Wines from New Years Eve Bordeaux, Champagne and a Discovery
2011 had numerous highpoints that produced some special memories I’ll always cherish. That being said, 2012, I’m glad you’re here. What took you so long?
Author Jeff Leve
Chateau d’Yquem The World’s Greatest Sweet Wine
While expensive, more than triple the price of most of the other Sauternes, when the wine matures, d’Yquem stands heads and shoulders above every other sweet Bordeaux wine from the region as well as that from any other sweet wine from all over the world!
Fabricated Wine Industry Scandals? Is Santa Claus Real?
There are important issues dealing with ethics that matter and deserve to be looked into. For example, being told you were guaranteed to receive a written review or a high score if you paid a fee. Those are clear, specific, examples of ethical violations.
List Of The Top Ten Wines that Rocked me in 2011
The criteria I focused on for my wines of the year varied. I wanted to focus the list on the wines that left the biggest impression, not only for the wine, but as a memory of the event.
UGC 2009 Bordeaux Wine Tasting Los Angeles, Wallys Wines
Having tasted these wines multiple times from barrel to bottle, (most recently last June in Bordeaux) 2009 is an outstanding vintage for Bordeaux wine.The wines are sensuous, supple, opulent and silky. At their best, they offer decadent tasting experiences.
Jay Miller Responds to Casado Attack, MW Investigates Campo
This story will not be fade away. It’s got intrigue, suspense, bloggers, reporters, gossip hounds, Robert Parker and money. The only thing missing is the sex. There are now almost as many official investigations as a real government scandal.
2011 Couspaude Harvest, Vanessa Aubert Interview
We are interested in optical sorting. We already use a mechanical sorting table with density selection at our estates in Bordeaux Superieur and in Cotes de Castillon. But at Château La Couspaude in St. Emilion, we use the traditional sorting table
