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James Laube
A Weekend Getaway in L.A.
Posted: 04:43 PM ET, 11/19/08
I spent last weekend in smoky Los Angeles, visiting friends and enjoying a slice of its diverse dining and social scene as wild fires raged nearby, making the air heavy with smoke and tinting the sun an amber color.
Friday night I dined at Michael Mina’s new place, XIV, it being his 14th restaurant. Read more
2008 Harvest
Late Harvest Pays Off in the Côte-Rôtie
Posted: 10:34 AM ET, 11/19/08
Posted by Stéphane Ogier
I can see now that to be a good journalist or wine writer, it is probably better not to be a winemaker at the same time. Well, especially not during harvest! So a month after my first blog contribution, let me tell you a bit on what is going on in the Côte-Rôtie. Read more
2008 Harvest
Making Mourvèdre—Day 7
Posted: 09:30 PM ET, 11/18/08
Posted by Brian Loring
November 5: The must has now been cold soaking for five days, and we've been regularly taking Brix and pH readings and making water and/or acid additions as necessary to the fermenters. Read more
James Laube
Buyers and Sellers with an Eye on Napa Valley
Posted: 04:34 PM ET, 11/18/08
The Chateau Montelena deal may be dead and we may never know all the reasons why. I still believe that Montelena’s owner Jim Barrett wanted to sell the winery and was elated to have a buyer. Whether he changed his mind and wants to keep the property, or the economy changed the would-be buyer's mind and forced him to rethink his strategy, is unknown. Read more
2008 Harvest
Winding Down Harvest in Oregon
Posted: 04:26 PM ET, 11/18/08
Posted by Josh Bergström
Tomorrow we will be pressing out our final Pinot Noir fermentations, and the winemaking season will slow down—for now. Barrels that were filled with wine earlier on in the harvest period are now safely tucked away in the cellar. Read more
James Suckling
Why 2005 Bordeaux Didn't Win
Posted: 05:01 PM ET, 11/17/08
I have been interested in the comments in my blog and the general buzz in the marketplace about our choice for the Wine of the Year. It seems that some people are upset that the wine was not a 2005 Bordeaux, or the 2005 Concha y Toro Cabernet Sauvignon Puente Alto Don Melchor. Read more
James Molesworth
Now That The Grapes Are In: A Look at 2008 in the Rhône
Posted: 02:32 PM ET, 11/17/08
The grapes are picked and the fermentation vats are full, so I used this moment of relative quiet for the vignerons to get an early read on them for the just completed 2008 harvest. Here's a look from both the Southern and Northern Rhône Valley. Read more
Harvey Steiman
New Wine, This Week, So What?
Posted: 12:48 PM ET, 11/17/08
Coming up this week is the one day of the year that specifically celebrates wine. It’s not a national holiday, but you wouldn’t know it if you happened to wander into a French bistro—in France or anywhere else in the world. Chalked up on the blackboard or spelled out in a banner festooning the entrance, a sign will proclaim “Le Beaujolais Nouveau Est Arivée!”
Yes, all over the world, cases of 2008 French red wine one step from grape juice will make the long journey from the vineyards of southern Burgundy to a casual wine bar near you. Read more
2008 Harvest
Making Mourvèdre—Day 4 Continued
Posted: 05:05 PM ET, 11/13/08
Posted by Brian Loring
November 2 (continued): Since we had to allow the Mourvèdre to hang on the vine so long in order to get the fruit ripe, we ended up with higher sugar levels and lower acid levels than we'd optimally like. Read more
James Suckling
Two Decades of Wine of the Year
Posted: 11:51 AM ET, 11/13/08
You must be excited to discover what the Wine of the Year is. I certainly am. I wish I could give you some clues. But I can’t. I have been sworn to secrecy.
But I revisited the first Wine of the Year the other night in Los Angeles with Bob Golbahar of Twenty Twenty Wine Merchants. Read more
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