Winexpression

Jon Bonné, of MSN fame, is officially the new editor of the San Francisco Chronicle’s Wine section (announced on October 11th by Jon himself), and has jumped in head first with the front page article: North stars - Washington wines reach for the stratosphere. A nice piece, and a great first effort, but the caliber [...]

Merry Edwards has been in the wine industry for a long time. She had a run at Mount Eden Winery in 1974, received acclaim while making wine at Matanzas Creek Winery, had a rise and fall in the 80’s with the family run Merry Vintners, consulted for a while, and finally started and has stayed [...]

In an article entitled Cabernet Sauvignon to Buy Now, appearing in Wine Enthusiast this month, recommendations are made to buy wines like Château Latour 2003 Pauillac, Château Lynch-Bages 2003 Pauillac, Château Mouton-Rothschild 2003 Pauillac, Shafer 2002 Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Creek 2002 Red Rock Terrace Cabernet Sauvignon, Robert Foley 2003 Claret, Rubicon Estate 2002 [...]

Robert Parker names Dr. Jay Miller as replacement for Pierre Rovani at the Wine Advocate
That was fast, but, who wouldn’t want to work for the most influential wine critic, getting the chance to taste thousands of wines every year while traveling the world? O.K. that guy, but I’m surprised his job stayed open as long [...]

Rovani, who was largely responsible for reviews on Burgundy, South Africa, and the Pacific Northwest of the United States since 1996, says he is leaving to pursue a career working in the wine trade.
On erobertparker, Rovani offered these comments:
“Early in my tenure with The Wine Advocate, I was often asked if I missed anything [...]

Dry Riesling?
The 2005 Dry Riesling from the Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard beat out 702 other wines to earn the Governor’s Cup or “best white wine” and “best of show.” Last years warmer growing season allowed for a broader wine, according to Wiemer, that isn’t typical for the Lakes. Only 2,000 cases of this $16 [...]

Most likely, if you’re a fan of Pinot, you’ve heard of Gary Ferrell, Rochioli Vineyards, and Williams Selyem. These three producers have been making some of the best Pinot Noir to come out of California, and they’re all located in the Russian River Valley. The San Francisco Chronicle’s wine editor, Linda Murphy, does a fine [...]

I had a chance to sit down with couple Bay Area Wine Bloggers last week, Alder of Vinography and John from Corkdork, and taste through some new releases from Cameron Hughes Wines. Cameron lead the tasting that was put on by Kimberly Charles of Charles Communications in San Francisco, and I must say, I was [...]

Mary Lynn Slattery was in the right place at the right time. Halfway around the world, a revolutionary new way to taste wine was being developed: the automated self-serve tasting room. Mary Lynn saw it’s potential for the thirsty U.S. market and VinoVenue was born in San Francisco, CA. Now after nearly 2 years, the [...]

If you haven’t uploaded your wine cellar to an online tracking system yet, now is a great time to make the leap, thanks to a new free site: Cork’d. Created by a couple web gurus, this site is built on the latest Web 2.0 technology, and offers some great features. Adding your cellar inventory is [...]