Wine Spectator
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Eats, Shoots and Orders the Riesling (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Yesterday
We've long known that a panda eats shoots and leaves, but if offered the chance at a wine pairing, what would it choose? Based on our experience with Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine, where bamboo shoots and sprouts are most prominently used, we'd go for a Riesling. While we don't suggest offering any wine to the fauna themselves, enophiles in our nation's capital this month will have the opportunity to taste a variety of wines in the… Full Story »
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Grateful Palate's Australian Wineries Up for Sale (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator: Blog Posts &bull Sep 1, 2010
The Australian companies that produce wine for American importer Dan Philips under labels such as Evil Cabernet Sauvignon, Bitch Grenache and Marquis Philips are up for sale. Philips' Australian affiliates, which produce wine for his import company, the Grateful Palate, are in receivership and face possible… Full Story »
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Unique wines to be auctioned at 2011 Naples Winter Wine Festival Naples Daily News (User story from GravinaSmithMatteArnold)
www.naplesnews.com via @TwitTastings &bull Aug 31, 2010At the 2011 Naples Winter Wine Festival, a lot called Perfection that consists of 100 different bottles of wine rated by wine experts at 100 points (the highest rating possible) will be a first-of-its-kind lot ever to be auctioned. What started as a wild idea to be the first auction to offer 100 bottles of… Full Story »
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New Data on Alcohol and Breast Cancer Show Link Is Complex (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 31, 2010
Alcohol consumption is a risk factor for breast cancer, according to several studies in recent years. But the scientific community confronts many unanswered questions on exactly how and why, and whether the amount and frequency of consumption or the type of beverage plays a role. Two new studies add to the debate. One finds that drinking is not a risk factor… Full Story »
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'Perfect' auction lot to be offered at US wine festival
Decanter News &bull Aug 31, 2010Among the wines in the 'Perfection Lot' are a 1955 Chateau La Mission Haut-Brion, a 1989 Chateau Petrus, and a 1985 Domaine Romanee-Conti valued at more than $11,000. The wines were rated by Robert Parker's Wine Advocate and other wine… Full Story »
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Kosher Wines and New Recipes for the High Holidays (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 31, 2010
The high holidays are just around the corner-Rosh Hashana starts at sundown Sept. 8, and Yom Kippur begins at sundown Sept. 17-and it's time now to stock up on great kosher wine and start planning your holiday meals. WineSpectator.com had a chance to speak with author Joan Nathan, whose titles include Jewish Cooking in America, Joan Nathan's Jewish Holiday Cookbook, and The Foods of Israel Today. Her latest book, Quiches, Kugels and… Full Story »
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Gilt City San Francisco
www.giltcity.com via @qupes_clippers &bull Aug 28, 2010Exclusive 90 minute hands-on experience with wine educator includes: tasting flight and lunch on the beautiful Gundlach Bundschu vineyard, and two single tasting kit coupons to be redeemed through TastingRoom.com. Event will begin at 10:30am PT on September 18th and… Full Story »
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Fractional Vineyard Ownership
www.nuwireinvestor.com via @joeoptions &bull Aug 27, 2010LA VIDA BUENA VINEYARDS How many of us have dreamed of owning a vineyard, picturing ourselves leisurely walking among our very own vines, hand picking grapes at harvest time and watching them carted of to a Bodega to be magically turned into a delicate, delicious wine? But as we well know reality often smothers the flames of fantasy and by the time we are ready to make our move, for example buying a vineyard… Full Story »
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Perfect Rib Eye Steaks and 14 California Reds for Labor Day (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 27, 2010
Labor Day weekend, considered the unofficial last weekend of the summer season in the United States, is just around the corner. You've likely been grilling all manner of meats, vegetables, seafood and maybe even fruit since late spring, and now it's time for a classic-rib eye steak-to end the season… Full Story »
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Champagne Proceeds with Caution (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 27, 2010
People looking for signs of economic recovery watch unemployment figures or housings sales or retail figures. In the wine industry, many look to Champagne sales. Demand is increasing for Champagne in the United States. Imports from the region nearly doubled in the first two months of 2010, compared with January and February 2009. The industry is still a long way from the boom times of just… Full Story »
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A Little Bit Wine Country, a Little Bit Country (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 26, 2010
Wine and music lovers will once again come together to kick up their boots at the annual Staglin Family Music Festival for Mental Health this Sept. 11. Shari and Garen Staglin have been raising money for mental health awareness for 16 years, with more than $95 million donated to scientific research and treatment programs. Last year we told you… Full Story »
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central bottle wine + provisions / Rosso di Casanova di Neri 2007
www.centralbottle.com via @hbtoasted &bull Aug 25, 2010Look at that soil! I know we always say that, but look at it. You couldn't even walk in that barefoot, much less want to shoot your head through it. It's amazing to think beautiful thick vines with big huge… Full Story »
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'Matt Kramer on Wine': What does a wine mean?
latimesblogs.latimes.com via @ElizabethTharp &bull Aug 25, 2010Matt Kramer is a wine writer who doesn't think much about tasting notes. Which is not to say that he is short of opinions. Certainly not. That is what makes him so valuable and, sometimes, so provocative. A longtime columnist… Full Story »
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Red-Wine Compound Helps Repair Broken Hearts-In the Lab (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 25, 2010
Resveratrol sometimes seems like the duct tape of red wine-it has an infinite number of uses. A team of scientists now suggests the polyphenolic compound found in red wine may heal broken hearts. Their research, published online last week in the Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine,… Full Story »
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The State of Online Wine Talk
Fermentation - The Daily Wine Blog &bull Aug 24, 2010
Back around the early 1990s if you wanted to spend time on-line discussing wine with fellow oenophiles you frequented the "wine boards" on AOL and Compuserve. These were the premier "bulletin boards" where folks passionate about wine would post topics, comment on topics and discuss the world of wine. I was somewhat active in the AOL board and its where I first witnessed not only the kind of very deep and consequential wine conversations that could be had on line, but also the kind of deeply contentious conversations that on-line forums could provoke. Today, while the AOL and Compuserve wine… Full Story »
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Wine, Whiskey and Songwriting: QA with Chris Thile (Wine Spectator)
Wine Spectator &bull Aug 24, 2010
Coming off of the popular success of his previous band, Nickel Creek, which earned a 2003 Grammy for Best Contemporary Folk Album for This Side, mandolin player and singer and songwriter Chris Thile formed the critically acclaimed quintet Punch Brothers in 2008. This summer they released their sophomore effort, Antifogmatic. While its popular hit "Rye Whiskey" is a nod to the resurging… Full Story »
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90+ Rated Wines Under $20
www.wine.com via @CarlSorvino &bull Aug 24, 2010This is our most popular list of wines at Wine.com - combining value and ratings from respected publications such as Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spirits and Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. KosherA Kosher wine begins like every other - as… Full Story »
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13 Napa Valley Cabernets | Tasting Highlights
bit.ly via @discoverwine &bull Aug 23, 2010Napa Valley is divided into 15 subappellations, but this week we are focusing on the valley-floor appellations, which are perhaps Napa's most famous districts. We have examples from Oakville, Rutherford, Stags Leap District and St. Helena. Wine Spectator seeks a… Full Story »
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Paso winery offers great vino at bargain prices
Topix: Wine News &bull Aug 21, 2010
My love affair with the wines of Paso Robles continues. My biggest fear about Paso is that all the attention being lavished on this still-quiet corner of California by Parker, Wine Spectator and others will Napa-ize the area. Please note… Full Story »
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Norm's Tasting Notes: 2008 Columbia Crest Grand Estates Chardonnay(Dawson Times - Dawson County's News)
www.dawsontimes.com via @dpalmer1098 &bull Aug 20, 2010My wife Mary, the "Chardonnay Queen" scored it an 88 with the comment, "clean and well balanced". The "Wine Spectator" rated it at 89, and described it as, "polished, round and spicy". Robert Parker's "Wine Advocate" rated it a "Best… Full Story »
