http://www.winespectator.com/RSS/blog_rss/0,4234,,00.xml Wine Spectator Online - Blog Posts en-us http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Images/Graphics/Redesign/images/WSOrss_logo.gif http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Home 180 44 Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:16:08 EDT Copyright 2008, Wine Spectator Online wsonline@mshanken.com Denis Durantou is one of my favorite winemakers in Bordeaux. He is eccentric and passionate, and his Pomerol estate, 1, makes wonderfully fragrant and beautifully proportioned reds from about 85 percent Merlot and the remainder in Cabernet Franc. The property has been in his family since 1882. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2618,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Suckling<wsonline@mshanken.com> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:30:57 EDT I'm Freedom-bound for the Fourth of July weekend, as in Freedom, Calif. I'm not sure Freedom is even a town (it's in Amador County, in the Sierra foothills), but it has a post office (and boxes) and my friends have a home there where we're spending the holiday. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2617,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Laube<wsonline@mshanken.com> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:10:28 EDT When you mention New Zealand in a wine conversation, no doubt the first thing that comes to mind is Sauvignon Blanc. Indeed, the country has hung its hat on the tangy, bright, zingy wines that come out of the Marlborough region. Those Sauvignons are good and there are plenty of them. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2616,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Harvey Steiman<wsonline@mshanken.com> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:23:34 EDT If you gave five different winemakers the same grapes from the same vineyard, you'd end up with five different wines (or in this case six, since one winemaker made two bottlings). And you would expect that all of the wines would achieve a consistent level of quality and offer a thread of continuity, or expression of the site, in keeping with the theory of terroir . http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2615,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Laube<wsonline@mshanken.com> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:51:50 EDT This is the second installment of two German tastings I attended recently in New York. Two major importers were previewing the 2008 vintage, among other years. I arrived late to the Terry Theise tasting at Tribeca Grill, so was unable to taste through everything I wanted, but did get a good impression of several growers. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2613,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Bruce Sanderson<wsonline@mshanken.com> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:20:18 EDT A lot of the cool things that happen during VinExpo go on before, during and after the event, in ch&acirc;teaus throughout the region. A couple of days before the fair, I was lucky enough to spend some time at 1, the small jewel of a wine estate in the Pessac-L&eacute;ognan district. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2614,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Suckling<wsonline@mshanken.com> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:46:08 EDT As you drive out from Watkins Glen and up the east side of Seneca past the scenic Hector Falls, you start to run along a stretch of some of the region's best-known wineries in an 1 for it's riper-styled wines - Standing Stone, Atwater Estate, Red Newt. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2612,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Molesworth<wsonline@mshanken.com> Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:11:22 EDT In talking about wine styles, and why and when they change, I usually turn to the analogies of popular music or fashion. I ask people to walk into their closet and examine their wardrobe, and think about when and why they bought a shirt or jacket, and which are their favorite items, or the ones they never wear. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2611,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Laube<wsonline@mshanken.com> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:56:01 EDT Sorry for the delay. Weeks ago I promised another look at a purported solution for cork-tainted wines, soaking them with plastic wrap. I have been tasting mostly Australian wines recently, and so many of those smart Aussies have abandoned corks in favor of screw caps that unambiguously cork-tainted bottles have been rare. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2610,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS Harvey Steiman<wsonline@mshanken.com> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:06:44 EDT The folks along Seneca Lake may not want to hear this, but Keuka Lake is the prettier of the two. Not only does its distinctive "Y" shape make it stand out, but some of its banks are exceedingly steep, affording not only terrific views, but also some sun-baked terraces that beg for vines to be planted on them. http://www.winespectator.com/Wine/Blogs/Blog_Detail/0,4211,2604,00.html?CMP=OTC-RSS James Molesworth<wsonline@mshanken.com> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:41:25 EDT