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Juice on the Block" will be a collection of content about wine at auction. There are a good deal of good deals to be had (particularly now, Autumn '09) at auction, and it will be part of the goal of this group to track...

I will agree with previous writers who have said it is hard to find a bad wine. I like to cook. For the first time, I decided to cook with wine because some 'discontinued' wines were on sale. I didn't cook with wine...

Paso Robles Trip Notes: I went to Paso Robles over the weekend of the 26th of September. I had intended to be there three days, but something came up and I was only there for Sat and part of Sun, so I ended up getting to...

Posted on behalf of a user. c9dp isnt my specialist area, so thought I'd turn it over to the wiser and larger crowd: Thanks PJ ~~~~~~ Do you have any recommendations for a Chateauneuf-du-pape? We love fully structured,...

  Wine fascinates me on so many levels and has added so much to my life but I would have to say that my most emotional connection to wine is its bond with food, mealtimes, and convivial conversation.   My...

Looking back over my notes this week, I see that I tracked Greg for most of the wines, though I generally gave them a point or two more each. The exceptions: Greg rated the Franco Conterno and the Marcarini Brunate 2...

Perhaps some grape banter to get things started: Grenache asked Cabernet, “why do all the other vines always pick on me so?” Cabernet responded abruptly, “quite simply, you aren’t a noble grape.” Grenache...

It's late here in Alba and today was a very busy day with the early morning tasting focusing on the wines of La Morra, Verduno and Castiglione Falletto. Lots of nice wines today and certainly a more promising group that...

Dear Snoot friends, I am writing to introduce you to Russian River Wine Company. RRWC specializes in getting hard-to-find artisan wines to our clients throughout the U.S. Although our portfolio's strength lies primarily...

Hi - I'm the CEO and Editor of Women & Wine a lifestyle community for lovers of wine, food and travel - and yes, it also appeals to men who love women who love wine! Our new site is filled with user contributed content to...