Cork & Bottle Fine Wines

Five Decades of Oddero with Isabella Oddero Isabella Oddero in the cellars   I had the pleasure of welcoming Isabella Oddero to New York last month. I have tasted with Isabella in the cantina at Oddero for several years...

Lingprof, the idea is to keep as little air as possible between the wine and the stopper. Though depending on the stopper (such as the soft rubber one with the vacuuvin), you definitely don't want actual contact with the...

You're probably one of the few who'd buy decent wines at the case level. There's a guy down at Merchants who I talk to every time I'm in town. Blanking on his name right now but he'd be happy to have you come in too....

An interesting read regarding the oft-underestimated Virginia vino and some good stuff from Cali- against the French. Of course: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/08/18/ST2009081802401.html Glass...

Has Bonny Doon Vineyard finally lost it? Or have they found it? Bonny Doon Vineyard is back on top, or bottom, depending on your perspective. After years building a lucrative wine empire the always surprising original bad...

It’s not often that one gets a second chance with wines like this.  Way back when, in my early years of wine discovery I had the distinct fortune of being able to patronize a small wine shop in Watermill New York. I...

Wine is best stored on it's side but... There have been any studies that show we are much more upset about this than the corks are. That little bit of air in the headspace between the cork and the liquid tends to be very...

I had a nice dinner last night at New York Citys Whym, review posted here; The wines were an interesting array of Burgundian delights. We bagen the evening with a pait of Champagne. The Moutard Brut Grand Cuvee ls a...

It was great to meet Enzo Brezza among the clutter of his busy, slightly cramped, almost outdated yet wonderfully working wine cellar where wines continue to age slowly in botte. The newer part of the cellar is on 2 levels...

I am all for quality screw caps on high end wine. If you're looking for some quality wines with screw caps I'd suggest indulging in some NZ wines, although if you define "fine" wines by price you might not quite get...