If you are like me you may trust some book imprints, record labels and varied tastemakers when making new picks.The same thing applies in my case regarding wine. I trust the palate of a number of importers and distributors.The process can be gradual. You buy one wine, then two, then more bearing the...

Last night I enjoyed another beautiful 2005 Burgundy.  Almost everything I've had for the vintage, from simple bourgogne to grand cru's (although far less accessible right now), have been stupendous. I'm obviously not saying anything that hasn't already been said about 05.  Most people are...

Gary Vaynerchuk takes a look at these 4 wines and gives his thoughts and ponders the possibility that these wines will only be available via mailing list in the coming years! Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Wines tasted in this episode: 2006 Black Kite Pinot Noir Kite&#...

So, after about 175 emails (no shit), a group of mostly wine industry friends and I have assembled a tasting to test out Mr. Parker's assertions about "wines that will make you forget about Burgundy" in a recent Business Week article.  We have lined up 5 of the Californian Pinots in t...

Things are going very well with Ish right now, which I think no one really wants to hear. Drama, messiness -- yes. A nice couple being happy with each other? YEEEEACHHHH. But don't go thinking there are no Issues or that The Crazy has gone and left me, because that would be utter foolishness. I long...

Memorial Day weekend is always a big weekend in the Northern Willamette Valley and I am starting to think, an omen at Lenné.  Last year, I  was buying banquet tables the week before Memorial Day when I got the call. It was a friend who was doing some mowing for me and turned a corner and ...

Filed under: Wine I'm far too lazy to have my own winery but I love stories of small family-owned wineries. Foursight Wines is a new Anderson Valley family owned and operated winery producing just a few hundred cases of cool-climate Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc each year. Foursight Wines is a coll...

Sebastiani is now really known for pinot noir, and this spin-off label (3 Loose Screws) is quirky (The "M" in Mia's is a 3 turned sideways) and built for the retail shelf.   I bought this bottle at a Safeway in SOMA.   The packaging is smart -- the pull-off plastic top ...

One of the most interesting areas of research still ongoing at Purina is the effect that caloric restriction has on the aging process. Regular readers will recall that we have done posts on the 14 year study Purina performed with Labrador retrievers. This major undertaking confirmed studies done in ...

Gary tastes through a whole bunch of wine today with a special guest. Having trouble viewing this video? Try the Quicktime version. Comments on this episode(41) Leave a comment › “sweet episode!…” by drew “You keep reppin’ hard for Walla Walla wines, Gary Vee, but...