Winexpression

Pricing for the last few vintages of Harlan Estate:
2001 - 225
2002 - 245
2003 - 265
2004 - 350????
2001 and 2002 vintages saw perfect scores (100) from Robert Parker Jr. Granted, this is a business, and I understand Bill Harlan is a savvy businessman, but wow, that sure is a turnoff, especially when this vintage didn’t score [...]

The hunt for the illusive Napa Valley Cabernet that is both stellar and affordable has left many a wine lover frustrated, with many losing their belief that such a scenario even exists - until today. Cameron Hughes, Negociant extraordinare, has done it again, this time with his limited release Lot 28 which arrived at [...]

(Better late than never?)
I stumbled across Pax Cellars a little over a year ago, when R.P. raved about the 2004 Syrah’s, and I must admit, I usually don’t spend $300 on 5 assorted bottles of wine I haven’t tried, but thanks to Bob, my confidence was there, and I made the purchase. These wines didn’t [...]

Although this article is quite long, I recommend you bookmark it and consume it in small doses, it is well worth the read. The interviewer asks some questions that many have already heard the answers to, but Parker seems to give more; details, emotion, some little known facts.
For the world’s most influential wine writer, [...]

Part of the Riboli Family Wine Estates, San Simeon wine comes from vineyards in both Monterey and Paso Robles. The winery employs sustainable farming techniques as well as traditional winemaking methods to deliver it’s final product.
Winemakers Anthony Riboli and Arnaud Debons barrel ferment, stir and age on the lees, and ferment each lot separately.
As [...]

The Decanter Trick
Pour a bottle into a decanter before your friends come over, tell them you opened a special expensive bottle, and they won’t know the difference!
Hide and Seek
In the dark, that bright square in the corner of the label makes it easy to grab the right bottle from the cellar.
No Middleman
Down with the three-tier [...]

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 [...]

For this two year edition of the ever popular Wine Blogging Wednesday, Alder, Uber blogger from Vinography.com, suggested we try the wines from the Loire, namely Chenin Blanc as opposed to Sauvignon Blanc. A great theme indeed, and one that most Americans don’t really appreciate, as Chenin Blanc is not a popular choice for most. [...]

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 [...]