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James Laube

Musically, Lodi Rocks and Rules

Posted: 12:04 PM ET, 06/27/08

In the Wine Spectator offices, when we blind-taste, the bagged wines stimulate thoughts about all sorts of winey things, not the least of which are appellations, and what different wines say (or don’t say) about their origins. Read more

James Molesworth

Day 6: From the Lubéron to the Northern Rhône, With a Truffle In the Bag

Posted: 04:37 AM ET, 06/27/08

I had only two appointments scheduled today, but they were far apart. At the end of the day, the plan was to finish up at Restaurant Régis & Jacques Marcon located in the mountains of the Haut-Loire, which meant a lot of driving. So I headed out early and drove down to the Lubéron, where, underneath the striking hilltop village of Ménerbes, lies Domaine de la Citadelle. Read more

James Laube

Stag's Leap Making the Right Decisions for the Future

Posted: 02:30 PM ET, 06/26/08

Ted Baseler insists that returning Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ Cabernets to their top form will be easy for the simple reason that the winery’s vineyards are in great shape.

When Warren Winiarski decided to sell the winery to Ste. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

What Lies Ahead for Moillard?

Posted: 10:46 AM ET, 06/26/08

Wednesday afternoon found me at Moillard in Nuits-St.-Georges. I had just heard earlier that day that the firm, founded as a négociant in 1850 and also with 74 acres of vineyards in the Côte d’Or, had been sold to Béjot, a large company controlled by Vincent Sauvestre. Read more

James Suckling

Lucky Man

Posted: 05:30 AM ET, 06/26/08

The great summer weather continues, which is why it feels amazing to live in Tuscany. And it’s why the wine region makes superb wines. The vines are still a little behind schedule. They suffered during the flowering due to wet and cold weather, so there was bad berry set. Read more

James Molesworth

Day 5: The Other Southern Rhône and the Chapoutier of Gigondas

Posted: 11:37 AM ET, 06/25/08

There is much more to the Southern Rhône than just Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and with that in mind, I spent the day focusing on domaines in Gigondas and Vacqueyras.

Gigondas is often thought of as a small Châteauneuf, but in reality its terroir and wines are quite different. Read more

Bruce Sanderson

A Morning in Beaune

Posted: 04:28 PM ET, 06/24/08

I’m back in New York now, where I noticed some scaffolding has actually disappeared from my neighborhood. Though I had a reprieve from the Internet in Burgundy, I was frustrated by the lack of access at my hotel. It seems they were between network providers. Read more

James Laube

Tasting Dry Creek Reds Shows the Area's Shortcomings

Posted: 04:24 PM ET, 06/24/08

My blind tasting last week of a dozen Dry Creek Valley red wines didn’t change my view that: 1) this appellation has a shortage of great wines, and 2) it lacks a signature wine.

Of the two, the former is the bigger concern. If you add up the case numbers for all of the best wines, it’s still a pretty small percentage of the total that are outstanding wines. Read more

Harvey Steiman

Wine and Cheese: Think White

Posted: 12:29 PM ET, 06/24/08

Long experience has taught me that white wines perform better with more cheeses than reds do, so it brought a smile to my face to read a news story this morning on Reuters about how the winegrowers of Alsace are promoting their (mostly white) wines as perfect matches with cheese. Read more

James Suckling

Reliving a TCA Moment

Posted: 11:55 AM ET, 06/24/08

I had a 1989 Ducru-Beaucaillou last week for dinner with a friend, and it wasn’t very good. I had asked her to go down to my cellar and pick out something to drink and she came up with the bottle of the 1989 Ducru. She is new to Bordeaux wines, so she had no idea that the 1989 Ducru is infamous, along with the 1988 and 1990. Read more

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