It’s that time of year!  On the third Thursday of November, Beaujolais Nouveau is released.  While it’s not a huge deal in the US, it is a big celebration in France.  It marks the end of harvest, and the coming of a new growing season.  There’s only a short period of time where winemakers get to rest between vintages, as soon it will be time to head back into the vineyards, and begin vineyard maintenance once...

In my search for great wines, I find that many second labels and “negociant” style bottlings often contain top notch juice from very prestigious vineyards.  But since the vineyard owners usually like to keep the source under wraps, this is usually difficult to determine unless you have some inside information. I did a little digging, and have come up with some possible vineyard sites that may go into Twitter’s...

That’s right, Twitter co-founder Biz Stone has started a new project– Twitter Wine.  The project, dubbed “The Fledgling Initiative,” will benefit the non-profit group Room To Read.  The Room To Read organization focuses on helping stamp out illiteracy by providing education opportunities to children worldwide. 2009 will be the first vintage released, scheduled for bottling in August 2010.  There will be a...