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James Suckling

Thanksgiving with Jamie and Friends

Posted: 06:00 AM ET, 11/26/07

I hope you had a beautiful Thanksgiving. I sort of celebrated. I guess I have been out of America for Thanksgiving for too long. I lost the tradition while I was living in London when I was married. My ex-wife was English so it didn’t make a lot of sense. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

Exploring the Terroirs of La Morra

Posted: 03:13 AM ET, 11/26/07

Roberto Voerzio is a passionate vigneron. He is the first Barolo winemaker to earn a perfect 100-point score, for his Barolo Brunate 1997. The 2007 harvest was his 21st and he currently farms 30 acres around the village of La Morra.

Voerzio is meticulous in the vineyards. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

The Long Day’s Journey Into Night

Posted: 03:54 AM ET, 11/25/07

I finally arrived in La Morra, in Barolo, Friday evening. It was a long trip and mostly uneventful, although the drive from Milan’s Malpensa airport took a little longer than I had expected.

By the time I took the Asti exit in the direction of Alba, it was getting dark. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

Barolo and Truffles

Posted: 04:42 PM ET, 11/21/07

I am curious, like my colleague James Suckling, what the fuss is about truffles. So I’m traveling to Piedmont to find out firsthand for myself.

It’s a region that has long interested me. I’ll be staying in the Barolo zone and visiting a few producers of Barolo and Barbaresco. Read more

James Laube

At Age 20, Does Meritage Still Deserve Merit?

Posted: 11:13 AM ET, 11/21/07

Meritage, a term coined to break the varietal jam among California’s Bordeaux-inspired reds and whites, is about to turn 20. Whether there’s reason to celebrate or not is our weekend food for thought.

If you know what Meritage means and stands for and can pronounce it, consider yourself informed. Read more

James Molesworth

My Thanksgiving Wines: Some Predictable, Some Surprising

Posted: 03:11 PM ET, 11/20/07

Thanksgiving is by far my favorite holiday—it’s all about the food. Plus you get an extra long weekend for both the leftovers and a barrage of football games.

So what to serve, winewise? Well there are lots of theories. One says to serve American wines, since it’s an American holiday. Read more

James Suckling

The Age of Cervaro

Posted: 11:53 AM ET, 11/20/07

It was one of the most memorable vertical tastings I have been to in Italy recently. Renzo Cotarella, the technical head for Antinori, invited me to taste every vintage ever made of Cervaro, the stylish white from the Antinoris' wine estate in Umbria, Castello della Sala. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

Exploring the Diversity of German Wine

Posted: 08:52 AM ET, 11/20/07

If you haven’t tried a dry German Riesling recently, you owe it to yourself to take another look. There are some excellent wines currently available.

It helps that the past 3 out of 4 vintages—2003, 2005 and 2006—have been favorable for dry wine production. Read more

James Molesworth

Stumbling Across a New Winery

Posted: 04:18 PM ET, 11/19/07

There are big wineries and small wineries. And then there are really tiny wineries.

During my recent trip through the Northern Rhône, I discovered a tiny new project, one that is just starting out with the 2007 vintage.

Claire Darnaud-McKerrow, 36, is half-French (her father is a native of the town of St. Read more

James Laube

Aaron Pott's New Label and Clients

Posted: 02:00 PM ET, 11/19/07

Aaron Pott left a full-time winemaking position at Quintessa in Napa Valley last year to pursue a career as a consultant, and already he’s a busy man.

He still has ties with Rutherford-based Quintessa, which focuses on its namesake Bordeaux-style red table wine, as well as a second label called Faust. Read more

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