Tempier Bandol Rose, Bandol (Provence), France
It’s almost futile to really try and do justice to Domaine Tempier as a vintner from any perspective — historical,
Who Knew?: A Short Review of SF FallFest 2004
Normally when I hear about big marketing events where for fifty, seventy, one hundred bucks you get a ticket to
2001 Hitching Post Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara, California
My tastings recorded here tend to wander, and today I’ve found myself back in the heart of one of the
Now There’s An Idea: Pay to Avoid Plonk
In this interesting tidbit (that I illegally scraped off of a random news site) it looks like the EU has
WBW2 Roundup: Spanish Reds
Yesterday was Wine Blogging Wednesday #2, and what a day it was, with 21 bloggers from around the globe all
2001 Artadi “Pagos Viejos” Rioja, Spain
Here we are at WBW2, the second ever Wine Blogging Wednesday and I’m your host for this episode entitled “Spanish
It’s Wine Blogging Wednesday
Yes, today is WBW2, the second ever Wine Blogging Wednesday and I’m hosting this time around. The entries are already
Tickets On Sale for SF Fallfest 2004: Saturday, October 9th
In the category of swanky food and wine events, The Embarcadero Center and San Francisco Magazine are putting on the
Three New Appellations in California
Well it may not exactly be breaking news, but in the last few weeks, three new appellations were created in
2003 Domaine Bru Bache Jurancon Sec, Jurancon, France
I was first introduced to Jurancon through a dessert wine poured in a local French bistro here in San Francisco.
Reminder: WBW2 (Wine Blogging Wednesday) is next week
Just a reminder for all those participating, WBW2 is next week, so if you haven’t gone out to get your
The Best Sushi in New York City: The Excel Spreadsheet
Epicurious has recently redone their site and they now have a food column called The Corner Table. They recently got
Undrinkable Now, But Not In 20 Years? What is Going On Here?
Consider this: 1995 Beaucastel 93 pts. Robert M. Parker, Jr. “The classic 1995 Chateauneuf du Pape will require discipline. Like
Spain’s Latest Vintage: A Report From the 2004 Wine & Tapas Great Match Tasting
On Tuesday of this week I attended a rather glitzy event called “The Great Match: Wine and Tapas 2004,” put
The State of Wine Writing and What Wine Writers Think
In my weekly trolling of all things wine, I recently came across this interesting article from Wine Business Weekly. It
2001 Azienda Ag. Fay “Ronco del Picchio” Niebbolo Sforzato, Valtellina (Lombardy), Italy
It’s not every day you find wine that’s endorsed by Leonardo DaVinci. OK, OK, maybe that’s pushing it a little.
Riedel vs. Spiegelau is now settled….
Forever and a day, people have been arguing about the role that glasses play in the taste of wine. The
2002 Caymus Conundrum, Napa
Everybody knows Caymus, right? [note: their web site seems to be having issues at the moment] They’re one of the
