David Flaherty

David Flaherty is the Operations Manager at Hearth restaurant and Terroir wine bar in NYC, where he also runs the beer and bar programs. When he’s not flyfishing, homebrewing, or chasing strikes at the bowling alley, he can be found waxing poetic on wine, beer, and spirits at GrapesandGrainsNYC.com

Markus Stolz

Markus Stolz, German, lives with his Greek wife and his four children in Athens, where the wines of Greece captivated him. He holds the advanced certificate of the WSET and authors Elloinos, a blog that shares his passion for Greek wines and the Greek culture, and he can be found on twitter @elloinos.

Carlos Alberto Barbosa

After graduating in Communication and post graduated in Philosophy, Carlos Alberto Barbosa has been teaching in Brazilian universities for 18 years. In 2005 he received an International Chef certificate, for pleasure, not for business. Since 2006 Carlos has been writing on wine and spirits for sites and magazines in Brazil. In 2009 he began teaching [...]

Eric Rosen

Eric Rosen is the restaurant reviewer and wine writer for LA.com. He also regularly contributes to several other area publications including Los Angeles Confidential Magazine, Hotel Chatter, Jaunted, Frontiers IN/LA, Edge Publications, and The Rundown. Rosen has traveled all over the world exploring wine regions including those of France, Argentina, Chile, Spain, Italy, Austria, Germany, [...]

2006 Carlo Hauner Malvasia delle Lipari

A silky, rich, nectar like consistency with flavors and aromas of specific fruits and herbs. Fruit and herb cocktail! The 2006 had apricot and peach combining with wild sagebrush aromas. For a full review visit Adam’s blog WineZag.

Robert Rees

Robert Rees runs the ANZA Wine Club (Singapore) as well as www.wineexchangeasia.com.

The most deceptive shelf-talker of all time?

The Black Wine of Lot

It was the wine of choice at the marriage of Eleanor of Aquitaine with Henry II of England. Pope John XXII made it his sacramental wine as well as his every day table wine. Peter the Great drank it before all other wines. What am I talking about? Bordeaux, the land of Rothschilds  and Margaux? Burgundy, producer [...]

When Is Wine Ready?

To age or not to age? With wine, the question is hardly simple—and the complications practically countless. Wine enthusiasts have access to enough information for building fortresses of protection against acquiring material stocks of disappointing wine, but the risk/reward quotient intensifies with bottle aging.

Joon Song

Joon Song is a native Angeleno who discovered his budding love of wine during his college days in the Bay Area. After a few years back at home he left for law school in DC, where he will remain until the spring of 2011. When he’s not busy being a law student or fighting Snowpocalypses, [...]