Blog Index

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

James Suckling

A French View of Tuscany and Merlot

Posted: 10:21 PM ET, 02/24/08

I mentioned last Friday that Francois Thienpont of the well-known Bordeaux clan had been hanging with me for a few days in Tuscany. It's fun to get a well-regarded French vintner's view of the Tuscan wine scene. So, over two days he tasted a few dozen wines and met a dozen or so wine producers. Read more

Kim Marcus

In the Wilds of Israel

Posted: 01:16 PM ET, 02/24/08

Back in contact.

Sorry for the delay since my last post, but the Israelis have been keeping me busy and the internet connections been a bit sparse. In fact, I’ve been in some pretty wild places; just the other night, I was serenaded by at first jackals (the local version of coyotes) and then by their domestic cousins in a small village called Agur, between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Read more

James Laube

Eureka For Wine Lovers And A Perfect Pancake

Posted: 05:28 PM ET, 02/22/08

Ambiance and company are part of most dining experiences -- and sometimes they are crucial elements. So is one’s hunger level. When you’re famished or thirsty, most things – even simple fare and ordinary wines -- taste pretty good. Read more

James Suckling

Hello, Hello … 2007 Bordeaux

Posted: 04:03 PM ET, 02/22/08

Does anyone out there care that I tasted a couple of 2007 barrel samples from Bordeaux? Yes. I tasted them in my kitchen Wednesday morning. It was about 30 minutes after my cappuccino and sweet roll at my local bar called Bar Marisa. No problem there. Read more

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