Ok, I’ve screwed around for a week and it’s finally time to get back to work… on tap for tonight: finalize notes on a trio of rocking aussie grenaches; the ‘06, ‘07 and ‘08 Noon Eclipse. They’ve been open for two days and are still dee-lish.

The notes from the last newsletter are … almost… into the database. Seriously, there has to be an easier way to manage the notes. In the mean time, pour a glass to my misery as I manually link up wines, importers, drinking windows and notes in excel for close to 300 wines…. C’est la vie.

Hi all,
I’m thrilled to report that the latest Issue of The Rhone Report is now available on the front page!

In total, I review just shy of 300 wines with coverage on the South of France, Northern Rhône, Spain and a small subset of Rhone Rangers. I also included a detailed look at the weather from both the ‘08 and ‘09 vintages in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, a listing of the top rated wines in the Issue, over 40 value recommendations and buying strategies for 2010. A lot of effort went into the report and I truly hope you get some use out of it.

The reviews have not yet made it to the database yet but they’ll trickle in this week.

As always, comments, suggestions and criticisms are very welcome and appreciated.

I hope 2010 is treating you well!
Jeb