Jim Gordon of Wines & Vines was stunned -- along with nearly everyone else, including yours truly -- when word leaked...

A few observations from the 2007 Critics Challenge, while they're still fresh in my mind. Champagne Charles Heidsieck has become...

I've got email! Reader Stephanie Madsen writes: I strongly disagree with yourcomment on pricey Bordeaux wines. For everyday use...

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands -- On Day Two at the 2007 Concours Mondial my jury started out with light-bodied aromatic whites. Though...

MAASTRICHT, Netherlands -- I've had my nose buried in a wine glass for most of the past week, so blogging has been light. The...

OK, maybe I wasn't surprised by the sweepstakes winners at the San Diego International Wine Competition, but there were some...

The highlight of just about every wine competition I've been involved with (more than 50 as either judge, chief judge or...

BORDEAUX, France -- The gap in performace between Chateau Lafite Rothschild and lesser growths of the Pauillac district in...

BORDEAUX, France -- My final day of tasting Bordeaux 2006 primeurs was spent flitting from chateau to chateau in Pomerol and...

BORDEAUX, France -- By far my most dissapointing day at the Bordeaux primeurs was the Thursday tasting of Pauillas, St. Estephe...

BORDEAUX, France -- If I thought the tannins were grippy at the Graves/Pessac-Leognan tasting on Tuesday, I was in for a rude...

BORDEAUX, France - My initial impressions of the 2006 Bordeaux presented at this week's primeurs closely parallel those of my...