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Noel, I am impressed. All the accents in the right place!

Oswaldo Costa wrote: her father (Nicolas Zapata) gave her a credit card exclusively so that she could buy the best wine in order to “study the competition.” Why didn't my mother do this for me!

Fantastic post Tom. Personally I would be happy to hang out in Parker's woodshed.

Let me say upfront that I'm probably the wrong person to be buying Prosecco for our Christmas party because I've hardly ever had a Prosecco I liked. The traditional 'extra dry' is just to sweet for me, and there's often a sharp bitter hit in that sweet finish that I just don't go for. Adding to the complications, I've already bought a case of a del Bosco Franciacorta brut. Both cases will be free-flowing and...

Bob, your post makes me wish that we had a better choice of Oz Riesling over here. Grosset's can had at a price range of €20-24, where there is stiff competition from Alsace and Austria, and Frankland Estate's are available for rather less and are much more competitive; I greatly enjoyed them at a tasting a year or so ago. Alas, if I want to see what they can be like 10 years after the vintage, I will have to cellar myself myself...

Bob Ta for this - definitely a winery I have an affinity for, including their riesling, Shiraz, Cabernet Sauvignon & also their Cabernet Franc. Yet to try their Chardonnay or Pinot Meunier, but will do at some point I'm sure. Prices do seem to be creeping up on the Shiraz (the younger vine Bin1 seems to be going for what the Bin 0 was going for only a couple of years ago). Also, despite still generally very fair prices, their...

Zardetto is usually pretty good value as David says (usually under $10 here). For a bit more class, try Bisol (the Crede is fairly dry and very good) or Bisson.

"Old favorites" in the sense that they are: (1) not necessarily very aged wines but I never hesitate to open one on any given day; (2) inexpensive (in terms of gross price); and, (3) do, in fact, open them quite often: 1996 de Fieuzal 1996 Pagodes de Cos (until I ran out of them, but intend to buy more) Tempier Bandol Rosé (any vintage, anytime) Bodegas Marco Real Homenaje Rosado (with tapas lunch) Laxas Albariño (youngest...

Hoke wrote: Mike, don't worry about this, and don't overthink it----just do it, man! Any time you have access to any type of wine country, where you can sample wines, talk to the people, see the operations, it's an advantage---plus, it's one hell of a lot of fun. Doesn't matter whether you're eminently knowledgeable before you go. Doesn't really matter what types of wines you'll disvover, because it...

Jenise, why are you asking a reasonable wine question here? This is the place where we fritter away our time in endless blithering, blathering and arguing, and deal with totally trivial, meaningless, and endlessly repetitious political arguments, talk about music, and books and other disparate stuff. But wine?