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Is anyone out there attending Wine 2.0 on the 18th? Gregory? It would be nice to meet. I'd be happy to meet folks, and compare notes. Most commercial tastings have too much for one palate....30- 40 wines and I am shot....

Interesting comments. I think people forget that Australia produced fortified wines for many years. Even more interesting is that they were using Touriga Nacional in 1979. From the guys I've spoken to, I got the...

I didn't comment when I first saw the comment at top, but my guess, too, was that the bottle might have been damaged. Opinions tend to vary about Au Bon Climat, but not many people I know recommend pouring it down the...

A Morning in Houston with Drops of Golden Dew: Dotson-Cervantes Gotas de Oro It was 9:30 on a weekday morning when the door bell rang. I expected this as, the evening before, I received a call from Alphonse Dotson. He...

Okay, reporting back. As things do when multiple people are involved, the wine line-up took a few turns from what I had been expecting. Here was the run-down, serving order, and a few comments until I have time to...

I knew I'd seen another cool Aperol recipe lately, and just tracked it down-- a creation of the brilliant Gary Regan. The Interesting Cocktail Created by Gary Regan, 2007. 2 ounces Don Julio, El Tesoro, Milagro, or...

Bonjour, Mon nom est Martin. Je suis un passionné du vin et j'aimerais savoir si des amateurs de vin, parlant en français, se trouvent sur ce site. Il me semble qu'il serait agréable de discuter entre nous en...

A friend's birthday dinner tonight at a steakhouse. A couple of us are bringing the wines and I'm trying to figure out the best order to pour them. I know conventional logic would say to stick with one or two varietals,...