WineFairy.com Lynn Krielow Chamberlain might be the most prolific interviewer of wine folk in the world. Her Wine & Dine Radio has been broadcasting on the Internet weekly an over the airwaves for 8 years now. Her hourly show has attracted the top wine people in the world. What makes Lynn so engaging to listen to is the real enthusiasm she projects for the people and topics she covers on her show. The WineFairy.com website is an extension of her…

In the voluminous amount of words that are dedicated to the conversation on wine both in print and on-line there is a tendency to focus on what’s new, what’s hot, what’s cultish, what’s fashionable. This makes sense. "What’s New" is often what’s interesting. But in the process it’s often the case that wineries that have been around a long time and consistently produce wonderful wines get overlooked. Eric Asimov at his Blog "The Pour" makes just this point by listing…

There is nothing more controversial in the world of wine, particularly among members of the trade and wine enthusiasts, than the 100 Point Rating System. Nothing else comes close to the controversy, discussion, vitriol, defense and words that the mention of this system for ranking wine can engender. Since Gary Rivlin’s well done New York Times piece on wine ratings, their impact and their use was published last Sunday I’ve had links to it forwarded to me by 13 different…

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