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May 27, 2019

Rosé At Home: Taste With Us

By All About Self Employment Collaborator

We want to take a moment, as the holiday weekend dawns on us, to talk with you about how to organize an at-home tasting! There's no better way to experience wine...

March 25, 2019

NY Times on Everyday Wines -- Eric Asimov's most important post ever

By Joshua Cohen

Eric Asimov’s latest post, "Everyday Wines: The Most Important Bottles You Will Drink," at his New York Times Blog, The Pour, is a gem. And I’m not saying that just...

January 25, 2019

Top Ten Burgundy Producers (That you can actually buy…)

By Jeff Patten

I was recently looking for some guidance on what Burgundy producers to collect and I came across a Top Ten list online. It had some names I had heard of,...

January 18, 2019

Rieslingfeier Roundup

By Jeff Patten

If you're new to Riesling and don't know what all the fuss is about, look no further: Josh wrote a nifty blog to get you acclimated and answer your questions. And if...

November 26, 2017

Top 5 Reasons to drink Cru Bourgeois

By Jeff Patten

I want to give you five reasons to look beyond Bordeaux' Grand Cru Classé–more specifically, five reasons to look at the Cru Bourgeois wines for delicious values that do everything...

March 19, 2017

Barbaresco & Barolo: Top 5 Differences

By Jeff Patten

They are both made 100% from Nebbiolo grown in the Langhe. But Barolo and Barbaresco are clearly not the same wine. What's the difference? The easy answer is the legal...

February 27, 2017

Top 5 Wine Categories for Collectors to Focus on in 2017

By Jeff Patten

This year promises to have a lot of very exciting releases. Here's what collectors need to watch out for:

February 8, 2017

VIDEO: Breaking Down the Last 10 Bordeaux Vintages

By JR Thomason

For some time now, we've had a goal of shooting videos to educate and entertain wine enthusiasts near and far. Though we are now out of January, the month when...

December 10, 2015

5 Quick Tips for Holiday Wine-Giving

By Jeff Patten

Wine makes a great holiday gift. Here are some tips to help you out:

September 10, 2015

Seven Rules for When to Open Meursault

By Jeff Patten

In the world of fine white wine, perhaps no name resonates quite as much as that of Meursault. It's the kind of wine that everyone knows is pretty good. It...

August 18, 2015

10 Top Vintages to Get Ready For Now

By Jeff Patten

Collectors, how will you allocate your budget in the buying season coming up? Here would be my top picks based on what's available or coming into the marketplace these days.

August 13, 2015

Top Ten Reminders from a Trip to Italy

By Jeff Patten

I was recently in Italy for a couple weeks. It was for a combination wedding and family vacation -- not wine-related at all -- in Tuscany and Umbria. So there...