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John Tilson
Retrospective Review: Volume II, Number 5 (April – May 1981)
We are currently reproducing a copy of Volume II, Number 5 of The Underground Wineletter. Below you’ll find an updated review of each article, where I will go over what we got right and what we got wrong. We will follow this format with each successive issue. So Volume II, Number 6 will be coming […]
Click here to read entire article »PREDICTING THE FUTURE!
HERE IS A WINE PREDICTION THAT IS LIKELY TO BE A REAL DUD! In issue 4 of Forbes Life Summer 2012 different “experts” offer opinions on the price trend of cars, watches, antique furniture and wine. I am going to stay out of the crystal ball gazing game for cars, watches, and antique furniture. […]
Click here to read entire article »AMATEUR NIGHT AT THE WINE FOLLIES: THE ANSWER WAS LYING IN PLAIN SIGHT
The story of wine fraud and the indictment of Rudy Kurniawan has been going on for a while now and so far there have been 4 Underground articles (to read #1 click here – #2 click here – #3 click here – #4 click here). A recent article in Vanity Fair written by Mike […]
Click here to read entire article »FATHER’S DAY: ROSÉ AND SALMON & DAISY ON THE WALL!
I trust all of you dads out there had a nice Father’s Day and all the non dads too! It was a beautiful day here in Santa Barbara. Every day is a nice day to celebrate, but days like Father’s Day offer an opportunity to be especially thankful for our families. We did […]
Click here to read entire article »SUMMERTIME IS ROSÉ TIME!
This year it is the 2011 vintage. I have written two articles so far on the 2011 rosés (to read the Côtes de Provence rosé trade tasting article click here and to read the first Featured Wine Commentary on 2011 rosés click here). Also, if you missed it, a 2010 rosé article from […]
Click here to read entire article »THE PERFECT WINE?
The prefect wine? This is the question posed in Forbes Life Summer 2012 edition. Often wines are pronounced perfect for reasons that may not be perceptible to many of us. Consider the following: Now we have another proclamation of the perfect wine, but this time with no number! So just maybe it could be creditable. Well, […]
Click here to read entire article »ATTENTION COSTCO WINE SHOPPERS: WHEN IS A ROSÉ NOT A ROSÉ?
Can you answer this question? Before you open a bottle and smell and taste a rosé, let’s see the number of possible answers that might cause you to think the wine is NOT a rosé: The wine is not pale pink to light/medium/dark red in color. The wine is not made from red grapes. The […]
Click here to read entire article »A UNIQUE ADVENTURE: TEN COUNTRIES IN EIGHTEEN DAYS VIA CAR, PLANE, TRAIN, AND BOAT
THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO PART ARTICLE. IT COVERS THE INTRODUCTION AND TRAVEL INCLUDING THE ITINERARY AND NARRATIVE. PART II WILL FOLLOW SOON AND COVERS FOOD, WINE, AND THE CONCLUSION. IF IT’S MONDAY IT MIGHT BE LIECHTENSTEIN! PART I INTRODUCTION This surely is one of the most unique trips one could imagine. First, […]
Click here to read entire article »THE CURRENT STATE OF THE BORDEAUX MARKET
“Wherefore art thou?” This is the plaintive cry as merchants struggle to sell the 2011 Bordeaux vintage which is one of the recent Bordeaux vintages NOT proclaimed “vintage of the century.” Let’s see. With 90% of the century to go we have already had 3 “vintages of the century”? Hmm. How does this […]
Click here to read entire article »SOME GREAT NEW WINES FROM OLD FRIENDS AND A FEW NEW SURPRISES
SPRING 2012 CALIFORNIA Gary Farrell Vineyards And Winery L’Aventure Winery La Follette Winery Mount Veeder Winery Robert Craig Winery Robert Mondavi Winery Tablas Creek Vineyard FRANCE Burgundy – Domaine A. et P. de Villaine * Domaine Follin-Arbelet * Domaine Jean-Marie Chaland * Domaine Michel-Andreotti * Domaine Savary Champagne – Franck Bonville * Lenoble * […]
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