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John Tilson
ONE WINEDRINKER’S OBSERVATIONS OVER NEARLY 30 YEARS: TWO FACES OF FRAUD? MORE TO COME?
So now we have charges against Rudy Kurniawan (To read that article click here). Although he may have been a late comer to the wine fraud party, he is the first to be charged. Still waiting in the wings is Hardy Rodenstock who looks to be one of the first in the modern wine […]
Click here to read entire article »TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES?
A WAY TO GET PAID FOR DRINKING OR MAYBE NOT DRINKING FAKE PINOT NOIR AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT Need a few bucks? Well, if you drank some Pinot Noir that a California court has determined to be fake, you are entitled to get cash back. If you did and don’t have proof or […]
Click here to read entire article »STILL DON’T KNOW JURA? YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!
DOMAINE JEAN-FRANCOIS GANEVAT Last year I tasted some of the most incredible young wines I have ever experienced. And, just to make it even more interesting, they were wines that I knew nothing about. On March 20, 2011 I posted an article entitled “You Don’t Know Jura”. Reprinted below is the introduction […]
Click here to read entire article »THREE CRU CLASSÉ LADIES OF THE COTES DE PROVENCE
Left to Right: Adeline de Barry, Chateau de Saint-Martin; Aurélie Bertin Teillaud, Chateau Sainte Roseline; Valérie Rousselle, Chateau Roubine This past September on a great trip that covered 10 countries in 18 days my wife, Laurie, and I, along with our friends and neighbors, Jim and Marcia Wolfe, spent a week on the Côte d’Azure […]
Click here to read entire article »NEWS FLASH — NEW ALCOHOL WARNING LABELS FOR WINE MAY SOON BE ISSUED!
The issue of alcohol in wine has been a huge controversy as of late. I will put in my two cents worth on that issue (as well the ingredients labeling issue) in a later article.
Click here to read entire article »ROSÉ IS THE PERFECT ANTI WINE
OK gang. Let’s hear it for anti wine. But, before you erupt in a thunderous ovation, let’s first define anti wine. For me, anti wine is wine that is balanced and tasty without being over the top. Why is that anti you might ask? Well, today a lot of people equate wine with a number and the bigger the number the better the wine is supposed to be.
Click here to read entire article »SPRING WILL SOON BE HERE: THESE ARE WINES FOR THE SEASON
As spring approaches, here is a variety of special wines to grace your table and brighten your day: Under The Radar Red and White Burgundies from two favorite producers The new spring releases from Ridge Vineyards Some California wines that offer really good value DOMAINE BALLOT-MILLOT This is the third year I have […]
Click here to read entire article »AN ENIGMA WRAPPED IN A RIDDLE – CAN AN UGLY DUCKLING BECOME A SWAN?
I am totally intrigued with the potential for New Zealand wines. It has only been for the last 30 or so years that plantings have increased to the point where the wines are now widely available.
Click here to read entire article »Retrospective Review: Volume II, Number 4 (February-March, 1981)
We are currently reproducing a copy of Volume II, Number 4 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 5 will be […]
Click here to read entire article »STOP THE WINE PRESS! THE FBI HAS MOVED TO STOP WINE FRAUD!
HALLELUJAH! After years of investigation the FBI has just made the first arrest of a person accused of wine fraud. (A copy of the press release from the New York Attorney General’s office appears at the end of this article) That person is none other than Rudy Kurniawan who has long been suspected of being […]
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