Fine Wines (Re)Visited

Kim Severson
Kim Severson has been a food writer and cultural commentator at the New York Times since 2004. Before that, she wrote and edited at the San Francisco Chronicle, where she received the Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism in 2002 for her work on …

Frederick Kaufman (Professor of English at the City University of New York)
Frederick Kaufman is a professor of English at the City University of New York. He has written about American food culture and other subjects for Harper’s Magazine, the New Yorker, Gourmet, Gastronomica, and the New York Times Magazine. He is …

The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Francis Coppola Syrah-Shiraz
2003 Francis Coppola Diamond Series Syrah-Shiraz – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep purple colored wine with plenty of black cherry, raspberry, black currant, cocoa, pepper and slight spice characteristic.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Ravenswood Vintners Blend Cabernet Sauvignon
2003 Ravenswood Vintners Blend Cabernet Sauvignon – The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) This young affordable Cabernet Sauvignon has aromas of plum, cherry with subtle hints of vanillin oak. A soft and smooth palate shows plum and black cherry fruit flavors. Spicy cinnamon and toasty oak flavors add to this wine.For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Ravenswood Merlot
2003 Ravenswood Vintners Blend Merlot The Vine Times Rating – 3 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Well Recommended) A deep red Merlot with an intense fruit nose of blueberry, raspberry and plum. To read more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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The Vine Times Daily Wine Pick – Chappellet Vineyard Chenin Blanc
2003 Chappellet Vineyard Chenin Blanc – The Vine Times Rating – 4 Glasses out of 5 Glasses (Excellent) A light straw almost clear colored Chenin Blanc with apple and pear aromas, with sweet citrus, herbal and mineral flavors balanced by acidity and minerality that is characteristic of Chenin Blanc. For more please visit www.thevinetimes.com
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Bill Kurtis
Bill Kurtis is an acclaimed broadcast journalist who has worked in the profession for 40 years. Kurtis was the co-anchor for CBS Morning News, and the host of countless series and specials, most notably American Justice, Investigative Reports, and …

Dr. Daphne Miller (Author of The Jungle Effect)
Dr. Daphne Miller is the author of The Jungle Effect, which is not the ordinary diet book. Instead of miracles, Dr. Miller explains how returning to an indigenous diet will help Western society from diseases that seem to plague only us: heart disease, …

Paul Hobbs
Paul Hobbs is one of the most sought-after winemakers on three continents. The Wine Spectator hailed Paul among the top winemakers in California as well as Argentina and Chile. (They’re right, of course– but we’ve known that all along.) …

Terrance Brennan
Terrance Brennan is the Chef-Proprietor of Picholine Restaurant and Artisanal Bistro and Wine Bar, two highly acclaimed restaurants in New York City, and the founder of Artisanal Premium Cheese, a wholesale and online gourmet cheese company and …

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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Best Wine Blog Posts for March 8th through March 14th
Best of the wine blogosphere for March 8th through March 14th: Capitalism, Karma and Building Juju in a Down Economy RSVP Now for the Biggest TTL Event Ever! Wine & Spirits Restaurant Poll I Hate The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Robert Parker s Bitch Paper Tigers, Barriers to Entry and the 2009 Wine Blog Watch List [...]

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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 November 16th through December 31st
Best of the wine blogosphere for November 16th through December 31st: An Opaz/Catavino Christmas Letter A Year in Review Wine Blogging Wednesday #64: The Wrapup The top 10 wine things we need less of in 2010 Field Notes from a Wine Life Year End Edition What Wine Blogging Needs Winemaker to watch: Steve [...]

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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 [...]

The Future of Wine Criticism Gets Clearer originally appeared on Winecast. Licensed under Creative Commons.