Wines tasted in this episode: 2004 Cuvaison Pinot Noir 2005 Rex Hill Oregon Pinot Noir 2004 King Estate Pinot Noir 2005 Sharecropper’s Pinot Noir 2004 Evesham Wood Seven Springs Pinot Noir Links mentioned in todays episode. Radio Broadcast with Gary. Look on the left side in “Food Talk” Today Gary tackles five Pinot Noir’s. Watch today to see how these Pinot’s measure up. Gary also...

It’s been busy times around here, editing our humongous Guilty Pleasures package at MSNBC.com, which is now live. Most of the Guilty Pleasures don’t apply here (though if you want to discover my irrational fondness for “Ski School,” be my guest) but I’ll direct your attention to the Food section, ...

... or filtration. In many respects Cristom’s Mt. Jefferson Cuvée is the archetypal Oregon pinot noir: the wine shows medium concentration has a wonderful satin-texture and offers Oregon’s signature...

Watch this Episode! 2003 Fischer Pinot Noir 2002 Chehalem Ridgecrest Pinot Noir 2004 Chasseur Russian River Pinot Noir 2003 Caves De Colombe Pommard Today tastes and reviews four Pinot Noirs from four different regions. Watch as he reviews these four and answers more viewer questions. Also a new question of ...

Just recently I posted about wineries going organic, and it is nice to see that wine folks out there in the industry actually read my little ol' blog here because I soon heard from the nice folks at Charles Krug... Continue .

wines were stored As he carefully explained - they go back to the beginnings of wine-making ... - a bit of everything - had to define - one of Jay's two - what should I get for under $10 - wines - good ... of Two Buck Chuck - Jay's other - what should I get for under $10 - wine - not a wine in my book...

Copia may be in trouble financially , but they have scheduling quite a few interesting events lately. The best of the lot is the “Oregon’s Best Pinot Noir” tasting on November 19th which will focus on the Dundee Hills AVA. Producers pouring there will include Argyle, Domaine Drouhin Oregon, Domaine ... a ticket. Oregon’s Best Pinot Noir Sunday, November 19, 1:00 - 3:00 pm $25 (includes admission)/$15...

Have written many times about Coturri Wines - no matter how much I like them - I would be remiss by not admitting - that they're not for everyone - Rich - syrupy - all natural - they are what I call real wines - So I opened a bottle of Coturri - Zinfandel - 2002 - with a summer night steak BBQ - offering my wife a taste - expecting her to immediately switch to a cool white Sauvignon Blanc...

... medal, denoting an ''extraordinary wine.'' The winning entry eclipsed 251 wines in the daylong ... German and French dessert wines I have savored. Alas, most mortals will never see it. Only 75 cases of 24 ... to the premium white dry wine market. The three runners-up, platinum medal winners, were dessert wines. The '86 ... a number of categories of white and red wines said they found too many entries disappointing. An overriding...

Annual tasting at one of the 5th Avenue clubs - twenty some assorted wines - set as a walk-around - chance to rate  - the great - the good - the bad - the ugly - Benziger - Sauvignon Blanc - North Coast - 2004 - classic - thumbs up - Lincourt - Chardonnay - Santa Barbara - 2004 - lots of oak ... - but the three wines that I "really" did not like - Chasseloir - Esmonin - Perdrix - were all at the same table...