https://www.michaeljamesfinewine.com/welcome daily 1.0 2026-03-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1571783872634-WNM4KF4H2H4XE2LCU3VK/Bunch+on+the+Vine.jpg welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/9b57bdc8-6087-4569-88da-1b9b793b01a2/Cherry+Blossoms.jpg welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1534607946234-3UNO7ZGL85BT5UW7DVT5/Justin+%26+Garrett2.jpg welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1506270558580-H8ZSFERCRDVDEHEXJ6NQ/mjfwLogoWhiteSm.png welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1506272798347-OZHDGBDV13ECE8UET96A/Alain+Michelot+-+Elodie.JPG welcome Elodie Michelot explains the finer points of Nuits St. George while tasting deep in the cold cellars of Domaine Alain Michelot (April 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1506272856714-00RBT4XS99H8G5FAY43Q/Rinaldi+-+Soils+.JPG welcome The soil types in Barolo, Italy vary wildly. This display in the office of the late Beppe Rinaldi examines the contrast in the soils of the iconic vineyards that they control. (April 2015) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1506272808462-93Q2GN3ZIM805FT6JNYV/German+Dinner+-+Musigny.JPG welcome This ‘59 Musigny from Faiveley was an absolute dream. Shared with a friend and supplier at Restaurant Anima in Tuttlingen, Germany. (April 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1506272824182-NXQVUNRZTE8RTLXA6518/Sylvain+Langoreau+-+Cellar+Winemaker.JPG welcome Sylvain Langoureau makes superlative whites in St. Aubin (Burgundy). Here he dips his “wine thief” into a barrel to procure something wonderful for us to taste. (April 2017) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bb152e8dd041416627ce25/1506272813718-LG0OXHN8N4Q2PNG00U2I/Strasbourg+Dinner+-+Au+Pont+Corbeau.JPG welcome The wines and traditional dishes of a region have a symbiotic relationship. 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