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Petite Merlot Wine Glass Gel Candle, Heart Charm The Petite Merlot wine gel glass candle has a harvest grape scent, features lovely translucent gel, and is adorned with a heart charm and elegant satin ribbon. Real glass candle is presented in a clear display gift box with wine and grape illustrations. - Buy Shop Info

Wine Filled Chocolate Truffles Chocolate truffles filled with succulent wine jellies! Cabernet Sauvignon: Lush blackberry, plum, and spice combined with rich grapes perfect the incredible taste inside this smooth dark chocolate. Zinfandel: Full, dark, and spicy with raspberry and pepper character, this wine chocolate is an unparalleled tasting combination. Merlot: Velvety black cherry, plum, and

Author: rae phillips Article: Since time immemorial, cultures have kept a list of personas that look beneficently upon wine. They are the ones who grew, produced this enticing elixir. In Greece we have Dionysus, the god of vegetation, ecstasy and wine. He is the son of Zeus to Semele. Bacchus, is the Roman wine god. Wine is deemed to have magical effects on its drinkers. Wine is then associated

Check out our latest ideas on helping you plan the reception that best fits your needs and style. Read through all our other ideas, too!Wines 101 Don't go blank if your caterer asks you what wines you want to serve: we've got you covered! There are plenty of delicious, affordable wines out there for the choosing-even if you want to pour champagne with each course, including dessert. Here, the expe

After spending 40 hours a week in a wine shop making food and wine pairing recommendations for customers, sometimes picking wines for my own purposes becomes a less precise, more gut, heart and whim based process. Such was the case when picking bottles from the cellar to carry along to a recent meal at Talula’s Table.Sydre Brut Tendre, Eric Bordelet 2001$12. 4% alcohol. Cork. (ex)Importer: P

I was fortunate enough to spend some time w/ Julien Barrot recently during his whirlwind tour of the United States (as if his wines needed additional promotion) & we caught up on some Chateauneuf gossip over dinner. For those that haven’t seen any photos of Julien, he’s a painfully handsome, young Frenchman (the perfect weapon to bring to a pour happy, female bartender) and while not gun s

Had some good and potentially great wine recently and thought I'd like to share. Had a fantastic bottle of 2005 Antoine Arena Patrimonio Rouge "Carco", and this 100% Nieluccio was singing on this particular night. Other bottles I have had of this have not been so hot with trapped Co2 giving it a fizzy vibe. But none of that crapola tonight. This was delicious honest and, as my dining companion sai

The Wine Experience from Wine Spectator has brought some of the wine world’s most talented individuals out to New York City and last night one of them, Justin Smith, happened to join our ravenous band of merry Rhone men at Bobby Van’s Steakhouse. Strike that last comment actually, I should say Rhone wo-men, considering that the ladies almost outnumbered the guys in attendance, they deserve a b

    A lot of guys think that they can’t feel happy at a party without first talking to and picking up some hot girls.     It seems impossible – how can you feel the party and be smiling and dancing and happy and excited in a bar or club or party without having girls or friends [...]

Had some wines last Sunday and maybe it was a root day but they all performed pretty poorly. The one thing they had in common was they were all from Europe and they were from the 2005 vintage. Guess it's time to bury your 2005's from at least these two particular regions.The first wine was the 2005 George Descombes Brouilly Vieilles Vignes which was all out of wack. Red cherry syrup on the nose wi

Wine drinking is about lifestyle. In most European countries it is part of the culture to have wines with meals and a Singapore more people are consuming this “drink of the gods”. Wine consumtion has grown at a rate of 10 per cent annually over the past six years with women taking the lead, preferring wine over beer and hard liquor.Many Asians have regarded wine consumtion as an expensive indu

The label Bodegas Mendoza, producer of D.0. Alicante wines, has been voted Best Wine Producer 2007 by verema.com, Spain’s largest online community of wine connoisseurs. This choice was made by the website’s registered users, who currently number almost 400,000. This award joins the numerous distinctions earned by Bodegas Mendoza, such as Best Spanish Red 2006, [...]

We have appreciated European wine for years now. Wine, in Europe, is associated with prosperity. It is a rich part of European culture. Europe has the perfect conditions for wine making and its wine making methods are still traditional which is not found in any other part of the world. Although some of these methods [...]

We have appreciated European wine for years now. Wine, in Europe, is associated with prosperity. It is a rich part of European culture. Europe has the perfect conditions for wine making and its wine making methods are still traditional which is not found in any other part of the world. Although some of these methods [...]

It should come as little surprise that my recent week off from work and a week away from the blogosphere hardly meant a week off from wine. However, in keeping with Brooklynguy’s recession busting advice – brew your own coffee, pack your own lunch – it did mean carting along some wines from the home cellar rather than exploring the downstate wine shops in search of new finds. It also meant

Last spring I was invited on a wine-lovers dream vacation - a tour of several major wine regions to barrel sample the latest vintage. The French believe the 2005 vintage could be the best in 40 years. As this is occurring now for the 2006 vintage (and is an annual event), I thought this experience is worth sharing.Read More... [Source: Food and Drink: Wine Spirits Articles from EzineArticles.com -

Was in DC on the day the bailout plan passed and on Saturday night celebrated with my sister and her friends plus a great wine buddy. Went to a great restaurant called Vidalia and was pretty impressed with their wine list and I am not impressed that easy. Started with the 2005 Kurt Darting Muskateller Kabinett Trocken which was lovely. Nose of orange blossoms, lime, spice, creamsicle and some slig

    Visit Porto, Portugal today to celebrate over 251 years of wine making at the Porto Wine Harvest. This grape crushing event is held annually from September to October in Porto and along the Rio Douro River.   Continue reading about the Porto Wine Harvest in Porto, Spain…       

I’m not going to feign any insight to Robert Parker’s feelings about Manfred Krankl’s wines. I don’t claim to have the most intimate or exhaustive experience w/ the famed ‘cult of cults’ from Ventura, California either….but hey, I’m a geek, and I’d have to be completely oblivious to ignore the ‘Sine Qua Non effect’ that began w/ a few enthusiastic reviews, and now has steamro

So now that we have a credit crisis gripping the nation I have decided to reccomend the best wines to go with the worst economic disaster since the Great Depression.They should be under $30, taste good when they go in your mouth, not overly intellectual wines (need to enjoy them while all your brainpower goes to thinking and talking about the crisis), something interesting enough to hold your inte

Had a rocking bottle of 1999 Chateau Musar at the great new wine bar Terroir the other night. It was just plain sick. Incredible nose of currants, cherry, cassis, brett, tea leaves, hay, earthy and burnt forest floor that kept getting more and more aromatically interesting as the evening went along. The palate was perfect. No hard edges at all with perfect integration of all fruit, tannin and nice

Had the 2000 Lafarge Volnay 1er Cru "Clos des Chenes" and it was a typical 2000 Red Burgundy. Solid fruit, good meaty earthiness and a touch of dilution. Got better as the night went along but never really got to where a great Clos des Chenes goes. Just seemed muted yet fully expressive. That's 2000.Also had a spectacular bottle of the 2007 Knebel Winninger Hamm Kabinett Feinherb which had lovely

Revelry WinesIt is a bottle and it is also a box and it contains 1.5 litre of superb wine! Plus it is also 100% recyclable.via : Revelry Vintners

As promised, here are a few thoughts on the wines we opened at "Pif night" on a recent trip to Ansill. The great thing about BYOs (or BYO nights at normally non-BYO restaurants) is the opportunity they afford to open and enjoy several wines at dinner without running up an astronomical tab. Given the $15 corkage policy on regular evenings at Ansill, I'd be inclined to carry my own juice on any ni

So you’re having a party? There is nothing worse than going to a party and being given a bad tasting glass of wine. There is no excuse for this, and so this article gives you a few ideas on what to serve your guests. There are, however, always certain people (who will remain unnamed) who always bring their worst bottle of wine to a party and drink everyone else’s whilst they are there.Whatever

I recently enjoyed two nights of great wine debauchery at Terroir where it was The Summer of Riesling and also enjoyed a lovely dinner at Cookshop downtown towards 10th Avenue.So the wine list due to the summer and Paul Grieco's Riesling devotion is devoted to Rieslng. German Riesling mostlty with some Austrian, Australian and I think New Zealand added for diversity. I would have kept it all Germa

Portugal and Spain offer some of the most exciting and interesting options around for American travelers. If you’re planning on taking a European trip, why not take a combined vacation to Portugal and Spain.     Portugal and Spain serve some of the best food, offer the finest accommodations and both promise delicious wine at a great [...]

Type : Still wine,Dessert,Fortified Country : United States Region : New York Grape Varietal : Sherry Price : $ 11.99 Purchase :FinestWine.com Description : Deep amber in hue, Taylor Cream Sherry is a full bodied dessert wine with a medley of sweet and nutty flavors. This moderately sweet sherry contains nuances of toffee and roasted nuts. It is delicious with dessert [...]

First, Special photos country of LuxembourgNight view approaching downtown Luxembourg city, Luxembourg The Luxembourg National DietSome Luxembourg BarsLuxembourg Babes(mellow and spicy)Gambling, Golf and more links ...Casino 2000 LuxembourgLuxembourg GolfLuxembourg - 2000 Year Wine TraditionSeeing the Luxembourg Moselle vineyards for the first time can only be described as a shock.There is a 200

I want to say a big thank you to Truly Fine Wines for sending me some samples of their fantastic Rieslings which they import from Germany.  The wines were each very different despite all three of them being Rieslings and all three coming from the same producer. Same producer, three very different Rieslings I tried each one [...]

Diversity. Character. Expression. Sounds like it could be a commercial slogan for just about any high market product, no? Add food friendliness to the list and you have four of the many reasons that I love Loire Valley wines. Those factors are all captured in a delicious wine from the Touraine that I enjoyed with dinner this week. It may be my favorite rosé of the year (at least so far).Tou

I caught up with fourth generation wine maker, Chester Osborn from d'Arenberg Winery.

From the Boisset Family Estates press release: “…….”This year, Boisset Family Estates is the first winery ever to announce that all Beaujolais Nouveau wines imported to North America will be packaged exclusively in lightweight PET plastic bottles,” states Jean-Charles Boisset, President, Boisset Family Estates. “In addition, we will simultaneously debut Fog Moun

The established order of Australian fine wine is now being challenged by a new wave of winemakers and estates intent on the pursuit of winemaking excellence, according to Wine Australia.And to showcase the new rivalries, Wine Australia and Wine Focus are bringing together some of Australia's best wines under one roof for an exceptional tasting experience. Respected wine writers Max Allen and Campb

Wine labels tell a story about the wine, the vineyard and the history behind them. Therefore each type of wine will have a slightly different label, other than the wine name, giving the vineyard a personalized wine bottle label.

Wine Type : Dessert Wines Bottle Size : 750 ml Quantity : 1 Wine Taste : Semi Sweet Price : $4.95 - $6.99 Purchase :FinestWine.com Description : A rich, fruity taste and smooth finish make Taylor Port the perfect choice to pair with your favorite dessert. It is a moderately sweet, ruby red port and is delicious for evening sipping. Serve [...]

August is here, and that means more family reunions, bbq's and before you know, Labor Day. MyWinesDirect has an offer that you won't be able to turn down. You can save $10 off + FREE shipping on their Best Sellers Cellars wine pack. Click the link below to get your coupon code. MyWinesDirect $10 off coupon This offer is valid through August 31st.

Randy Dunn makes Cabernet Sauvignon for both Dunn Vineyards in Napa Valley as well as for the Long Shadows label Feather from Washington State.  Long Shadows is a project of Alan Shoup’s which pairs top wine makers from around the world with Washington State grapes.  Here is a comparison of two wines made by Dunn [...]

Well, slapstick isn’t really my forte, but these puppies are on totally different ends of the spectrum (though color-wise, they are absolutely on the same page), but I have no clue what to do w/ either of them. Actually, strike that, no clue what to do w/ the second, the first wine needs to be flushed, like the urine-colored substance that it is. The second…is essentially a dry, botrytis-infus

You meet a lot of people who share this passion for wine, and most are generous and quite nice. As in every relationship, a very few end up being close friends, and this past Friday we were honored to have two couples that we call close friends over for dinner. It is nights like these where you realize how lucky you are, to share in the friendship as well as the wines.This was something we'd bee

Few days, we went for a simple dinner at our favourite Pantai Seafood restaurant in Kampong Ara and was kinda surprised that the restaurant had allocated a special wine room for diners. Die hard wine lovers can choose from the wine of the month to the wide cellar of wines in the wine room... a typical chinese seafood restaurant is adding a little pizazz to the seafood menu too!Wine drinking has al

Like the concept of a chef’s tasting menu itself, the “with wine pairings” option has its detractors. Those who aren’t fans feel that you’re likely to end up with leftovers in both scenarios. There’s a certain way to avoid the potential pitfalls of at least the first of these two scenarios. Restaurants that offer nothing but a tasting menu are sure to put their best effort and ingred

Like many things, with wine, it pays to do your homework. Learning what top producers make wines that are more affordable can often mean great taste for a lot less green. There are far too many to list here, but here are some of my favorite bottles by top flight producers that are [...]

Part two of the summer wine special. I want to write a little about a wine that does not get much play. That is, this wine is much less well known than most white wines out there, and I think it stands up to a ton of different dishes and is exceptionally easy [...]

A group of us got together to honor Marc Hanes for his final wine geek dinner in New York City. Marc Hanes befriended me when I was doing a tasting at Chelsea Wine Vault back in the day when I was a schnook for Touton and he invited me to my first wine dinner in New York shortly after. That was when Hanes was a big swinger and he brought '95 Clos St Hune to that dinner and it was my first Clos St.

When I am asked what wines go with different foods or with different seasons I usually respond with something along the lines of: DRINK THE WINES YOU LIKE WITH THE FOODS YOU LIKE Of course, drinking Cabernet or Chardonnay with everything is pretty boring and there are tons of fantastic wines out there to try.  Here are [...]

Life on the Trail can run from feast to famine. Lately it’s been all feast, the side effect being that there’s so much to write about that I’m having a hard time keeping up with it. I suppose that’s a good problem to have. So, without further ado, here are some notes from the Fourth. No hamburgers and hot dogs, no horseshoes, no fireworks, just good friends, good food and a few bottles

The best sweet wines are made in one of two ways. One way is to dehydrate the grapes and reduce their water content and concentrate the sugars. A second way is to boost the alcohol as is done to make fortified wines such as Port and Sherry. The following is background on the these types [...]

MENTAL STATUS: "Grouchy". Yeah, I know my post is extra early. But I had the WORST night sleep last night. Coughed and hacked all night and woke up with a headache. Somebody--please-- shoot me now.I'm living on very little sleep--as you can tell from above. Cough medicine is not working--plus I hate to suppress it since it is a productive cough after all. I've even tried taking Benadryl to knock m

When I received an invitation to attend a wine dinner in New York earlier this week, the details were a bit fuzzy. Allusions were made to a group of renegade natural winemakers from Italy, conducting a fringe event in conjunction with the annual Fancy Food Show. They had contacted Terence Hughes, who was in attendance on behalf of his preeminent Italian wine and culture blog, Mondosapore, and his

More than 1 000 wines from 240 different brands have been entered in the past eleven years and last year a record number of 148 wines from 110 different brands were entered. The Pinotage Association has amended some of the rules for the 2008 competition. The required minimum volume of the wines entered to be available [...]

Having a creative lull when it comes to blog title posts. After 500+ sometimes "Two White Wines & a Red Wine" will do.Started off with the 2002 Georg Mosbacher Ungeheuer Forst Grosses Gewachs and it was a mean wine. Bitter, astringent, acrid. Like eating orange skin. This was painful to drink. All acid and minerals and not balanced. The nose misleads you as it is very pretty with citrus, lime blos

Piedmont had sent 67 wines and was therefore the region represented the most, followed by Tuscany that had sent 60 wines for competition. The gold medals for the best organic wines were given to four manufacturers: San Zeno of Fasoli Colognola ai Colli (Veneto), Villa Guani of the brothers Rovero of Asti (Piedmont), L’Autentica of the cellars of Notaio die Maschito (Basilicata), and Col di Pietr

Had some friends over last night and had three compelling white wines.The first was the 2006 Wittman Morstein Riesling which was the fascinating wine it always is. The 2006 seemed like Clos des Briords meets the sacred terroir of that great strip in the Rheinhessen (Dalsheim-Florsheim) of which Morstein is one of many great vineyards. Kirchspiel and Hubacker to name some other great sites are also

Red wine is being widely touted for its health benefits, but not all red wines may act the same according to researchers at the University of Hertfordshire. Dr Richard Hoffman and his Erasmus student, Conny Johansson are using the University’s new chemistry laboratories to test a random selection of red wines to determine their levels of [...]

This has been a busy week already, and it's only Tuesday! But I wanted to share some incredible news, maybe not relevant to me per se as I rep only French wines, but very important to those who love Italian wines: in the wake of a wine-faking scandal in Italy that saw Brunello di Montalcino-labelled bottles being filled with everything from cheap Italian to cheaper Algerian to cheapest who-knows-

Had some co-workers over and killed a lot of great bottles. One TCA casualty but otherwise everything was wonderful. Started off with some of the the 2006 Mathern Niderhauser Kertz Kabinett "vom porphyr" which showed lovely thick 2006 fruit with some cassis, apricot and lime zest on the nose. Not showing much complexity over the two day period it was open but it will come with age. A shame Mathern

With the heat in NYC these past few days, it's been tough trying to think of things to cook. Who wants to make anything over a flame when it's 98F outside? So a fellow New Yorker and I decided to make some cool dishes to fight the heat. He dropped by last night despite the oppressive warmth, his hands full of grocery bags. Over the course of the next 2 hours, he proceeded to make a delicious fresh

The Whites Tangent 2006 Pinot Gris, Edna Valley (California) $11.99 A rather unique bottling from the Central Coast. The price is great and the wine is rather perfect antidote for sweltering. Tangerine and coconut in a vibrant package. Offers impressive intensity coupled with a light framework. The pricing is about 30% lower in PA than elsewhere. Rolf Binder [...]

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1 Masi Tupungato Passo Doble ‘06 £7.99 A blend of Argentinian malbec and Italian corvina grapes might sound odd, but the result is stunning: a powerful mouthful of rich black fruits, liquorice and a long finish. 2 Domaine de la Janasse Terre de Bussière ‘06 £7.49 A real bargain, from a producer renowned for top-of-the-range Chateâuneuf-du-Pape in the [...]

PAINSTAKINGLY PREPARED Marin Wines 2005 Vintage Pey-Marin Vineyards “Trois Filles” Pinot Noir Marin County, CA Jonathan and Susan Pey, owners of Marin Wines in western Marin County, have produced their own wine labels since 2005, and are in the process of becoming a certified organic winery. With years of experience (Jonathan with wineries like Domâine Louis Jadot and Penfolds, [...]

Many new wine drinkers have a decidedly sweet tooth, having been raised on coke, candy and chocolate as their ‘normal sweetness level’. On the other hand, red wines are known for their health benefits - and also for their tannic, non-sweet flavors. Many new wine drinkers therefore seek a red wine that is as sweet [...]

Yes, it's true, and what perfect timing too! What a great 100th post, or at least I think so. Then again, I am terribly biased, as you can imagine. After months of hard work and negotiations, the first of several orders has landed in the US. The wines should be available within a week or two from my customer, the Wine Library, based in Springfield, NJ. Just in time, I might add, for the July

Friends and I headed out to Bistro on the Brandywine for dinner a few nights ago. Taking advantage of their BYOB policy, which continues in spite of the recent approval of their liquor license, we carried along a few bottles with a view to ensuring enough versatility to suit the restaurant’s French bistro influenced menu.Cheverny, Le Petit Chambord (François Cazin) 2006François Cazin’s low-

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Alois Lageder Dolomiti Pinot Grigio 2006 (about $14) Like most producers in the northern Italian Alps of Alto Adige, pacesetter Alois Lageder www.aloislageder.eu buys some grapes from smaller growers. But he has differentiated himself in the wine biz by focusing on using natural methods to cultivate the land—and by gradually convincing others to “go green.” This particular [...]

Madame Monet had post some beautiful colorful pictures of Moroccan tagines and Moroccan Wines, what the Moroccan foods in your eyes ? or Mouth?a haChicken Tagine with Sweet Red Bell Pepper and Green Olives Here are two tagines (Moroccan stews) that are every bit as mouth-watering as they look. I ate them with whole-wheat bread. Chicken Tagine with Carrots and Green Olives - Side Salad of Tomato

Our psychology is terribly easy to trick. We’re actually pretty good at it ourselvesIn each and every day of our lives we are bombarded with psychological tricks and quirks which have one goal: Make us spend more.Advertisements take many forms and influence us both at a conscious and a subconscious level. However, every now and then a consumer research appears. It’s always rare, small and hard

"Choosing a good wine you enjoy can be complicated enough, but finding wine you enjoy that’s under ten dollars can be frustrating. Top Tenz is here to help. The next time you feel like having a nice bottle of wine but you only have $10 to spend here is a list you can trust."[via top tenz]

What it doesVinivino is an online community for wine lovers looking to expand their palate and in general, share their wine opinions with other similar-minded people. Anyone can write reviews of their recently tasted wines and each user also has their own personal cellar where they can put wines that they love, or ones that [...]

It has been a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend and I had some absolutely killer wines that probably helped in the relaxation.Started off with the best bottle yet of the 2004 George Breuer "Terre Montosa" which is young vines from some of his best vineyards including Berg Schlossberg and Nonnenberg. It is a wonderfully minerally and very concentrated wine with a grippy-like texture. The aromas run to

Regardless of whether a wine tastes sweet or dry, just about every wine contains a small amount of unfermented sugar, measured in grams per liter of wine. The sugar comes from the grape juice, which is transformed from a sweet juice as the grapes are crushed, or pressed, to a nearly dry juice during the process [...]

Wine and food make every meal an occasion, every table more elegant, and every day more civilized. As in any attempt at sophistication, however, there is art in matching food and wine, which Singapore will showcase at the 2008 World Gourmet Summit. It used to be that white wine is paired with fish and chicken, and red wine is partnered with meat and game. The rule, however, is no longer cast in st

World-beating winemaker Michael Fragos sees his South Australian vineyards as the perfect spot to grow grapes -- the soil, climate and afternoon sea breeze are all ideal.The only problem is the lack of water in one of the country's driest states, a hurdle that he and other McLaren Vale vignerons have overcome by using treated waste water to irrigate the deep green vines.A visit to the area is test

The term sparkling wine refers to wine that has been carbonated.In Spain, this version of sparkling wine is known as Cava and in Italy it is known as Prosecco.The first step in the process is to make your white wine somewhat more acidic.The next step is to add in the yeast and the sugar.The acidity of the wine will give it a texture that is more flavorful and overall crisper.Read more An Introdu

When skin contact is used to create Rosi wine you will need to determine how long you wish to leave the skins of the grapes in contact with the juice because this will determine the color of the wine.If you are looking for a way to expand the types of wine that you produce there are several reasons to consider including a good Rosi as part of your wine repertoire.Read more Making Rose Wines at-r

WineBible.com is one of the most informative sites on wines I have ever found. What originally drew my attention to their website is the fact that they sell Virgin Wines. I have always admired Sir Richard Branson. Not only is he the founder of Virgin Records and Virgin Airlines, he also created Virgin Mobile. I've had cell phone service with Virgin Mobile for years and absolutely love their servic

Natachan McElhone - Celebration Of The Wines Of The Golden State

Rob and I are very proud announce that we will be the exclusive real estate sponsors for ROAR’s (Ridgefield Operation for Animal Rescue) 6th Annual Woofs Wines & Felines event on June 7, 2008. This exciting and fun wine tasting extravaganza is one of Ridgefield’s most successful fund raising events. It’s held every year under [...]

First Special photos country of LuxembourgThe Luxembourg National DietA typical Luxembourg BarLuxembourg Babes(mellow and spicy)Gambling, Golf and more links ...Casino 2000 LuxembourgLuxembourg GolfLuxembourg - 2000 Year Wine TraditionSeeing the Luxembourg Moselle vineyards for the first time can only be described as a shock.There is a 2000-year-old tradition of wine making here, and immaculate and beautiful vineyards climb breathtaking slopes from the flower-filled villages that dot the wine route.How come then, that the wines of Luxembourg are such a secret? The answer is that Luxembourg has - so far at least - felt no pressure to export. Almost half a million people live here, and happily consume the bulk of production.And yet many wine makers that I spoke to are painfully aware of th

Even after 17 consecutive years of consumption growth for red wine in the United States, Americans still prefer whites: Americans are expected to buy 120 million 9-liter cases in 2007. That figure narrowly beats out reds, a projected 118 million cases sold by year-end. Blush and rosé wines lag far behind, at only 31 million [...]

To make your wines sweet is not a hard process at all but rather a deceptively simple and straight forward process. But, because there always seems to be a few questionable recipes or ideas flying around the net for making a sweet wine, lets go over some of the basics. Hopefully this will clear up [...]

At the southern tip of Africa, where two mighty oceans meet in the shadow of landmark Table Mountain, lies the finest Cape in the world. Known locally as the Mother City, Cape Town is the gateway to the South Africa wine lands and one of the great wine capitols of the world. Here the cultures [...]

Wine has been a popular drink to serve with meals for centuries but many people get confused as to which wine goes best with what type of meal. To make matters worse, there’s more to wine than just red and white, there are many different varieties of wine to choose from as well. Here’s [...]

As autumn deepens, I think it time to focus upon that great cross-over wine, dry rosé. Not sweet rosé, [...]

If you ask any group of wine enthusiasts what they think of dessert wines, you are likely to get mixed reactions. Some wine drinkers wouldn’t think of “insulting” their palate with sweet or fortified wines, while others wouldn’t dare end a meal without a delightful wine. As with many things in the wonderful world of [...]

The Europeans label their wines by the region in which the grapes are [...]

Red wines to warm you up is the theme this month, and I have gathered [...]

Some wine lovers and experts consider the 1997 vintage as "the last myth of the 1900s". Twelve of the best labels from the 1997 vintage were signaled out for distinction last week at the 42nd Vinitaly, the Italian Wine and Spirits Trade Fair in Verona. Top wine buyers and importers, wine investment fund managers, collectors, Italian Guides (Gambero Rosso, Ais, Espresso, Maroni and Veronelli ), as well as influential wine magazine editors and critics (Wine Spectator, Decanter, Falstaff, Parker) paid homage at a horizontal tasting of the prestigious vintage. According to wine experts at Vinitaly, the twelve bottles are by now only available on the collector's market—with an overall value estimated at mor

***This week’s theme: Dessert in your glass (but not dessert wine)*** Sometimes, I confuse people with my themes, as when I compared the wines to ice cream flavors. But if you use your imagination a little…I’ll take you to some crazy places! Complimentary Tasting 2006 Cote du Bone Blanc, Chateau la Paws $14 Dive into peach trifle [...]

Dessert wines tend to be rich, sweet, and higher in alcohol than conventional wines, and are traditionally served in small, dainty glasses. As the name suggests, dessert wines are usually served with dessert, and there are a number of varieties which have different levels of sweetness, flavor, and texture in the mouth. When selecting dessert [...]

I would like to bring to your attention this month some refreshing white wines, and [...]

If you're a fan of rose wine, check out Morrell Wine's sale on a selection of 2006 rose wines. They are also offering 10 percent off all their Kosher wines. Go to MorrellWine.com to start shopping.

Because of these concerns, some people have seen no choice but to give up their beloved wine altogether. They do not know that alternatives exist.  At the FinestWine.com, we sale quality dry white wines and other wine varieties using only organically grown grapes. This means that our grapes are produced in their [...]

As many of you know I have been a fervent supporter of Lars Carlberg and his portfolio under the moniker Mosel Wine Merchant. From Clemens Busch's brilliantly naturally-made, wild yeast fermented Rieslings to Beate Knebel's beautiful and fleshy yet nervously mineral Rieslings from Winningen to Stefan Steinmetz's stunningly pure Rieslings from Brauneberg and other small plots within the Middle Mosel to Stein's aristocratic and filligreed Riesling's there is not a dud that in that portfolio. Yes that is a long sentence but I am excited about these wines and even more excited that all of these producers will be at Chambers Street Wines pouring this Thursday April 17th from 4-7 pm at 160 Chambers Street. Also in attendance will be Gernot Kollman who consults and makes the wines at Knebel. He i

I’m a little late in posting this one. Sorry! It will change again on Friday. Complimentary Tasting 2006 Roussanne, Fess Parker Vineyard, Santa Barbara $25 Take a sip of this tropical smoothie with pineapples, lychees, mandarin oranges, and honeysuckle 2005 Zinfandel, Aparicio Vineyard, Amador County $25 A lone fig tree surrounded by an orchard of abundant cherries, and further beyond [...]