The Wine Circle

Goulash: The ultimate comfort food Zinfandel: The ultimate comfort wine Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially when it comes to food.  Having grown up only blocks away from some of the best...

You read that right. Black Box is running a contest looking for a candid take on blind tasting their wines. Simply share Black Box wines with your friends and put together a short, 2 minute or less, video of their...

Hi! I am a wine enthusiast currently living in Japan, and I was wondering whether there are any snooth members based or visiting here in Tokyo or elsewhere in Japan who might be up for a bit of a tipple. I occasionally...

"I would just say that checking a numerical score without reading the review is a fairly pointless endeavor. Scores are what they are. They are here to stay so our best course of action is to ignore them and drink the...

That's all too difficult to explain in a single post but let's see if we can summarize as follows - BS, no, it's theirs. So as not to be so glib, here's a little bit of info. If you remember your geometry, as you...

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...

Write Off the Vine - Texas Wine News: July 23, 2009 Texas Wine Industry Continues to Grow - Not Just Another Harvest Texas Commissioner of Agriculture, Todd Staples, recently proclaimed the 2009 grape harvest season is...

Last week, Greg posted a spot-on treatise on the Terroir debate. Between Greg and the readers who commented, there was enough meat in their words to satisfy those seeking the Executive Summary and those hoping to take...

Just saw this--too late for your last trip, but I see you're going again. Below are several of the places I was guided to by a knowledgeable Swiss friend during a recent trip: Restaurant / Hotel Widder Rennweg 7,...

Vino- That is quite the first vintage of Beaucastel to have! I personally think it will be one of the best (if not the best) vintage they've produced...if you can get your hands on an older vintage (to see how they...