Uncork Life! Blog

For the last year and a half, I’ve been fortunate enough to write the Uncork Life blog for Wine Chateau . During that time, readers have ha...

Taylor Family Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2006, Stags Leap District, Napa Valley What a wildly evocative nose--one that you could easily g...

Typically, this blog focuses on issues that directly impact the wider wine-drinking public: Important developments and news items, big-pictu...

Coming home from a wine trip and adjusting to more normal life again is always a difficult process. After all, over the course of the four o...

I've been on the road in the absolutely beautiful springtime Austria , and, as with last time I visited, have found myself utterly impre...

Before we get to the wine reviews today, I wanted to remind readers to check in over the next several days: I’m heading to Austria for a tr...

Just a reminder to check out the TasteLive Twitter Tasting this evening with Wente Vineyards , including Karl Wente, at 5:00pm Pacific, 8:00...

On June 13th, Steven Spurrier will be inducted into the Wine Media Guild ’s Hall of Fame, Decanter.com reported. I’ve been a member of Guil...

I've been tasting some great California pinots lately, and will be posting my tasting notes on them next week. So the timing was perfec...

It’s not quite drinking with the devil, as the old rock and roll tune has it, but it’s close. Yesterday, Morell & Co. Fine Wine Auctions...

After months of planning and construction and anticipation, today marks the beginning of a new era in how you buy wine. The massive, beautif...

Here in the east, it's a rainy, drab Monday--perfect for catching up on any wine reading you missed this weekend. Here, then, are a few ...

Yesterday, I had the very good fortune to attend a magnificent wine tasting and lunch, featuring the gorgeous wines of Gérard Bertrand, at N...

As a wine professional, I hear the comments all the time: Many people tend to assume that sommeliers, wine writers, consultants, and the lik...

The wines of Xavier Flouret represent something new and altogether wonderful in the world of high-end wine. According to their web site, whi...