The Wine Guy’s
Weekly Newsletter

A Trip to BARcelona
Tasty tapas in downtown Indianapolis

Bijou
a little bit of France across from the County Courthouse

Capri Restaurant
an Indianapolis institution

Circle City Grill
Great Food & Wine Where You Least Expect It!

Dick’s BBQ
A little bit of Texas in Noblesville

Charlie Trotter’s
Thoughts on a visit to perfection

Chicago Wine Bars
Visits to Bin 36 & The Hudson Club

Hollyhock Hill
Because some things should never change

Joseph Decuis
Great food and Art on Wheels

Oh Yumm! Bistro
Meridian Kessler's neighborhood Bistro

A Visit to Peterson’s
Fine Dining at 96th and 69

The Meridian Restaurant and Bar
On this night, at least, Indianapolis’ best restaurant

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
& Thai Cafe
Life is too short for bad Chinese but Thai Cafe
is well worth a try

Pizzology
A little bit of Naples in Carmel

Shanghai Lil
"Indianapolis’ Best Chinese Food"

Sullivan’s Steak House
(Good meat + simple food in large portions + good service)
/($$$$ food + $$$$ wine) = big profits

Time for Recess
It’s what’s for dinner

Vong’s Thai Kitchen
Good Asian Fusion in Chicago

Wasabi on 82nd
A little bit of LA here in Indianapolis

West Town Tavern
Drew & Susan Goss' new Restaurant in Chicago

Wild Ginger
Sushi for Fishers

Wine Articles

A Bottle’s Highest Calling
Some ideas deserve to become tradition

A Culture of Excess
Welcome to the Wine Business

Australian Wine Basics
Land of the big, easy drinkers!

Australian Stickies
Over the top dessert wines

A Guide to Organic and
Biodynamically Grown Wines
You can’t judge a wine by its label

A Port Primer
An incomplete guide to Port style wines

48 Hours
A Wine Preservation Test

Bad Wine 101
How to tell the diffrence between bad wine and a bad bottle

Bad Wine 202
Where are the screw tops?

More Bad Wine
A third annual Wine Guy TCA rant

Blending Your Own Bordeaux
Have fun and learn something too

Bottle Shock
& Other Wine Quality Mysteries?

A Contrast in Styles
Visiting Miner and Elyse Wineries on the same day...

A Wine Crossword Puzzle
Test your wine knowledge!

The Down Side of Globalization
Wine as an Investment?

Let Them Eat Cake
Thoughts on the French Wine Industry in 2004

Carmenère
The Lost Grape of Bordeaux

Heresy
Questioning Bordeaux

Indiana’s New Direct Shipping Law
So you thought you could get wine shipped back....

The Shipping Saga Continues
So now direct shipping is legal, but there’s a catch....

Out, Damned Spot!
An Endorsement

Petit Verdot
The Orphan Grape of Bordeaux

Reading German Wine Labels
Jennifer Rosen of the Rocky Mountain News deciphers
the biggest mystery in all of winedom!

Sideways About Pinot Noir
Thoughts on a very difficult varietal...

The Power of Popular Culture
Can a grape file a defamation lawsuit?

Speed It Up!
The Wine Guy’s Fifth Annual Corked Wine Tirade

Tasting vs. Drinking
There is a difference....

The Wines of Chile
The real vines

Thomas Jefferson
Founding Father of American Wine...

Thoughts About Decanting
The best way to improve red wine

Thoughts on Beaujolais Nouveau
The Wine Guy's Annual Rant about "Bubble Gum" Wine!

Thoughts on Sparkling Wine
If you stick your nose in the air, you’ll miss some good ones

How Cold is your Chardonnay?
Tips on interpreting winespeak and serving wines

How we select wine...
A Policy Statement

“Proprietor’s Unfiltered Special
Barrel Select Grand Private Reserve”
A brief guide to understanding American wine labels

A brief guide to Italian Wine Classifications
When "where it’s from” is more
important than "what it is!”

The Misunderstood Wines of Spain

A Very Incomplete Guide to French Wine
Understanding French Wine Labels
"Enough to make you dangerous!"

Rules of Thumb II
an incomplete guide to wine etiquette

The Judgement of Paris
The wine tasting that changed the world

Wal-Mart & Wines From China
April Fools Day Issue 2005

Why are there Sulfites in My Wine?
The Truth About Sulfites - I Think?

The Truth About Wine Cellars
According to the Wine Guy ...

Wine & Cheese
Wine Pairing Basics

Wine Competitions vs. Wine Reviews
The Wine Guy's Opinion

Wine Links
The Wine Guy's favorite web sites

Wine Numbers
A Little Numeric Wine Trivia

Wine Quotes
From Hemingway to Thurber

Wine Varietal Basics
Is it {ve-gin-ear} or {vee-oh-nay}

Wine Words
Twenty Wine Terms you Should Understand

Other Stuff

Meet the Wine Guys and Gals
You can’t tell the players without a program....

Ratatouille
A movie review from The Wine Guy and Linda

The Good Nights
A poem by Joseph Mills

The House of Mondavi
A review of Julia Flynn Siler's book

The Christmas Tree is Doomed
our sixth annual Tree-to-Toothpicks contest

The Ugly Truth
Lunch and a movie

My Life in France
A look at Julia Child’s last book

Travel Notes

Art on Wheels
A vist to Auburn and dining at Joseph Decuis

A Road Trip to Louisville
The 21C Museum Hotel and dinner at Proof

A Southern Indiana Road Trip
New Harmony, French Lick and West Baden Springs

A Visit to Argentina
Including the Mendoza Wine Country

A Visit to Chile and Argentina
Part I: Chile

A Visit to Chile and Argentina
Part II: Argentina

A Visit to a Beautiful Island
St. John, USVI

A Weekend in Winter Park
Orlando without the Mouse

A Return to Winter Park
And a visit to 21st-Century wine bar

St. Martin - Bistros on the Beach
A visit to a very French Island...

Quebec City
France without the French

A Visit to Chalet Suzanne
A Getaway Weekend visiting the "Old Florida"

An Incomplete Guide to
Northern California Wine Country
Our readers share their California Experiences

Finding Something Different in Napa and Sonoma
Jim Bandy finds some out-of-the-ordinary things to do in Wine Country

Napa Boutique Winery Tour I
Jim Bandy reports on his 2009 break from Winter

Napa Boutique Winery Tour II
Jim Bandy reports on his 2009 break from Winter

Notes from California...
Winery and Restaurant Tips from our October 2002 Trip

Oregon Spring Break Tour 2007
Mt. Hood and the Timberline Lodge

Oregon Spring Break Tour 2007, Part II
The Columbia Gorge

Oregon Spring Break Tour 2007, Part III
Willamette Valley – Pinot Land

A Sanibel Travelogue
Bird Watching and Grouper Sandwiches in Paradise

Tips for Tuscany!
Thoughts on Tuscany from recent visitors