Mostly because it won the wine of the year in WS. I'm seeing it for $150+ in NYC.

I have a 2003 M. Chapoutier Cotes-du-Rhone Belleruche for Thanksgiving dinner, along with a 2003 Murphy-Goode Fume Blanc and a 2005 McManis Vineyards Viognier. I am sure my brother will bring some type of white as well; he simply...

for a bottle of red wine that I can give him when he is born... that will be aged perfectly when he is 21. Any suggestions? I'm open to most anything under $100. Thank you! -Jaymie

bottle of Champalou Vouvray 2004 which paired quite nicely with the pate and soup. Then, we opened the Hermitage which was quite the treat (Chapoutier Monier de La Sizeranne 2004). The main entrees seemed to have been created...

Biggest change is the much shorter wine list, which focuses on less-expensive Italian bottles and doesn’t have any of the fancy French stuff like the Chapoutier. Also, there’s no longer any need to ask for the pizza...

IMO Cafe Le Cog is the best in Quincy. The dinner menu changes often and the choices are complete dinners: soup, salad, entree and dessert for about $23. They have some good wines at reasonable prices. I got a M. Chapoutier,...

entirely of small restaurants, some of which are also very good. I'm sadly not as adventurous as I’d like to be, so passed over the various offal offerings and settled on the petit salee and lentils, which was excellent....

enjoyment of the wines and not on “how good” I think they are. (eg. I'm leaving off 1959 Lafite and La Mission and yet including a quirky $68 Barolo on my ‘runners-up’ list.) WOTY: 1997 DRC La Tache...

buy $10-$15 bottles. So far we like rieslings and gewurztraminers for whites and riojas, cabernet sauvignons and malbecs for reds. Champagne and prosecco are always delicious. We’re also interested in port and sherry. I'm...

I'm thinking of doing seared foie on a sunchoke veloute, and would welcome suggestions on pairing. I don’t like the idea of Sauternes or similar wines early in a meal, which is where this course would be, and I don’t...

/graduation/etc). I like the idea of passing this family tradition down to my own child. Knowing that many of today’s wines are made to be enjoyed immediately or within a shorter period of time than what I'm looking for, I...

" to the barnyardy type of Brett, ethyl phenol. Moreover, it seems that a touch of Brett or “animale” is part of the expected flavor profile of Mourvedre. M.

I'm sorry they just sold their store, the Flask Liquor in Studio City. Marty and Chuck the owners and their brother in law Ray were most likely the most knowledgeable in the business and highly respected in the wine trade. The...

I'm gonna do it. I'm headed to the Rhone Valley next week and appreciate the advice I’ve received here. A search turned up little on Lyon though, surprising as it’s one of France’s gastronomic centers....

. Also, when my husband and I were planning a trip to Tuscany, one of the folks at Moore Bros. actually phoned one of his favorite wine producers in Italy and helped set up a private tour of the winery. And I'm just an...