James Cluer
James Cluer, MW owns and operates Fine Vintage. Since 1953 only 38 people have qualified to become Masters of Wine in North America. James is a professional wine judge, an author, educator, and consults to airlines, governments and wineries.
Cellaring Wines
WHY START A CELLAR? There’s something magical about going down to a wine cellar and rummaging through stacks of dusty old bottles. After lengthy deliberations with yourself, you select the perfect bottle, and then emerge victorious to rapturous applause from your thirsty friends. It’s great fun to have a…
WINE REVIEW – Riesling, Markus Molitor, Zeltinger Sonnenhur, Spatlese, 2007
WINE REVIEW Riesling Markus Molitor, Zeltinger Sonnenhur, Spatlese, 2007 Mosel Valley, Germany In 1984, at the age of 20, Markus Molitor assumed responsibility for his family’s estate. He was the 8th generation to make wine in the Mosel. Young and ambitious, he set out to create wines that would…
Wine Review: Meritage – Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Grand Cru Classe, 2008
WINE REVIEW Meritage – Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot Chateau Smith Haut Lafitte, Pessac Leognan, Grand Cru Classe, 2008, Bordeaux, France Florence and Daniel Cathiard, former members of the French Olympic ski team, purchased the property in 1991. Smith Haut Lafitte had always been one the better properties in the…
Wine Route: Opus One Winery
Opus One A Brief Look at their Origins It began with Château Mouton Rothschild winemaker Lucien Sionneau and Robert Mondavi’s son Timothy who made the partnership’s first vintage at the Robert Mondavi Winery in 1979. The following year the partners officially announced their joint venture. In 1981 a single…
