Brian Freedman

Brian Freedman is our host for all things Classic Wines! Brian can be seen featured in our wine videos as he guides viewers through the intricate world of wine. In addition he is also an editor and contributor to the extensive Classic Wines Articles section. Brian is Food and Wine Editor of LifeStyle Magazine, Director of Wine Education at The Wine School of Philadelphia, restaurant critic and food and drinks columnist for AroundPhilly.com and AroundAC.com, contributing food and drinks writer for Philadelphia Style Magazine, and Editorial Director of ClassicWines.com. Brian is also a trained sommelier--he has passed his first exam with the prestigious Court of Master Sommeliers--and regularly hosts wine dinners at restaurants, clubs, and private residences throughout the Philadelphia area. His work for The Wine School includes teaching wine courses, choosing wine lists for the school's classes, and conducting corporate, private, and charity wine events. Brian's work has been published both nationally and locally, and he has made several live television appearances on both Fox 29's "Good Day Philadelphia" and "Your Morning on CN8." In addition, he is the host of "The Classic Wines Minute" on ClassicWines.com, a popular on-line video series for which he has interviewed some of the region's most important wine experts. He has also been interviewed for articles in a number of publications, including USAirways Magazine, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and syndicated Associated Press articles, among others. Check out Brian and Classic Wines on Facebook. Follow Brian and Classic Wines on Twitter. Need more social media? How about Myspace.

WBW 40: Rosenblum Cellars Petite Sirah 2005

This wine exhibits all the inky color and concentration you'd expect from a Rosenblum Petite Sira... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Fri, Dec 14th 2007

Holiday Wine Buying Guide

Buying wine for other people has never been an easy trick. It has to do with all the lifestyle as... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Fri, Nov 30th 2007

Veuve Clicquot Vertical Limit

Veuve Clicquot, one of the grandest, most highly respected Champagne houses in a region with no s... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Thu, Nov 15th 2007

Rhone Valley

Among wine lovers, there are few places in the world with as much potential, allure, and downrigh... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Mon, Oct 29th 2007

E. Guigal Cotes du Rhone Rose 2005

This wine is like summertime in the glass, which is vaguely depressing as it's now October and th... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Mon, Oct 29th 2007

The Cost of Prestigious Wines

There are some producers whose reputations so far exceed nearly everyone else's that you can almo... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Fri, Oct 26th 2007

Big Bucks

The amount of money wine lovers are willing to spend on a bottle seems, these days, to be creepin... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wed, Oct 10th 2007

Torres "Emblema"

This blend of garnacha, syrah, and cabernet sauvignon exhibits a deep, impressively concentrated ... more

Written By: Brian Freedman on Thu, Sep 13th 2007


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