Blog Index

2008 Harvest

Closing Thoughts on Writing and Winemaking

Posted: 07:14 PM ET, 01/08/09

Posted by Adam Lee

As this is my final 2008 harvest blog, I wanted to begin by saying how much I enjoyed it, how grateful I am to Wine Spectator for providing me this opportunity, and how honored I am to have had you read my rather meandering thoughts. Read more

James Suckling

Godzilla Wine Attacks L.A. Restaurant

Posted: 06:21 PM ET, 01/08/09

Am I missing something? Why are restaurants recommending big, jammy, alcoholic, monster reds to go with fresh, refined and beautiful cuisine?

Maybe this is only a problem in Los Angeles, but it’s really dumb and they are not doing a favor to any of us who love wine and food, especially when we are spending a lot of money in a restaurant. Read more

James Laube

A Right Time and a Wrong Time to Sell a Winery

Posted: 03:55 PM ET, 01/08/09

Two of the most recent winery deals involving changes in ownership offer keen insights into the business.

The partnership between the owners of Flowers Vineyard & Winery and Huneeus Vintners, announced Tuesday, makes perfect sense.

Joan and Walt Flowers are in their 70s, retired, or hoping to be. Read more

Harvey Steiman

Le Cirque on TV Stirs Memories

Posted: 10:00 AM ET, 01/08/09

A Table in Heaven, HBO’s documentary on Le Cirque, the famous New York restaurant, is more than a food or business story. It’s a family saga, as the restaurant’s founder and patriarch Sirio Maccioni prepares to hand the reins to the next generation. Read more

James Suckling

Weird Late Night LaLa Wineland Experiences

Posted: 04:29 PM ET, 01/07/09

I drank a flawed wine last night and I liked it. Or at least I liked it for a while. I have to be honest. Sometimes flawed wines can make you happy, for at least a brief moment.

I ordered a glass of the 2006 Scholium Project Babylon Tenbrik Vineyard Petite Sirah at Palate in Glendale, Calif. Read more

2008 Harvest

Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

Posted: 03:41 PM ET, 01/07/09

Posted by Brian Loring

We can finally breathe a brief sigh of relief now that James Laube’s reviews for many of our 2007 vintage wines have been posted (see Tasting Highlights: California Pinot Noir, part 1 and part 2). Read more

James Molesworth

No Wine Is Complete Without Its Label

Posted: 11:49 AM ET, 01/07/09

You know when someone tells you they simply choose a wine by the label? Part of you wants to laugh at this nearly clichéd statement from a wine beginner. But part of you knows it’s also true for all of us, from a beginner to any overavid wine geek. Read more

Harvey Steiman

In Australia, Shiraz Makes Cabernet Sing

Posted: 12:45 PM ET, 01/05/09

Some Australian wine observers believe that blends of Shiraz and Cabernet Sauvignon are better than either varietal on its own. There’s even a wine competition exclusively for those wines, called The Great Australian Red, the brainchild of Tyson Stelzer (who contributes articles from Australia for Wine Spectator). Read more

James Laube

Wine as Art is Best Enjoyed on Its Own Terms

Posted: 12:35 PM ET, 01/05/09

I drank hundreds of great wines last year and it’s impossible for me to single out one wine or experience or memory over another.

I shared great wines with my colleagues, complete strangers and close friends. I drank serious wines in blind tastings at work. Read more

James Suckling

Supermarket Nation

Posted: 11:58 AM ET, 01/05/09

As you may know from reading my recent posts, I have been in Southern California for the last week with my two children to visit their grandparents. I surprisingly have done a lot of cooking. It has been out of survival, for the most part, because my mother is not a very good cook, though she has other good qualities. Read more

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