Fine Wines (Re)Visited

August 14, 2010

Fine wines – The Future of Wine Criticism Gets Clearer

Category: Uncategorized. Posted by Noel at 1:30 pm.

The Future of Wine Criticism Gets Clearer
It’s been interesting watching the reaction to James Suckling’s retirement from the Wine Spectator announced a couple weeks ago (note: I wrote this post 11 days ago but only posting it now due to some issues with my blog software). I first found out about it on Twitter where the discussion was a mix of [...]

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Winecast 76?Merlove
Five years and one day after I started this blog and podcast I get back behind the mic and restart regular podcasting. This episode features an interview with Rudy McClain, the filmmaker of the documentary Merlove. I also pick three Merlot wines from my tasting log for review. Show Notes: 00:30 – Welcome and show [...]

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Best Wine Blog Posts for March 16th through March 31st
Best of the wine blogosphere for March 16th through March 31st: Top 10 Tips for Traveling Spain – Don t Forget the TP!! Oops! When famous wine writers get it wrong PLAYMOBIL WINE BAR STIRS OUTRAGE Come see us at Wine 2.0 this Thursday Jack Keller s Disappeared Wine Blog Update European Wine Bloggers Conference, 2009 – [...]

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Do Critics Still Determine Wine Styles?
By way of Josh Hermsmeyer, I found Tina Caputo’s fantastic self-produced short film, “Robert Parker’s Bitch.” The basic premise is that wines today are big, bold, and over-oaked designed, ‘…to taste and spit,” and not savored with food. The question on the table is if Robert Parker and Jim Laube largely determine today’s wine styles [...]

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Champagnes – Paul Grieco

Category: Uncategorized. Posted by Noel at 1:15 pm.

Paul Grieco
Paul Grieco, General Manager of Hearth Restaurant in New York City. He spent many of his early years in the company of his family perfecting the details of service. His career in New York City began at world-famous Remi Restaurant where he was a …