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RE: Finding a recommended wine

Posted by jimbill on July 13, 2009 at 15:32:37:
If you want to go with rated wines and maybe get some of them before they are all sold out, I would recommend joining Wine Spectator online. They email you their early review list prior to print publication. If something interests you, google the winery and make a quick phone order. I've done this a few times with good results. You can also access WS massive wine rating data base.

As for Spec's, I too live in Houston and frequent their big store. Quite a mess of wines. I find they have a lot of good wineries in off vintages to fill their shelf space. It really helps to know something before going in there. You can go to their website, specsonline.com, and cross check a couple of wines with WS reviews.

I always recommend to people to find a wine store employee who has similar tastes. You may have to go through a few to find one you agree with. As of yet, no one at Spec's (except the couple of times I've talked to Bear Dalton) has met my grade.

Houston Wine Merchant and Richard's (Bill Krausse at the Richmond store and John Cooper at the Westheimer store are good) are options.

Just to let you know, I worked my way through college at Richard's.