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James Suckling
One 2005 Bordeaux at Home
Posted: 03:41 PM ET, 02/29/08
I forgot to mention the other day that the Tuscan winemakers at my house the other night were extremely impressed with the 2005 Giscours we drank. They loved the wine’s balance and fruitiness, along with its ripe, polished and velvety tannins. Read more
James Laube
The City of Napa Gets a Bit More Hip
Posted: 02:13 PM ET, 02/29/08
Just like that and Napa’s a little hipper and a little cooler.
Oh, sure, you say. Napa Valley’s been hip and cool for a long time. But I’m not talking about the valley and its vineyards and wineries and wine-tourist magnets such as Calistoga or St. Read more
James Laube
Stag’s Leap Cabernets Due for a Quality Tuneup
Posted: 01:41 PM ET, 02/28/08
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars owns two driver vineyards, Fay and S.L.V., that are among the best in Napa Valley. But the celebrated winery hasn’t been getting great mileage out of either one as of late, and its flagship wine, Cask 23, has been underperforming as well. Read more
Harvey Steiman
On the Pizza Trail: Mozza in L.A.
Posted: 10:44 AM ET, 02/28/08
Ever wonder why your favorite pizzeria can make a perfect crust one time and disappoint you the next? It might be the fickleness of the dough, says Nancy Silverton, whose Pizzeria Mozza in Los Angeles ranks as one of the best. You might have just picked the wrong time for it. Read more
Kim Marcus
Traveling East, and Visiting a Unique Winery
Posted: 02:22 PM ET, 02/27/08
After Carmel, I turned east and headed to the northern heartland of Israeli winemaking—the Galilee region and the Golan Heights. Along the way, I visited wineries in various settings, from industrial facilities, to those stylized to match the Mediterranean feel of the land, to those in converted agricultural support buildings. Read more
James Laube
A Defensive Letter Reveals Buddy’s "46"
Posted: 12:48 PM ET, 02/27/08
Each week I receive hundreds of communiqués. Most are e-mails. But a few are prepared and delivered the old- fashioned way, where someone takes the time to pen a hand-written note or typed letter (and stick it in an envelope with a 41-cent stamp on it . Read more
James Laube
$37,301 Per Ton for Napa Cabernet
Posted: 01:26 PM ET, 02/26/08
By far the hottest grape in California is Napa Valley Cabernet, which is the reason so many of the wines offered at Premiere Napa Valley (which I wrote a blog about yesterday) are of this variety. It commands big bucks.
Last week one thoughtful source of mine sent along some wine grape prices from the California grape crop report, which are a barometer for wine prices, supply and demand, and general trends about which grapes are hot and which are not. Read more
James Molesworth
Got "Old School"?
Posted: 10:51 AM ET, 02/26/08
In my recent video on Cornas I described the A. Clape Cornas 2005 as "old school." Someone asked me what I meant by that, and that’s a fair question.
"Old school" refers to a throwback: someone or something that still does or is the way it has always been. Read more
James Laube
Premiere Napa Valley Rolls to Another Auction Record
Posted: 01:36 PM ET, 02/25/08
The wines were tight, but not the bidding.
Everyone seemed to agree that the 2006 reds on display at Premiere Napa Valley on Saturday were tightly wound, as if buttoned down for the night’s storm. But bidders spent freely once again. Read more
Harvey Steiman
Wine and Asian Food
Posted: 12:39 PM ET, 02/25/08
Like the authors of an excellent new book on the subject, it drives me nuts when I read or hear recommendations for a single wine to go with "Chinese food," or Japanese or Indian food, for that matter. I learned a long time ago that it's just like matching wine with anything else. Read more
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