Forum: Wine Talk

So I see that Amazon is now selling wine, through their third-party programs. Is this likely to be a big factor for the retail market, or do you think that because the actual sale is through JJ Buckley or whatever, it won't change things? I don't see Grapes and Vinopolis popping up to sell me...

Hey guys, I think it's about time that we got this BB going again. In my opinion, this can be a great place to chat and I don't think that forums have gone the way of the dodo bird. So I was wondering what everyone is buying these days. For me, I didn't go as deep of 2008 Baroli, as i...

I am a senior at Paul Smith's College of Arts and Sciences studying Hotel, Resort and Tourism Management. I am conducting my senior project on how wine apps for smartphones, tablets and other devices affect the restaurant industry now and in the future. I have created a survey for wine consumers...

You can catch my full report and bit of video on my website, with plenty of pics from three verticals organised in three German cities: Frankfurt, Königswinter and Berlin: http://www.connectionstowine.com/wine-dinners/sociando-mallet-3/ But here the tasting notes... we did not taste the 1990...

i am having a dinner party and am serving pasta with a spicy red sauce. I don't know what red wine to serve with it ..any suggestions ?

1978 Domaine Jaboulet-Vercherre Chambolle-Musigny - France, Burgundy, Côte de Nuits, Chambolle-Musigny (10/2/2012) excellent shape for a grand daddy of a bottle. Perfumy nose, red ruby color inside the browning rim, long finish and terrific wine overall. 2005 Frédéric Magnien Gevrey-Chambertin...

Is this forum proof that there is a state of being, between life and death, which when entered is eternal?

This past weekend I played some golf with my brother and then we had some nice strip steaks with fresh corn on the cob. I pulled a Mag of 97 Insignia, as now is as good a time as any. We finished the wine over the course of the evening. The wine was very smooth with little tannin showing. ...

Well, they haven't given up. We can't either: visit http://www.stop1161.org/ and sign up to keep direct wine shipments free!

This past Saturday, I had the great pleasure to report on three "master classes" at one of Decanter Magazine's Fine Wine Encounters. All three were very successful, in particular a splendid vertical of Lynch Bages, where participants tasted a seductive and delicious 2009, a slightly awkward but...

Decided to open one to check progress as I have read some think the 03's will be early to mature. This "baby" Ausone is quite restrained with more coffee than fruit profiles on the palate. The oak is quite forward and the tannins are very drying on the finish. This wine is not in danger of early...

This was my second time in Moscow, May-June 2012, and the last time I had gone was about the same time of year, in 2009. Not much has changed. At lest in terms of tourism. If you do not speak Russian, quite difficult to get around. Luckily, a great pal of mine, foreign correspondent for Agence...

Calon Segur exuded charm, harmony and elegance. This is a wine that seemed to me more appealing than the 2010, which was more brawn and power. The 2010 will turn out very well, I am sure, but this is one very rare 2011 that matches it, in a more welcoming manner. From my blog notes on Bordeaux...

Just posted full notes on Bordeaux 2011, with videos and photos and analysis, and feel like rattling off wines that come to mind as the most memorable, if not necessarily the "best" ... The first list evidently does not take price into account, and does not include Latour and Mouton, which I...

My son is getting married this Saturday night. I spoke to the caterer and he said that I can bring what I want. No problem. I'm going to share short pours of the following with a very tight knit group: 2007 Schrader Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon GIII Beckstoffer Georges III Vineyard 2008 Sojourn...

Today is May Day. And last week, I sometimes felt like crying for help after tasting over 80 wines per day for Decanter Magazine's World Wine awards. Some 150 judges tasted 14,000 wines in a single week. It was intense, and even tiring, but oh-so rewarding. I had been originally assigned to...

Congratulations Dan. Keep on fighting the good fight. :aplz: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/4/prweb9393683.htm

Much has been made of a recent proposal in the NYS legislature. http://www.drvino.com/2012/03/07/at-rest-ny-wine-wholesalers/ has a good summary of this law... Allow me to try to explain this one away. 1) The At Rest is a dumb law. Flat out. Currently, just two wine wholesalers in NY...

Greetings! Last week, I visited Burgundy where, at Clos de Vougeot, I tasted 25 whites and 25 reds with many other tasters for the occasion of Grands Maisons, Grands Crus, across various appellations from the 2009 vintage. The event gathered wines from no less than 22 maison negociants of...

Earlier today, I got the 100 Point scores emailed to me from another merchant 100 points Beausejour Dufau Bellevue Mondotte Clinet Clos Fourtet Cos D Haut Brion

Love the Clos du Cailloux wines, but hate the prices? We have a cure for that! Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Les Safres 2009 ($79.95) $44 special Case-12 Clos du Caillou Chateauneuf du Pape Les Safres 2009 $499 special ($41.59 / bottle) Josh Raynolds 91 points “Bright red. Very fresh...

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What a TERRIFIC wine this is. Very pure, fresh, ripe. Combination of cherry, sun-dried tomato, cedar, spice, plum, lavender, chocolate... All mixed up in a 0.75ltr bottle just shouting DRINK ME. It says "stop talking for hours about wine, let's just DRINK it and have fun". That's a good message....

First, let me tell you that this tasting has become a joke. What is supposed to be a tasting for folks in the business to taste the newest vintage coming into the market, has turned into a free tasting for consumers, who shut out the trade. Today, at the Marriott Marquis, I ran into about 20...

I had these over the past few months and thought I would put a TN out (more of an impression and hey look no score!). The 96 PLL was just getting there as far as showing the more mature Bordeaux notes. IMHO, it needs about 5 more years to really hit its stride. The wine has a lovely currant...

WEDNESDAY NIGHT BLIND - FEBRUARY 2012 - Don Tommaso's, Yorktown Heights, NY (2/1/2012) So our monthly clique got together again, this time it was my responsibility to pick the theme and location. I chose to go with Barolo & Barbaresco as a theme and decided to have it at a local bistro, Don...