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Harvey Steiman

Pebble Beach Tees Up a Starry Food and Wine Event

Posted: 09:34 PM ET, 03/28/08

It seemed like every longtime attendee of the Masters of Food and Wine was asking each other what they thought on opening night Thursday of the new Pebble Beach Food and Wine event, its successor. The new event is bigger and more sprawling, and there were plenty of hot wineries pouring samples and famous chefs dishing up tasty creations. Read more

James Suckling

Quick Message from Bordeaux

Posted: 02:53 PM ET, 03/28/08

Despite all the bad weather, the Right Bank provided some good to outstanding wines today from barrel. And it appears that Pomerol is the best region of all in 2007. I still have to taste wines this weekend from Pessac-Leognan and other parts of the Graves – especially first growth Haut-Brion, which some say is excellent. Read more

James Molesworth

Steak for Dinner, Steak for Lunch: 36 Hours in Buenos Aires

Posted: 10:18 AM ET, 03/28/08

My final visit in Mendoza was with Susana Balbo and Pedro Marchevsky, the husband-and-wife team behind Dominio del Plata. The winery produces the Susana Balbo and BenMarco brands, the former in Balbo’s preferred supple, velvety style and the latter in Marchevsky’s preferred structured and more muscular vein. Read more

James Laube

An Evening with Robert Mondavi

Posted: 05:14 PM ET, 03/27/08

Fighters don’t go down easy here on Wappo Hill. So far this year, Robert Mondavi has won bouts with pneumonia and the shingles. The former a deathly threat to someone who’s 94 years old, and the latter is a similarly painful and threatening disease. Read more

James Molesworth

Turning Around a Tanker

Posted: 02:04 PM ET, 03/27/08

Since I began covering the wines of Argentina in 2000, Trapiche hasn’t exactly been among my favorite wineries. As the winery cranked out large volumes, I often found quality to be lackluster. That now seems to be changing, thanks to the efforts of head winemaker, Daniel Pi. Read more

James Suckling

More Thoughts on 2007

Posted: 01:27 PM ET, 03/27/08

Today was a reality check on 2007. I tasted a number of very good reds, including Margaux, Palmer, Rauzan-Segla, and Pichon-Baron, but the rest of the 60 or so reds were inconsistent in quality at best. Many were lean, diluted or short on the palate. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

Moving Forward at Mumm

Posted: 10:40 AM ET, 03/27/08

Having three owners in fewer than 10 years must have been tough for Champagne house G.H. Mumm. Then, in July 2006, young chef de cave Dominique Demarville decamped for Veuve Clicquot.

Now, however, Mumm seems to be back on course. Read more

James Suckling

First Impression of 2007

Posted: 03:02 PM ET, 03/26/08

I just finished my first day in Bordeaux and I am happy. Sure, 2007 is not a great vintage. It could never be exceptional, considering the wet and gray weather in Bordeaux for most of the summer growing season. Thank God for a relatively sunny September and October last year. Read more

James Laube

A Region's Wine Stars Define Its Quality

Posted: 01:03 PM ET, 03/26/08

Being a pioneer sounds exciting and adventuresome. Put your name in a sentence that describes you as a pioneer and you’ll probably feel pretty good about yourself. Fearless. Visionary. Leader. Creator.

But being a pioneer also means that you’ve probably stubbed your toe or bumped your head along the way. Read more

Harvey Steiman

Wenatchee? Wow!

Posted: 12:03 PM ET, 03/26/08

If it were not for the big, wide Columbia River running through eastern Washington, where virtually all of the wine grapes grow, it would be a desert. But the Columbia and its tributaries, mainly the Yakima and Snake rivers, provide enough water for booming agriculture. Read more

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