Burgundy-Report (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Another bottle from the man and his horse. A good wine, but it suffers in comparison to the wines of the last evenings… 2005 Olivier Guyot, Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Champeaux Deep colour, some purple at the rim. After the two wines of Marchand-Grillot in the last nights, the nose is a little more diffuse with [...] ShareThis
jamie goode's wine blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Very attractive red wine tonight from leading Alentejo producer Herdade de Malhadinha Nova. Monte da Peceguina 2007 Alentejo, Portugal From Malhadinha Nova, this a blend of Alicante Bouschet, Aragonês, Touriga Nacional, Cabernet Sauvignon and Tinta Caida, aged in French oak for seven months. It’s a vibrant, pure, fruit focused red for early consumption, offering blackberry, raspberry and ripe cherry...
jamie goode's wine blog (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Off to Oregon in a few hours for the Pinot Noir celebration. Flight leaves at 0630. Spent today taking the boys to the London motorshow, held at Excel in the Docklands (pictured). It was a fun day, with lots of very fast and expensive cars to ogle. I do have a sense of guilt, though, when I realize how much fuel these cars burn (and their corresponding emissions). Even if I had a bit more money, would...
Genealogy@Bellaonline.com (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Put away your cameras!! It's not what you think. Think minimalist. No oak, no malolactic fermentation, nothing added. Just pure Chardonnay. Sounds dangerous, but plese let me explain.
Intoxicating Prose (Free subscription) | yesterday
'Anger can make a man verbose...' [Giles Coren]-Read why HERE.
Barry's Wine Notes & Memories (Free subscription) | yesterday
Diel Cuvée Caroline Spätburgunder 2005 Nahe, Germany Looking forward to this one.....
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | yesterday
NEW YORK, July 24 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second consecutive year, Woodbridge by Robert Mondavi is proud to join forces with America's Second Harvest - The Nation's Food Bank Network, during the holiday season to help raise funds for and awareness of hunger in America through the Give Hope Campaign. The campaign will run from October 1 to December 31, 2008. America's Second Harvest is the largest charitable...
Bordeaux-Undiscovered (Free subscription) | yesterday
Michel Reybier, owner of Château Cos d'Estournel in Bordeaux has bought the Napa Valley estate Château Montelena owned by Jim and Bo Barrett. Château Montelena made its name by winning the white wine section of famous Judgement of Paris wine competition in 1976 and is the star of the newly released film Bottle Shock . The two wine making teams are to work alongside each other to oversee the next vintage....
Sour Grapes (Free subscription) | yesterday
I spent a couple of weeks in Chianti last year, having booked through to-tuscany.com. Their latest newsletter caught my eye as I was drinking a Castellare from Castellina in Chianti at the time - it almost brought me back for a moment.
Barry's Wine Notes & Memories (Free subscription) | yesterday
From nowt comes nowt..as they say in parts of North England...from nothing comes nothing elsewhere maybe...basically...you only get out what you put in! I read quite a few wine magazines...and all have their regular tastings.The secret is..when a wine has made a top spot..search and find AT ONCE ..or you may never know how it was. By the time most magazines are on the market..some of the wines are...
Decanter.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
An Adelaide wine collector today snapped up a full set of Penfolds Grange to add to an almost-complete set of the iconic Australian wine he already owns.
The Foodie List (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you enjoyed the travels of James May and Oz Clarke as they trundled through the French and then the Californian wine-lands you may be interested to learn that a new series is soon to appear. A little different this time as the duo are covering Britain (did the budget run out for more exotic travel'). [...]
JancisRobinson.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Canadian sommelier Lindsay Groves files this report on part of her recent travels in the Middle East.
JancisRobinson.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Lindsay Groves’ tasting notes on current wines of Lebanon.
The Winedoctor (Free subscription) | yesterday
Four wines recently tasted, including 1999 Valandraud.
