Very lively conversation with Eric about his new grapestories web site.

  So I am on "Day 2" of the Master of Wine "Forging Links" symposium. Fabulous! The photo is from the first panel featuring Jancis Robinson, Eric LeVine (Cellartracker), Rowan Gormley (Naked Wine) and Michael Linton. The subject of "Wine on the Web" is good and the information may be new to many in the [...]

“Wow, this party is so fun … and the food is so delicious!” said a woman with long dark hair and Sex in the City high-heeled shoes. Tuesday June 22 was the date for the annual ‘Summer in the City’ Restaurant tasting and cocktail party, which showcased many of my favorite chefs. Many of them [...]

  You know Jules Taylor – of course you do. She is a winemaker from Marlborough, New Zealand, and is here in NYC to showcase her delicous Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Today she invited a small collection of writers from Manhattan’s Wine Media Guild to taste the new vintages at BLT Fish – really [...]

Social media is all the rage today, even in the Languedoc where the Sud de France launched a worldwide synchronized wine tasting that took place today June 21 2010 in NYC, Montpellier, and other countries around the world. It was fun to speak with the winemakers via the television screen as we tasted the wine, [...]

Aurora Ochoa of Penin Group and Marta Tornos Camacho of Groupo BSV  San Valero Winery (Groupo BSV) is a cooperative of 700 winegrowers who grow mostly garnacha vines, and collectively pool their grapes. They are launching two wines specifically designed for the US market: Sierra de Viento Garnacha old wine (Garnacha 100%) and Sierra de [...]

  … so very excited to go on my first trip with the Association of Wine Educators (ASE). I have already met a few of them at UK related events and am curious to learn more about the Valpolicella region Also very excited that Michelle Shaw is leading the group – I had last seen [...]

Buffet in Chablis …. Most of you know what a fabulous experience I had this March in Burgundy, when journalists had a chance to visit the various regions and try wines of many different producers. I really enjoyed my time in Chablis, where I actually got very close to identifying the seven Grand Cru in [...]

“We front row girls only go for the  best!” said a woman sitting next to me at the very exclusive National Arts Club in Manhattan. Members of this club, and a few selected and lucky journalists, were able to try the newly released magnums of GH Mumm’s Cuvee R. Lalou Vintage 1998, along with comparing [...]