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Some more special Slovenian (Slovene) wine in the USA: Batičs' Cabernet Franc ... of Slovenia. Hope you will try them and post your thoughts here.

Am curious to try more wines from Mallorca, Greg. Any you can recommend? And yes, red wine with octopus was something I forgot to include in my list at top as one of my favorites. Perhaps I've been feeling guilty about...

0h, forgot to mention once again that you should definitely swing wide around ... came out as a California try at making an Oeil de perdrix ('the partridge's eye') style of rosé that you can still find in Switzerland. I...

Definitely head to Santa Barbara, and try some winebars and eating in the town itself. Then head up the San Marcos Pass to Santa Ynez and spend time circling around the wineries there. Later Santa Maria and the Santa Rita...

For reds: Pinot Noir, and Cabernet Sauvignon as long as they are ten years old ... older Barolo I have yet to try, but what I've had in the past I have liked. So add Nebbiolo to the list. And Sangiovese, but some...

dmcker - Yes, I am half Japanese and half Korean. How lucky of you to be in Tokyo! I have yet to venture to my "motherland" haha. I bet you are enjoying lots of good sake, another favorite of mine. My family is actually...

Dmckr - the shellfish is so hard to pair with reds, it just seems to go so ... tried them yet. Give it a try and let me know what you think. It works well for me, im really curious to see how it does for others. Cheers

Yoshi - D9 beat me to it. I think the "zinfandel" you are referring to is the ... should definitely give it a try. Its got everything, its heavy, but not too dry or too sweet. It's spicy, but not too peppery. Goes great...

Fullbottle do you have any suggestions on a good value sparkling shiraz? I am ... want to spend $70-80 to try something I may or may not like. Best Regard

Is anyone out there attending Wine 2.0 on the 18th? Gregory? It would be nice ... on LI, doing tastings, and trying to get restaurant consulting.