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There is a heck of a lot more to wine than mere evaluations. This is the place to read my opinions (and belive me, I am opinionated) about just about anything you can think of that is connected to the love of wine.

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Hosting Wine Tasting Parties
Vacuvin
Building a Wine Cellar
Believing in Champagne Temperatures at Which to Serve Wine

 

Speaking of Tastevins Pinotage and More Two South African Tastings Uncorking and Decanting
Sherry Wine With Eggs A Few Words About Wine Bottles


The Wines of French Switzerland

The Best Wine Game in Israel
The Boutique Wineries of Ya'ir Margalit and Ben-Zaken

A Few Words on Turkish Wines

German Wines - A Language of Their Own

A Few Words on Tokay
Second Wines are not Second Class


The Bastard Son of Baron Philippe


Dry White Wine With Fried Bacon The Wines of Austria


Wine Country -
Washington State
Surprises From Lebanon

Wine Auctions - Hints for Potential Bidders

The Scent of Wine

Mouton and Lafite:
The War Between The Rothschilds
Botrytis - The Noble Rot

For Serious Buyers
Wines and Prices

A (Very) Few Words About the Wines of Alsace

Wine Refrigerators
Solutions for Storing Wine
A Few Words About Englishmen
A Few Words About Port Wine
How Much Wine
Is Good For You
Dealing with Wine Bores
Chablis - The Ultimate Chardonnay
Better To Buy in New York

A Kosher Tasting

Buying Wine Glasses

The Wines of Beaujolais
In Search of Sophistication The Red Wine Snob Phenomenon

Sulfites - Good, Bad or Neutral?

Special Tastings
Bordeaux 1999


Special Tastings
Tuscany 1997

A Few Words About Ice Wine
Chauvinism and Wine Tasting
A Few Sex-Role
Misunderstandings
Moscato d'Asti
Simply For The Pleasure
The Fifty Best Wines - 2000
One Critic's Choice
Vintage Port, 1997
Special Tasting Report

The Bin System
Reflections on Australian Wine Labels
Salvaging The Open Bottle
The Retsina-Turpentine Connection

Special Tastings
Chateau Margaux 1900 - 1999

Special Tastings
Vega Sicilia - 1953 - 1990

Sea and Sadrinia
Not To Mention A Few Good Wines
The Wines of Beaujolais
Amarone - Notes and Tastings

21 Wines from Lebanon
A Special Tasting

Cotes du Rhone
An Extended Tasting

The Best Kosher Wines In The World

Not The Best, But the Best of the Rest - 150 More Kosher Wines

Alto Adige -
More German Than Italian

A Collection from Rosemount

California Wines to Buy - A Dream List

Chateauneuf-du-Pape
The Area, The Wines and A Tasting


Bordeaux 2000
To Buy or Not To Buy

(200 wines reviewed)


The At-Home Winemaker
A Few Friendly Observations By a Professional Wine Critic

The Name of the Rose -Three Very Special Tastings - The wines of NY Wine Tasting Experience

Special Tasting - Bordeaux 1996
Madiran - The Heart of Darkness
Burgundy Whites - 1999 A Special Tasting Report

The Hundred Best Wines - 2001
One Critic's Choice

What A Difference a Year Makes

The Burgundy Reds of 1999
A Special Tasting Report

Australia's Rosemount - Two Tastings - 33 wines

Bordeaux, 1998
A Tasting and An Overview

Jaboulet - Hermitage La Chapelle
A Vertical Tasting

Re-Corking - Not A Simple Affair

The Wines of Louis Jadot
1996 - 1999


Brunello di Montalcino - 1997
A Very Special Harvest

 


Chianti Classico and Chianti Classico Riserva


Domaine de la Romanee-Conti - Wines Beyond Compare

Elegance and the Spittoon

Chambertin et al - Good Company

Primordial Pleasures Clos Mogador - A Vertical Tasting

Barolo 1998
Piedmont at Its Best

The Pleasures of Montepulciano

Don't Call it "Pink" - A Special Tasting of Rose Champagnes

International Wine Competitions - Several Sharp Criticisms

2001 - An Exceptional Year for Sauternes

2000 - Splendid Vintage Port

Chateau Palmer - A Vertical Tasting

Paris - My Favorite Wine Shops

Bordeaux -
1989 and 1990
"The Better Year of the Two"


Port Wine
1945 and 1963


Chateauneuf-du-Pape – 1999

The Hundred Best Wines – 2002
One Critic’s Idiosyncratic Choice

Chateau Yquem - Vertical Tasting

Alsace -
A Broad Tasting


Chateauneuf-du-Pape - 2000 - An "Interesting Year"


Sassicaia - 1978 - 1999

99 and 100 Points
The Limits of Perfection


Sauternes and Barsac - 1999
A Splendid Vintage

Grange - The Best of the New World
1966, 1971 and 1976 - 1997


Tokaji - A Tasting of the 1993 Wines

Bordeaux 2002 - Barrel Tastings

Bordeaux 2000 - Now On The Market
   

 

© Daniel Rogov


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