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Wine Journal
This was a spectacular night of fabulous food at La Toque in Napa, California. Every course was right on target, and we had the joy of hosting Château Cheval Blanc’s...
Read MoreWith Chef Charlie Palmer's superb yellow fin tuna tartare, I set out a selection of California's better Chardonnays along with some white Burgundies. As the scores attest, this was a...
Read MoreWith special guest Frédéric Engerer, administrator of Château Latour, and Florence Rogers-Pinault, the owner's daughter, this special meal set up by The Wine Advocate turned out to be a spectacular evening of...
Read MoreWith Chef Charlie Palmer's superb yellow fin tuna tartare, I set out a selection of California's better Chardonnays along with some white Burgundies. As the scores attest, this was a...
Read MoreThis may have been the finest meal I had during the calendar year of 2014, coming at the very end of the year. More unlikely, it was at an upscale...
Read MoreThis two-part event held at Napa Valley's Meadowood Resort featured a Masterclass with wines from my cellar followed by a dinner prepared by Meadowood's Michelin three-star chef, Christopher Kostow, to...
Read MoreThis Masterclass was designed to showcase two great vintages of Bordeaux. The more tannic, classic 2000s were austere, young and vibrant, and in need of more time. In contrast, 2009...
Read MoreFollowing are my notes from ten wines that were tasted with over 350 Singapore wine enthusiasts at our Wine Advocate Masterclass, which we conducted in five Asian cities - Beijing,...
Read MoreThis Masterclass' goal was to look at the diversity of Cabernet Sauvignon- and Merlot-based wines from around the world. The only ringer was the 2009 Marchesi Antinori Guado al Tasso Bolgheri,...
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