When a friend sends you a bottle of his new wine, with a note, Let me know what you think of it, you get a little shiver of apprehension. Of course, when the friend is Bill Anderson, winemaker for Chateau ... continue reading

The crime was elegant in its simplicity: create a fake 1982 Chateau Mouton Rothschild the 100-point wine that recently sold at auction for a record price of more than 14,000 (for a case) according to ... continue reading

In 2006, a chef in northwestern England created the world's most expensive pie. Based on a traditional steak and mushroom pie, the dish includes $1,000 worth of Wagyu beef fillet, $3,330 in Chinese matsutake ... continue reading

Fellow foodies out in blog land, I have unanimously decided that Tabu Grill in Laguna Beach is arguably one of the best restaurants in Orange County...if not in all of California! Yes, my friends, you ... continue reading

would you believe we have two bottles of his grandchild's 1982 "CHATEAU MOUTON ROTHSCHILD' Red Bordeaux -- worth about $2,000/bottle do not know when we will drink them -- this August is our 60th ... continue reading

Recently I was a guest at a wine auction held in Costa Mesa, just south of Los Angeles in Orange County. Having written a great deal on the fine wine market and fine wine auctions over the last six years, ... continue reading

You wouldnt toss a new driver the keys to a 1965 427 Shelby Cobra and tell the kid to see what this thing will do ... and I shouldnt be anywhere near this bottle of 1982 Chateau Mouton-Rothschild. The ... continue reading

Here's the latest jive from the wine blogosphere and a few articles and reviews I thought were interesting and thought provoking: Over at Vinography they did a pretty in-depth post covering Cabernet Sauvignon ... continue reading

This year marks the 11th anniversary of Open That Bottle Night. Open That Bottle Night, created by former Wall Street Journal wine columnists Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher in 2000, is the one night ... continue reading