Category: Delicious

'Today, "Italian white wine" typically means pinot grigio. Yet the dominance of this single wine in our consumer perception obscures the wonderful variety of whites produced throughout Italy. No other wine-producing nation has such a cornucopia of wines it can call its own.'

'I look for wines with a little more character now, and so Chilean reds haven't played much of a role in my life as I've grown older. Until recently, that is. That's because I've started a new, more adult relationship with Chile's unique grape, Carmenere.'

Wine Enthusiast Magazine: 'Nominees for the 2010 Top Sommelier title identify today’s most in-demand wines, spirits and cocktails.'

'Whether you catch your Panulirus argus in the waters off the coast or in the fish counter at your local market, these five wines will complement it as nicely as drawn butter.'

'The 2006 from Fattoria di Felsina was both our No. 1 wine and, at $22, our best value. Felsina is one of Chianti’s top estates, and this wine had a characteristic brightness and freshness that shone through the richness and density of the texture. '

'Admittedly, I am a fanatic when it comes to wine glasses. On more than one occasion, I’ve brought my own wine glasses to restaurants and to friends’ houses when I knew their glasses were inadequate.'

'For anybody truly curious about the glorious extent of wine, now is the greatest time in history to be a wine lover. Never before has such a vast diversity of wines been available to so many people. Many are made from unfamiliar grapes, grown in little-known places, yet they offer thrilling drinking for those eager for new experiences.'

'Wine is now made in all 50 states, but you wouldn't know it by looking at retail store shelves or restaurant wine lists. Andrew Stover wants to change that.'

'I ended up giving the same relatively enthusiastic score, 16.5 out of 20, to Jacob’s Creek regular Chardonnay 2008 as to Bruno Colin’s Premier Cru Morgeot 2006 Chassagne-Montrachet, and gave an even higher score to the Jacob’s Creek Reserve Chardonnay 2008.'