El Rey Del Vino Blanco. All hail Can Feixes!!!  

At least in Europe. The 2003 vintage was so hot, over 100 degrees a day for two weeks in many cool-climate areas. Cool climate wines have kick-ass acidity, and the heat makes them flabby. If you like big rich opulent New World whites, gobble up the 2003s. Otherwise, wait for 2004. Case in point: The [More]

Got to taste two KILLER Cabernet Sauvignons from Napa recently, both in about the $50-70 range. They were fantastic. Very complex, elegant, delicious, and powerful. Both could age another 10 years (the Ristow, even more): 2001 White Cottage Howell Mountain Napa Valley2001 Ristow Quinta de Pedras Vineyard Also had the assistant winemaker from Tablas Creek [More]

All wine nuts should see this movie. It’s about an hour too long, and redundant, but worth seeing. It’s all about the globalization of wine and that all wines are starting to taste the same and lose their sense of place. The main villain in this documentary is Michel Rolland, who just wants to “micro-oxygenate” [More]

WOW!!! La Poussie is a natural amphitheater!!! I want to frolic in the vineyards. Or have the Fiery Furnaces play an acoustic show for me, and we will drink tons of Sancerre and Sancerre Rosé! 

This is why you spend over 20 bucks for a Sauvignon Blanc. This Sancerre comes from the vineyard La Poussie, which forms a natural amphitheater. Just peep the label for a photo. There is some oak aging (most definitely old, giant oak barrels which do not impart wood-plankiness to the wine) but incredible liveliness, depth, [More]

For me, summer begins when my beloved French start shipping their new pink wines. They are bone-dry, fruity, and a lovely accompaniment to all sorts of of great grilled meat and seafood. Or just kicking it with your friends or special someone on a deck, patio, and/or beach. Whether they are eight bucks or eighteen, [More]

I had a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to taste all the first growth Bordeauxs from 1999. They are: Chateau Haut-BrionChateau MargauxChateau LatourChateau Mouton-RothschildChateau Lafite-RothschildChateau Cheval Blanc All these wines range in price from $175-$250! What blew me away was how approachable and elegant these wines were, with nice acidity. I thought they would me monsters, with mouth-searing [More]