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Age of wine gurus over

Tue, 25 May 2010 21:48:26 GMT

Jancis Robinson's key note during the London International Wine Fair raised quite a bit of discussion on the net.

California Wine tasting 2010 in The Hague

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:37:37 GMT

April 12th at the US Ambassador's- Fay Hartog Levin - Residence in The Hague featured the 2010 edition of the Dutch California Wine Tasting. Some 20 Dutch importers were showing their wines.

Bill Blatch on 2009 Bordeaux

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 13:25:25 GMT

An earlier blog item already mentioned the scores for 2009 Bordeaux wines sipping in. Next to that, one of the great authorities on Bordeaux, Bill Blatch, produces his annual vintage report on Bordeaux' most recent harvest.

White asparagus and WineStein

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:49:39 GMT

Luckily the season for white asparagus has only just started. We received quite a bit of feedback on wines that WineStein advises with white asparagus dishes.

We're on Twitter now too

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:42:09 GMT

Everyone's doing it nowadays, so we really couldn't stay behind.This means Twittertweets from us as well.

Bordeaux 2009 results sipping in

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:42:16 GMT

Impressions of the en primeur tastings for 2009 Bordeaux are starting to be published on the internet. As usual, Live-Ex provides an excellent source for comparison.

Food wines and wines to drink

Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:00:10 GMT

Not every wine drinking well by itself is a good match for food. The reverse is also true.

An interesting trio

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:08:12 GMT

Since 2006, three winemakers from the Northern Rhône each produce a wine from the same vineyard and the same grape material. A great opportunity to discover their respective signatures.

Marché aux Vins 2010

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:51:24 GMT

Traditionally in Ampuis (Northern Rhône), the third weekend in January stages the annual Marché aux Vins. This year, the event took place for the 82nd time.

Tricky Rieslings

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 10:34:11 GMT

Of all wines that are matched by WineStein, riesling wines turn out to be by far the most tricky ones. We dug a little into this matter.

Humour and Wine

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 14:58:05 GMT

Wine is often taken very seriously. This calls for examples of putting matters into perspective. Enjoy a few classics.

Which wine are we having?

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:31:20 GMT

The situation is all too familar. You're about to cook that stunning dinner for your best friends, or you sit in a good restaurant with that very important business relation. You know what you're going to have for dinner, but then there is that key issue to handle. "Which wine are we having with it?"