Blogs
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: February 18, 2009 By Harvey Steiman
Note: Back when I reviewed them, I set aside a few wines to taste when they are more mature. In this occasional series I report on wines from the cellar that I probably should have tried earlier, but thought them worth a shot anyway.
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: February 11, 2009 By James Laube
Like many of you with cellars, lately I’ve paid more attention to my “paid for” section rather than my wish-list imaginings. In the past week or so, on the heels of my DRC tasting, I’ve opened four mature California Pinot Noirs.
News & Features
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Retrospective / Vertical
A decade later, a few wines still shine from this challenging vintage
Posted: February 9, 2009 By James Laube
News & Features
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What We're Drinking Now
Château La Tour Blanche Sauternes 1988
Posted: February 3, 2009 By James Laube
Blogs
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Stirring the Lees with James Molesworth
Posted: January 30, 2009 By James Molesworth
When it comes to wine, I think there are two regions that generate more passion (and frustration) than any other: Burgundy and Piedmont. Both regions rely heavily on microclimates and the concept of terroir —the minute differences in wines based on where the grapes are grown.
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Posted: January 9, 2009 By Bruce Sanderson
I met Debi and Jerry Greenfield at the California Wine Experience in Las Vegas in 2002. The Greenfields have been attending the Wine Experience every year since 2000. Each year, we renew our acquaintance and share stories of wines we have enjoyed, wineries and regions visited and people in the industry we know in common.
News & Features
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What We're Drinking Now
Penfolds Shiraz South Australia Grange 1999
Posted: January 6, 2009 By James Laube
Blogs
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: January 5, 2009 By Harvey Steiman
Some Australian wine observers believe that blends of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are better than either varietal on its own. There’s even a wine competition exclusively for those wines, called The Great Australian Red, the brainchild of Tyson Stelzer (who contributes articles from Australia for Wine Spectator ).
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Posted: December 19, 2008 By Bruce Sanderson
Perhaps no winemaker analyzes his wines like Richard Geoffroy, chef de cave of Moët & Chandon’s Cuvée Dom Pérignon. Even he says he has analyzed it "like a psychiatrist putting it on a couch." Perhaps because he trained as a medical doctor, he casts a more empirical eye toward his work.
Blogs
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: December 19, 2008 By Harvey Steiman
Note: Back when I reviewed them, I set aside a few wines to taste when they are more mature. In this occasional series I report on wines from the cellar that I probably should have tried earlier, but thought them worth a shot anyway.
Blogs
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Stirring the Lees with James Molesworth
Posted: December 15, 2008 By James Molesworth
Wine can be a love-hate relationship. And that’s part of what makes wine so great. I’ve recently been on a campaign to drink up the last lone bottles of particular wines I have in the cellar. You know, those single bottles that mark the end of the six or 12 bottles that you initially bought.
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Posted: December 15, 2008 By Bruce Sanderson
Earlier this month, Wines of Germany hosted the first Riesling Fellowship in New York. The event began with a seminar on "How Riesling Ages," followed by lunch and a broader tasting of Rieslings from around the world in the afternoon.
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James Laube's Wine Flights
Posted: December 4, 2008 By James Laube
Last night I dined with colleague Tom Matthews at Ken Frank’s transplanted La Toque restaurant, which moved to Napa in September from its former digs in Rutherford. It seems as if Frank’s food keeps getting better.
Blogs
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: December 3, 2008 By Harvey Steiman
Note: This is the first in an occasional series. Back when I reviewed them I set aside a few wines to taste when they are more mature. From time to time I'll report on wines from the cellar [that I hadn't gotten around to yet].
Nov. 30, 2008 Issue
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Retrospective/Vertical
A retrospective tasting of 1999 Côte-Rôtie
Posted: November 30, 2008 By James Molesworth
Nov. 30, 2008 Issue
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Retrospective/Vertical
Posted: November 30, 2008
Blogs
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Harvey Steiman At Large
Posted: November 4, 2008 By Harvey Steiman
When Penfolds rolls out some of its best wines for a retrospective tasting, the results can make a powerful case of just how good Australia can get. The wines don't need hyperbole, which spokesman Matt Lane nonetheless indulged in when he welcomed a mixed group of trade and media in San Francisco by calling it "one of the most spectacular tastings most of us have been to.
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Bruce Sanderson Decanted
Posted: October 29, 2008 By Bruce Sanderson
Most Champagne lovers know the name Dom Pérignon, but there is another Dom—one, in which I have stated in a past blog , that deserves more attention. Nicolas Ruinart, who founded the Champagne house Ruinart in 1729, was a nephew of Dom Thierry Ruinart.
Oct. 15, 2008 Issue
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Retrospective/Vertical
Posted: September 4, 2008
Oct. 15, 2008 Issue
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Retrospective/Vertical
Posted: September 4, 2008
