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Joshua Farrell

U.S.

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Expertise

I can answer most any question about wine- types, styles, grape varieties, regions, vintages, proper storage, production, wine and food pairing, wine service, decanting, proper glassware, serving temperatures etc. I can't answer questions about spirit valuations.

Experience in the area

I have over 20 years of experience. I was a wine buyer and sommelier in NYC for many years including 4 years at Windows on the World which was NY's number one wine restaurant. I created and taught a Wine Appreciation Course at Borough of Manhattan Community College. I have worked for the past 15 years for the Wine Enthusiast Cos. as Editor, Columnist, Wine Storage Consultant and am currently Wine Director and Buyer for their online wine website wineexpress.com

Publications

Wine Enthusiast Magazine, Diversions Magazine

Education/Credentials

Windows on the World Wine School- completed all courses from beginning to advanced. Former member of the Sommelier Society of NY. Competed in the Food and Wines of France Sommelier Competition. Traveled to wine regions in Europe including, Bordeaux, Rhone Valley, Alsace, Tuscany, Piedmont, Veneto, Rioja, and Jerez. Visited wine regions in NY's Finger Lakes, California's Sonoma, Napa and Central Coast and Oregon's Willamette Valley.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
Tori	11/21/09	10	10	10	10
nick	11/09/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you for your quick reply. We .....
Damir	11/09/09	10	10	10	10
Roger Mariani	11/08/09	10	10	10	10	I would like to thank Mr. Joshua .....
Mark	10/27/09	10	10	10	10	Oh well thank you anyway. They will .....

Recent Answers from Joshua Farrell

2009-11-22 souzao port:

Tom, The only Ports that truly have value are vintage dated. Reserve Ports (10 Year, 20 Year etc.) are wines that may be highly prized upon release but they do not age any further in the bottle. I would

2009-11-21 sweet wine:

Tori, I'm not sure where you're from, but where I live you can't buy wine in the grocery store. However there are sweet wines that most wine shops carry. Blue Nun is a sweet German Liebfraumilch that's

2009-11-18 chateau montaigne:

Ron, That wine is from a small chateau in the Garonne area south of the city of Bordeaux and distributed exclusive by Dulong Freres, a company with a history in Bordeaux back to the 1800's. The wines

2009-11-17 Valpolicella Vintage 1959:

Pete, Contacting the producer is probably a good idea as they may be interested in your bottle for historical purposes. Bolla Valpolicella is a very well known wine with a big following. However it

2009-11-12 wine:

Joshua, Briefly, no. Baron Philippe, owners of Chateau Mouton Rothschild and several other properties in Bordeaux produce a line of negociant wines of which yours is one. These are blends from different

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