Mary Baker over at the Dover Canyon Winery Blog forwards this TOP TEN LIST. And it’s a list that’s hard to argue with. There IS a difference between the real wine geek and the poseur. Mary points out how to tell the Difference TOP TEN WAYS TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WINE GEEK AND WINE DORK    1. A dork will make you feel uncomfortable. They are supercilious, punctilious, and from my point of view, just plain supersillious. A…

I’ve very little experience with Washington wines. I’ve drunk the Leonettis and Quicilda Creeks but never really ventured too far into the heart of Washington wine. Gene from the Seattle Wine Blogger, however, has. And in the spirit of our week of Top Ten Lists he sends in: The top ten Washington State Syrah producers rated on a 100 point scale 1) Basel Cellars – 92 2) Terra Blanca – 92 3) Dunham Cellars – 90 4) Isenhower Cellars –…

Of late, due to the arrival of a new client at Wark Communications, I’ve been thinking about the idea of Aging Zinfandel. I have some experience with drinking older Zins, some as old as 25 years. My impression, generally, is that the best balanced and fruit forward zins that have good amounts of acid and tannins without alcohols that get overly hefty can turn into very interesting wines. Yet, it’s hard to argue with young, juicy, exuberant Zin. This wine,…

Yes…it’s support my supporters time.   K&L Wine Merchants delivers a great collection of wines from across the globe. Mayo Family Reserve Room is an astonishing Tasting Experience in the Sonoma Valley

Wednesday’s massive fire at a wine storage warehouse will be remembered for a long time to come by many in the wine industry and those who treasure not just fine wine but the history of CA wine. The blaze at Wines Central’s 240,000 square foot facility in Vallejo, California was the resting spot for a number of wineries’ current and future releases as well as "library wines", those older vintages not meant for sale for for posterity. At this point,…