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James Suckling

Thoughts About Minor League Bordeaux

Posted: 12:28 PM ET, 06/09/08

A couple of weeks ago, I was having a simple lunch with a friend at my house in Tuscany and I decided to go down to my cellar and try some of the older crus bourgeois and petite château Bordeaux that I had lying around. These were just odd bottles that I had had for years in my cellar. Read more

James Suckling

A Hot Summer’s Night in Havana

Posted: 04:35 PM ET, 06/06/08

Wow. When it gets hot, there is nothing worse than a warm glass of red wine. It almost makes me gag. I would rather drink a cool glass of water than a tepid red. Or worse, a hot red. It’s happened to me so many times, and restaurants are probably the worst offenders. Read more

Harvey Steiman

Yet Another Twist

Posted: 03:10 PM ET, 06/06/08

The crowd that hates screw caps is going to love this one. My ears perked up the other day over lunch with an Australian vintner when he said that his inexpensive (but pretty good) Thirsty Lizard Sémillon-Sauvignon Blanc tasted better out of the TetraPak than it did from a regular bottle under screw cap. Read more

James Molesworth

Celebrating the Big 1-0 at Adour

Posted: 11:28 AM ET, 06/06/08

At its height, with its gilded walls, stunning floral arrangements and hushed elegance, Lespinasse was for me the city’s most beautiful dining room, a quiet, languid retreat away from the buzz that this city tends to generate over shallow flavor-of-the-month French bistro wannabes or "power lunch" midtown spots. Read more

James Laube

Friday and Napa on My Mind

Posted: 10:34 AM ET, 06/06/08

The party scene shifted from Sonoma (I wrote a blog on the Wine Spectator "Bring Your Own Magnum" party in Sonoma earlier this week) to Napa on Wednesday night, and so did the mindset. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

Exploring Terroir with Nik Weis of St. Urbans-Hof

Posted: 11:03 AM ET, 06/05/08

Last week, I sat down with Nik Weis of St. Urbans-Hof to taste through his 2007 Mosel Rieslings that will be available soon in the United States.

Weis is a thoughtful grower and winemaker and an astute taster, so it is always a productive and educational experience tasting through his wines together. Read more

Kim Marcus

Going Upriver in the Douro for Quinto do Crasto's Fantastic 2007s

Posted: 08:44 AM ET, 06/05/08

One of the keys to unlocking the mystery and ultimate potential of the Douro is understanding its rugged and unique winemaking geography. This is essentially a huge domain of mountain vineyards—except everything is, in a sense, upside down. The terraces descend to the river level, rather than ascending to the mountaintops. Read more

James Laube

Your Thoughts on What Matters wIth WIne

Posted: 01:32 PM ET, 06/04/08

Last night I hung out with a bunch of Sonoma wine folks at Wine Spectator's "Bring Your Own Magnum" party, held at the Healdsburg Hotel, home of Dry Creek Kitchen and chef Charlie Palmer, in Healdsburg, Calif. Read more

Harvey Steiman

That's Some Spicy Shiraz

Posted: 10:40 AM ET, 06/04/08

When Harold McGee, writing for the New York Times' food section, mentioned that Australian wine researchers have identified the chemical component that makes some Shiraz smell like peppercorns, it sent me to my own tasting notes to see how many times I used "pepper" as a descriptor. Read more

James Laube

Two Aces from a New Napa Winery

Posted: 04:22 PM ET, 06/03/08

You never know where the tips will come from.

Mitch Johnson, the golf pro at Napa Valley Country Club, introduced me to Shibumi Knoll winery, and I’m glad he did.

“Hey, you should try this Cabernet,” Mitch insisted a couple of weeks ago. Read more

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