This was another brilliant bottle of 1990 Clos de Goisses Champagne from Philipponnet. I had expected better things from Domaine Leflaive's 1989 Chevalier Montrachet as previous bottles tasted scored 2-3 points higher. This...

Drunk with an excellent catered meal, the stars included the elegant, quintessential Blancs de Blanc Champagne, the 1990 Taittinger Comtes de Champagne. I don't know how much longer this wine can...

At a tasting with wine collectors at the up-scale Napa Valley bistro, Pinot Blanc, the brilliant 1997 Marcassin Chardonnay and 1997 Pinot Noir were both exquisite. The Chardonnay flirts with perfection, and the Pinot...

At a dinner and blind tasting of my local wine group, the first flight, served with foie gras, was sweet Sauternes. Not surprisingly, the 1989 Château Yquem took top honors. All of...

I had a delicious meal with a group of friends, all of us bringing an array of blockbuster southern Rhônes. There were no surprises other than the youthfulness of the 1978...

This meal at the superb Portland bistro called Paley's Place (I highly recommend it) began with the 1999 Ponzi Pinot Noir (from a single vineyard, but I did not write down the...

I do not need to talk about the cuisine as no chef in the world can cook any greater food than Daniel Boulud. We began with the 1997 Coche-Dury Corton Charlemagne, a...

My favorite Baltimore bistro, Petit Louis, has been making better and better food in a classic French bistro style. At a meal with several friends, I had one of the...

This was a bring-your-own party at a friend's home. Someone brought a bottle of Beaulieu 1978 Burgundy. It was surprisingly good, even though it did not taste like Pinot Noir. I...