Polama is Wine Spectator Wine of the Year!

Congratulations to the whole Polama team!

Frankly, I have no idea what this wine could be. Who makes it and where does it come from? Is it any good?

I'm a fairly experienced wine person, being a wine importer, but it is true that I don't keep up with New World wines. Maybe this comes from California?

Do you know anything about this wine other than it is the Wine of the Year? Please let me know by cell phone, e-mail or in the comments section of this site.

By the way, I've gotten lots of requests from readers to see pictures of Mike Wheeler and Linda Brown's baby. Ryley.

I hope to have a picture soon.

Congratulations to Mike and Linda. I will be buying them a Jeroboam of Polama 2003 when Polama releases the vintage. If I find out where you order Polama wines.


- Joe Dressner 12-02-2003 12:50 pm


very adorable baby.

i happen to have a bottle of the 2000 paloma merlot if any one wants to taste.

the owners are very lovely and it's a shame they live in california.

i wish them the best. the wine was not bad. it had some structure and wasn't affraid of showing off some earth in the midst of all of that fruit. had a cute little bramblieness, but that might be one of those wine speaky things that should get me spanked. and had a little back wash of vanilla, which i rather it didn't.
- anonymous (guest) 12-02-2003 8:09 pm


CAN IT BE TRADED FOR A 03 BRIORD IMPERIAL (SCUBA TANK)......
- Real Wino 12-02-2003 8:57 pm


Marc had so many grapes in themuch nytimes hyped, ultra 03 year he's making sousmarines of muscadet? you'll want to hold on to that one, I'm sure.
- alice (guest) 12-02-2003 10:34 pm


It's very unfortunate. After many favorable reviews, it's a LDM shutout. Wasn't there an LDM in last year's top 1000?
- Guy Gonflage (guest) 12-02-2003 10:48 pm


the top 100 is a complete sham. if this were the securities business shanken and zacharia would be in handcuffs. fraud fraud fraud.
- the sheriff (guest) 12-03-2003 8:32 pm