2009 Nebbiolo Harvest in Barolo at La Serra

This video was posted on the berry brother's piedmonte blog which is really well done and worth your time.

Recent encounters with amazing old Borgogno Barolo have left me haunted!

Neal Rosenthal on his book

Reflections of a Wine Merchant

The Current State of Champagne

Alice Feiring's focused beam of truth has locked on the "economic crisis" currently effecting champagne. I don't know about you but the next time I'm in NYC I'm getting a burger and a $60 bottle of Krug.

Grafting vines in Montalcino, Italy

This video was made and first published by The Montalcino Report.

Gamay is the new Black

GAMAY IS THE NEW BLACK

I'm not sayin' you heard it here first but everybody is talking about Gamay! Gamay has always been a grape that hasn't been treated seriously. Crush it, ferment it as quickly as possible, and pour out just as fast was the model. That alter ego of Gamay is fading with time and a completely more earnest style is replacing it. Pay attention, the new gamay is worth it. Just ask the French government. Decanter magazine recently reported the French government has decided to develope a new program to study the terrior of Beaujolais and reclassify based on potential quality.

Two worthy New York Times articles that answer long asked questions

Does the size of the ice you use and how you shake your cocktail matter? "Dilution has become a dirty word."




What is the Traditional Oregon Pinot Noir style really?

Do you agree? I do with the former and not completely with the latter. Never the less these are worth your time.

The Renaissance of Tokay

The Renaissance of Tokaji from Wilson Daniels on Vimeo.

a video produced by wilson daniels

Nerds know things you don't: Cornell Wine Studies

I read Cornell's studies because they're brilliant. This is the kind of reading that's worth printing out and sitting down with to really take your time disgesting.

You can get a free membership to Cornell's hospitality school website here.

Wine List Character Associated with Greater Wine Sales

Managing a Wine Cellar Using a Spreadsheet

Map of France's A.O.P. Wine Regions

Oak Wine Barrel Diagram