|
|
Most wines at this price don't offer the nuance and complexity that are defining elements of this wine. Most wines in this category are heavy and sweet, with sugary ripe fruit and an alcohol finish. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
This wine is rich, sure it is. It has weight, and body, and fruit. It tastes good. Good enough in fact that when you bring it to parties the iPhones start popping pictures and fingers start more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
It is no secret that Gaston Huet was a Chenin Blanc genius. It is also no secret that he was a visionary for Vouvray. Domaine Huet was founded in 1928 - 8 years before the AOC for Vouvray was even more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Domaine des Guyons in Saumur is a small family operation with vines on the hillsides of Le Puy Notre Dame, a village that has been recognized as a Cru of Saumur, though that won’t appear on any more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Luciano Sandrone brought his 1978 vintage (his first ever) to Vinitaly in 1982 where an American importer not only discovered him but wanted to buy all 1500 bottles produced. That importer was Marc more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
When it comes to opulent richness, depth of flavor and persevering character in white wine almost no one can compete with Zind Humbrecht. Long recognized as not only one of the very best of Alsace more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Beaucastel is undoubtedly one of the most famous and lauded Chateauneuf-du-Pape producers in the Rhone. They have been organic since before it was cool and have held steady their belief in the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
When Cheryl, Levi and I tasted this Muscadet we all loved it!! The 2009 vintage for the Loire valley is really looking like a special one and this wine is brought in by one of our favorite more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
TAX FREE
WINE YARD SALE
in the Culinary Center
25% - 35% and more off selected wines
PLUS NO more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Yes, Garnatxa is the Catalan word for the French grenache or in Spanish, garnacha. It is also the grape responsible for some of our favorite Rhone Valley blends - Chateauneuf du Pape and Cotes du more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Founded in 1815 by Robert Cockburn, the younger brother of Lord Henry Cockburn the Scottish judge, Cockburn port has long been considered a classic producer of this most age-able beverage. They more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gaja (a sanskrit word for elephant) is one of the significant animals finding references in Hindu Scriptures and Buddhist and Jain texts. In general, a gaja personifies a number of positive more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
There are many more expressions of Chardonnay than one would think at first glance. That is probably the industries fault for being lazy with our propensity to try and pigeonhole wine styles. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
There is still plenty of Bordeaux to be had from the 2009 vintage!
Here are another 6 that everyone should buy a case of!!
more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The dominant impression at first whiff is citrus; lemon verbena, key lime and pineapple. The wine is bright and lively with a few yeasty notes in the middle that add complexity. Those flavors are more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Riesling has become one of the fastest selling white wines in the store. With good reason too I might add. Riesling is one of the best white wine grapes out there! It is a terrific communicator of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laudun, if you’re new to this, is one of the villages that make up the Côtes du Rhône Villages, a group of villages considered one step better than Côtes du Rhône tout court. Laudun (what’s more) is more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
William Fevre's Champs Royaux is a blend of fruit that is both purchased from nearby growers and grown on the domaine itself. It is a cuvee made expressly for the U.S. market and is vinified with more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
This venerable estate has had its success’ and failures over a long history but in the last few vintages has begun to recapture its potential for quality under the Stewardship of Jean Luc Thunevin. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
This may raise an eyebrow or two but we have just received our first delivery of 2009 RED Bordeaux! I am not talking about all the futures some of you have been ordering from us (thank you) but more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Like clockwork, every few months I’m back with another white Burgundy from Domaine Belleville. But we’re all about bringing you the best here, and especially about bringing you the best that is also more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The mad dash for buying the elite Chateaux at premier tranche pricing has finally calmed and the second and third tranche pricing is soaring. Once more let us step back, take a breath, and realize more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Saint Bris is an interesting and unusual appellation. It lies just a few kilometers southwest of Chablis and is a mere 250 acres worth of land. This isn't so unusual. The unusual part is that more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here comes the unexpected part - their Chardonnay tastes like white Burgundy. Not in the "crappy marketing by some sales-y type telling you their $50 Russian River Chardonnay is Burgundian" sense more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The red 2007 Hermitage is a candidate for the wine of the vintage. It is a blend of fruit from some of Hermitage’s finest vineyard sites (Les Bessards, Meal, l’Ermite, Peleat, and Les Beaumes). more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
As most of the big Chateaux are finally out and, as predicted, at prices that are making even the deepest pockets wince a little; let us step back, take a breath, and realize that there is a ton of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Founded in May 1988 by Mark Vlossak, St. Innocent Winery has long been an icon of quality for Pacific Northwest wine. They produce small lot, handmade wines: seven single vineyard Pinot noirs and a more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The European system of hierarchically ranked vineyards and regions can seem fixed in time, carved in stone, set in cement, and resistant to modernizing change. But like the human genome it really more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Like Chateauneuf du Pape, Vinsobres vineyards are strewn with the same large white stones, called Galets, which are famous in Chateauneuf for defining a terroir. These stones collect heat from the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bernard Fouquet has come to be regarded by both the French and the international press as one of the top three producers in Vouvray. The Cuvée de Silex is made from grapes grown in three sites – more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
"A wine made with love and passion produces an emotion... You can find in a wine the personality and the character of those who made it because each gesture, each operation, each decision has its more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Loire is known as the "Garden of France" and can be surreal in its beauty in any season, and the wines.... There are some amazing wines that are very underappreciated in this country. Indeed more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I admit I have a real soft spot for wines from the Rhone vallley and when I come across one of exceptional quality I get really excited. I'm really excited about this one. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Greek historian Polybius reported that Hannibal in his march southward toward Rome had his cavalry units' horses rubbed down with the red wine of Picenum to give them new vigor. Today we have an more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whenever there is a much hyped vintage coming down the road like 2009 it is always tempting to buy whatever one can lay their hands on as the wines become available. The sense of urgency to more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
One of the really nice things about Gordon's is that there are so many people who have worked, been in business with or been a loyal customer of this place for a long, long time. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Well it finally feels like summer around here and when the sun starts blazing and the temperature starts rising I start drinking rosé, rosado, rosato and rosat! I love drinking good pink wine! It more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
California Chardonnay is not the most likely wine I would choose to write about for an email flash. I’m really picky about the category after all and ultimately have my nose in France and Italy more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2006 Chateau Fongaban is located in the Cotes de Castillon and really hits a sweet spot for me. It is made from a blend of 80% Merlot and 20% Cabernet Franc. The wine starts off dark and chewy more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
We recently had the pleasure of tasting through a lineup of 2006-2009 Piemontese wines and a few Brunello di Montalcinos from the 2004 and 2005 vintage, all from the Neil Empson import portfolio. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
For all you collectors and Ital-o-philes out there we have received our initial offering for Ornellaia. Quantities are, of course, very limited. This is a super star wine so don’t hesitate. The more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I am fairly ambivalent about Côtes du Rhône Blanc. There are a lot of mediocre ones that creep into the market on the heels of their red siblings, this is probably one reason why. After all, the more |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
The 2009 vintage has already begun to cast it's long shadow over our efforts to sell fine wines from the vintage(s) just preceding it. As the excitement grows over a vintage like 2009, which is more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
When pressed about my own personal preferences for wine I usually find myself self describing as a fan of "old world" or "traditional" wines. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Laurent Barth took over his father's estate in 1999 after spending several years as a flying winemaker in some unusual places - from Lebanon and India to the comparatively mundane California and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
There is a spirit of tradition at Mas de la Dame, the first wine and olive growing estate in les Baux de Provence. Grapevines and olive trees have been growing side by side in the valley beneath the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Italian wine guide most often quoted by the US trade is Gambero Rosso, which is published by the Slow Food movement, and thus obviously has its heart in the right place.
But I have to say I’m more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The aptly named Plénitude Madiran from the co-op Producteurs Plaimont is a beast of a red. Hailing from the Southwestern French region of Madiran, and comprised of 80% Tannat and 20% Cabernet more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Crossing the Alps a few weeks ago I was struck by how different the light is from one side to the other. In Germany and Austria it’s either raining or it’s clear. There never seems to be (not in my more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Château de Lascaux has been turning out really delightful reds based from Grenache and Syrah that have been available to us for years. The estate’s blanc however, is just becoming available in MA more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Despite the gloomy weather this morning, brighten up! We are rapidly approaching white wine season – that is not to say that fine, inexpensive white burgs shouldn’t be enjoyed year round, but a nice more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Located in the heart of the Chianti Classico region, La Brancaia is among the best of the new wave of Tuscan producers. While they may be relative newcomers to the region, they are producing wines more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
And the 2009 Rush begins.
"Never before has my annual spring trip to Bordeaux been preceded by so much hyperbole for the new vintage. Though I am used to hearing about yet another “vintage of the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
When a great vintage comes along in Bordeaux we always look at the unclassified offerings, hoping for that rare gem that will deliver the quality & characteristics of the vintage as well as arrive more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Almaviva was launched in 1998 as a joint venture between Baroness Philippine de Rothschild (of Mouton-Rothschild fame) and Eduardo Guilisasti Tagle (of Viña Concha y Toro). Almaviva combines the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Where do you find the best values in Côte d’Or quality white Burgundy? Well, not in the Côte d’Or. Since the 2004 vintage you often find them in Rully, where Pascal Clement directs the Domaine more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
According to the guide book, "Auer lies at the foot of Castelfeder, the Arcadia of Tyrol. At once legendary and unique, this porphyritic hill overlooking the fertile Etsch Valley exerts a magical more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Domaine Chiroulet’s biggest success in America so far has been their Côte d’Heux, a barrel-aged 100% Gros Manseng that makes up for the obscurity of its origins and its raw materials by over- more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A classic Barolo vintage, the 2006’s are excellent. In general these are powerful, deeply colored and full bodied wines. They are well structured with excellent depth and a fine elegance to them. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here is our offering for the wines of the 2008 vintage from Bouchard Père et Fils. Bouchard began producing wines from vineyards in Volnay in the late 18th century. They continued to expand more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
...catchy title? attention grabber?
2009 Chateau de Campuget Rose IS nose candy!
My supplier e-mailed me that he had a rose to show me that I would absolutely love and that would make a great more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Once again, we are proud to offer Maison Louis Jadot’s wines from the Côte d’Or on a pre-arrival basis. The strong north wind along with the warm sunny days and cool nights of late September more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ridge Vineyards has a long history of producing some of the most unique and consistent wines in California. Their flagship wine, Monte Bello, consists primarily of Cabernet Sauvignon blended with more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
To produce extraordinary wines in a region known to produce the "king of wines and the wine of kings" and remain humble must be a challenging task. It’s not however, for the Grasso family who, as more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
"The family-run company of Maison Louis Latour is one of the most highly-respected négociant-éléveurs in Burgundy. Renowned throughout the world for the quality of its red and white wines, the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
And along comes one of the usual suspects. Believe me, these aren’t the most fun things to write. When something year in year out is so consistently good while still having minor vintage variations more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Black Wine of Cahors is a legend and a reality. It’s a legend in that until recent times wines so dark they could be called Black were rare exceptions and came with a built-in aura of power, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Muscadet doesn’t exactly evoke much excitement among most wine drinkers. As is evidence - maybe a small sliver of any given wine store shelf is dedicated to the sub-region (Muscadet, often mistaken more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jean Luc Ribes set himself a difficult task back in 1981. His family had always made wines like everyone else in Fronton: simple country wines produced with high yields, short fermentations, and no more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The strangest thing happened last Thursday. It was a typically gray, cold, windy March-in-Boston day. A sales rep stopped by late in the day, opened a sample and poured us a glass. Suddenly, it was more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
(Zurich) Friday I had the pleasure of being informed by very competent growers in Barbaresco and Barolo that, yes, my grower in Mango probably did make a modestly enjoyable Moscato, but that THEY, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
From November 2008 till somewhere during the summer of 2009 it appeared that American wine drinkers were scaling back, trading down, tightening their belts, and learning to do without some of the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Molise; an Italian wine growing region located along the Adriatic Sea nestled between Puglia and Abruzzo. The cultivation of vines in this charming location date back to 500 B.C. Though Di Majo more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I can’t remember which year it was that Céline and Laurent Tripoz’s tractor broke down at harvest time, but whichever year it was, it was going to be several days before it could be fixed, and the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
4,000 wines.
21% off our ENTIRE SLECTION OF OVER 4,000 WINES.
All day long.
I am talking of course about (with very short notice) our annual February Blow-Out sale!
Needless to say, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jean Michel Comme runs the Cru Classé Château Pontet Canet in Pauillac, in the Haut Médoc. This past month La Revue du Vin de France chose Pontet Canet as one of their 10 top producers of the year. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
If I tell you that when the 1990 Bordeaux’s were released the Chateau Montrose was …. I can’t go on, suffice it to say that a "sea change" has occurred and Bordeaux lovers must often despair even at more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bordeaux isn’t supposed to taste like New World Cabernet or Merlot, but it isn’t supposed to be hard, tart, angular, or scratchy either.
Many of them are at least 2, if not 3, or even 4 of those more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Short, simple and sweet: as I stated before, Mr. Robert Parker is the king of two things; Bordeaux and Northern California, which are probably why they are the only two he really reviews anymore. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michele Reverdito’s Barbera was probably the most over-requested wine in my portfolio last year.
It was about to go into an email at one point, but it was selling so fast there wasn’t enough of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
There are advantages and disadvantages to writing one of these emails WHILE consuming the wine that serves as its subject. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Bons-Ventos, the subject of today’s email, has a much greater presence of red fruit, namely red cherry and raspberry. The buoyant acids that come along with all that red fruit remind one (or me, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The smoothest, sleekest wines, wines that end up described in the Wine Advocate as "gorgeous wines show(ing) remarkable balance and polish," are often made by estates that have already made (or even more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A blend of 60% Garnacha Tintorera, 30% Monastrell, and 10% Cabernet Sauvignon; while this was a great value when it was first released, the wine has gotten better and so has the price.
We more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A second label of Martinborough Vineyards, easily one of New Zealand’s finest Pinot growers in all of New Zealand (not to mention longest standing in terms of great reputation) including the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
You won’t hear too many excited voices on the subject of the 2008 vintage in most parts of Europe, but for the Loire’s whites 2008 is GREAT.
Actually I should back up and make that: for the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
When Filena D’Angelo of the Tenuta del Portale sits down to dinner every night, she’s only the second most successful winemaker at the table. She’s married to Donato D’Angelo, the leading grower of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
If you go to Sanguineto’s website you will not find mention of the Sanguineto Rosso Toscana. The wines for their Vino Nobile are at an elevation of 330 meters in the very heart of Montepulciano, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I just tasted 2007 Louis Michel Chablis Vaillons Chablis Premier Cru, and it almost (and this flies in the face of any amount of wine nerdery I might pose to possess) justified my praise of the 2008 more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Discussions about Madiran usually begin with its health benefits. Madiran has the highest concentration of proanthocyanidin of any wine, and as a quick trip to wikipedia will tell you: more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
What is the quality equation for Port and other fortified wines? Where do you start so that your partially fermented grapes combined with 1 part brandy for every 3-4 parts juice end up with the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
One of “a dozen American treasures, great wines under $20.” – Eric Asimov - The New York Times
Mr. Asimov is referring to 2006 Oberon Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, and I have to agree with more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I’ve drunk red Burgundies the last two nights, a 2003 and a 1999. Probably you’ve had something excellent, too.
And TOMORROW I think a lot of us will be scaling even MORE glorious heights. The more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Polished and generous, offering a racy mouthful of tobacco-accented cherry and black currant fruit that finishes with an edge of dried sage, licorice and fresh cream. This lingers impressively, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Whether global warming is fact or fiction, vineyards are beginning to enjoy more and more success in places like England and Denmark (though so far the EU allows the Danes to produce only nonvintage more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
So having started from the back and identifying what the piddling detractions of said wines may be, let’s focus on the positives. I think they are going to be fairly obvious. When the wines are well more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 Bordeaux was the biggest deal vintage since 2000, and with the broadening of the international market for Bordeaux, finding value wines, despite the quality of the vintage became a seemingly more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The nose screams port – tons of mineral, black cherry, and black currant. On the palate, sweet fruit, crushed rock- it’s like Bordeaux on performance enhancing medications (and perhaps an extra- more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A little late compared to previous vintages, but just in time for the December holidays, we welcome back Guidobono Barbera d’Alba. Followers of the Daily Flash know the consistency of quality of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
2008 Santa Rita Medalla Real Carmenere is just gorgeous, with a seductive bordelaise nose of black currant, plum, and aged tobacco. The flavors are pretty similar but with chocolate, anise, and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The name that appears on English language maps for the Italian city of Torino is the one the locals use themselves: Turin. Turin is Piemontese more than it is Italian. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I guess this won’t be in time for Thanksgiving, but for the rest of the holidays the 2007 Rully Montpalais (white) from Domaine Belleville is drinking PERFECTLY. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Vignerons De Caractere, a cooperative venture of 80 wine-growing families, had by 2008 achieved the distinction of being the most awarded cooperative in the Rhone Valley: 10 medals, including more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Chiara Barioffi’s Vino Nobile 2005 was the Italian Sommelier Society’s highest rated Vino Nobile of last year. I haven’t seen their rankings this year yet, but her 2006 is clearly finer than her 2005. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Remember Champagne? That delicious stuff you used to more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I don’t send samples to the press so few of the wines I import get reviewed here in America. In Italy Schiavenza’s Barolos (and Nebbiolo) have had VERY favorable notices from Espresso, Duemila Vini, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Twenty years from now someone in Napa or Sonoma is going to discover Verdicchio, and within short order EVERYONE will know how good it is. But right now it’s just you, me, and a few million Italians. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I had the pleasure of tasting some of these wine with Roman Bratasiuk, Owner/Winemaker of Clarendon Hills. He stated that the 05 is his best vintage yet. Based on the wines tasted, I agree with him. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
We only managed to get twenty cases of this in, and there is no more available for the foreseeable future. To our many fans of Domaine Daniel Pollier (and all fans of Mâconnais Chardonnay), speak more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here are the key points:
1) AC Margaux
2) 2nd label to a 4th Growth of Margaux
3) 2005!
4) Stephane Derenoncourt is a consulting winemaker
5) Was $44.99 and is now $27. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I’m writing about a joint effort: Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite) and the Catena family who have brought forth Bodegas Caro Amancaya, a superlative and cost effective 50% Cabernet Sauvignon more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
...wine is back...and BETTER than more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Consumers are trading down in every field, seeking value. Chicken wings now wholesale (I’m not making this up) for more than boneless breast because white tablecloth restaurants are losing market more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
In terms of aging, it is about as sure a thing as you can come across.
Dow’s, as a producer, consistently is rated as one of the finest producer of vintage ports.
more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southwest of the villages of Sancerre, the Quincy Appellation is cut in half by the Cher; the only permitted white wine grape is Sauvignon Blanc. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Do you work for Goldman Sachs?
No? more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
As German consumers began to drink less of the sweet Rieslings that had become "traditional" during the 1950s, their tastes were reflected on the lists of German restaurants and winery tasting rooms. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
There are 7 villages in the Barolo DOC (and parts of at least one other). They don’t all make the same kind of wine. The lushest, softest, and deepest Barolos come from just 2 of the 7: from Barolo more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Domaine de l’Oratoire Saint Martin made a more than honorable Cairanne even in the disastrous 2002 vintage. Since then they’ve made one great wine after another.
2007, in case you haven’t more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 2008 O'Reilly's Pinot Noir is by far the BEST I've tasted in years! The Ripe, Vibrant, Red Cherry fruits give immediate gratification. This wine is just darn DELICIOUS!
I was so excited when more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The expressive and relatively high-toned nose offering notes of crushed leaf, cranberry and pure red pinot fruit is followed by complex, intense, detailed and vibrant flavors that are delicious, more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I was raised up in a neighborhood inundated (Can there be too many?) by delicatessens, corn beef, pastrami, pickle barrels, and two- cents plain. Soooo! Can you ask me to make a definitive statement more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape’s dense ruby/purple color is followed by a bouquet of charcoal, framboise, black raspberries, and a hint of spring flowers. It is a rich, full-bodied, concentrated more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I poured three German Rieslings at a consumer event the other day and I was SHOCKED (and pleased) by the number of people who told me they LOVED Riesling (and by the number that told me they loved more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here is our Autumn Ridge Vineyards Pre-arrival. This is your first crack at some of the 2007 Zin’s and the 2006 Montebello Red and Chardonnay.
Have a look. There is no need for me to pontificate more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
We have never actually received enough of this wine to justify a Daily Flash. Needless to say, we sell through the slim quantities we receive in every vintage.
If you don’t know the story, here more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
If you drink Rhône wines, you’ve probably already bought the Domaine des Coteaux des Travers 2007 Cairanne. And it’s great, too. But consider the domaine’s Rasteau. It’s the product of the same more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
STILL YOUNG, OF COURSE!
90% of the wines I drink are either best soon after bottling or will plateau (remain as they are) for the next several years. The question of when to drink is a matter of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
On taste alone this one was a little bit of a mystery. The wine is wonderful and I am very glad it found me, but it strikes very little resemblance to what my perception of Ribera del Duero is (or more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
There is little question that when it comes to Willamette Valley Pinot Noir, St. Innocent has been a Gordon's stalwart.
Even in the face of Oregon wine growers trending toward a more more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I would be best served just by posting Antonio Galloni’s review of 2006 Vietti Perbacco. I can’t possibly talk this wine up anymore than he does, but my obstinance forbids. I have to put in my two more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Menetou-Salon is just down the road from Sancerre, on the way to Bourges (a beautiful small city with a handful of renaissance architectural gems), along a route that follows the edge of the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Philosophers refer to the search for the physical basis of consciousness as "The Hard Problem."
But it isn’t so hard. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I figured this one would be a lay-up. I mean, the wine’s track record over the last four vintages says that it still will be, but I was shocked (and correct me if I am wrong – I am still the junior more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
That’s right. I am endorsing a bag-in-a-box wine; not just endorsing in fact, but strongly recommending. So before a number of you, our faithful and usually trusting readership, run to sharpen your more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mendocino is more than a geographical location; it's a state of mind. Cross the border from Sonoma... more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
It was a warm summer evening in scenic southern New Jersey on the westbound side of rte 70. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
And now for a little bit of romance, and a little more very good, very inexpensive wine. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
It has been just about 9 months since I've been jazzed enough about an inexpensive California Cabernet to write about. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Did you eat Thai food growing up? I personally wasn't even introduced to SALSA till I was away from home. Sushi? You probably couldn't have found any within 20 miles of anywhere I lived till I was 21. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Fattoria Poggio Romita produces Chianti at two levels. The fruit from their oldest vines is aged in ancient foudres, labeled as Chianti Colli Fiorentini, and sells for fourteen dollars. The rest more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Our first vintage of Domaine Belleville's Rully, La Perche was the 2004, and that 2004 La Perche might still be one of the greatest white Burgundy values of all time. 2004 was an acid year, and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
You can see Serralunga from anywhere in the Barolo zone. Its towering castle is perched on one of the area's highest ridges and looms over the valleys below in a vaguely menacing way. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tom Stevenson's Wine Report lists Jens Didinger as the #1 Best Value Producer in Germany. GaultMillau's Weinguide Deutschland says Didinger, "still offers an unbeatable quality/price ratio," and more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fans of Piemontese wines are all too well aware that finding a proper one (particularly ones that have a moderate concentration of Nebbiolo) at a reasonable price has become practically impossible. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
The autostrada that hugs the Ligurian coast passes through the center of Genova. It has to: there's no place else for it to go. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
It's humid today and probably will be for the next few weeks. I guess I'm not telling you anything you don't already know. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
We've got a great deal on this one, but only fifteen cases. Read on. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
No one is going to try to hype the 2006 red Burgundies. As good as they might be, they CAN'T be better than the 2005s. That law has been laid down, once and for all. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Viognier flavors, Chenin Blanc acid.
Those are the typical descriptors I apply to Argentine Torrontes (that might seem redundant, but Torrontes is of Spanish parentage) when it is well more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
A 2005 Bordeaux for now and a more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Intriguing Summer White - $9. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I heart this wine (with my more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Very Big Spanish Red - $11. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Unbelievable Sauvignon more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Located in Greve in Chianti, about 18km due South of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Bodegas Numanthia-Termes has a ridiculous track record.
Here are a few simple numbers.
They make three wines (there may be some other micro-vinifications they bottle, but they more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
It is understandable, for the most part, why the Cabernet's (Franc and Sauvignon) aren't permissible varietals in the Coteaux de more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Due to fast-paced innovation and quality improvements, Spain is one of the most exciting wine producing countries in the world. With more acres under vine than any other country, wine is definitely more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
...is what I said when tasting the 2007 Frescobaldi Remole. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Back when we didn't really NEED as much value for our money as we do today, we still always tried to supply as much as we possibly could. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Here is another sight unseen pre-arrival.
Consistently a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Sangiovese, none of us have tried 2007 Tenuta Sette Ponti Oreno IGT Toscana, but the wine's more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Italy has long been one of the largest producers of wine in the world to the tune of being responsible for close to 20% of global wine production. That figure is staggering considering how tiny the more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
I am shocked by how much I like this wine.
It kind of goes against everything that I usually gravitate towards.
Looking at the label, the marketing is kitschy, the origin of the wine more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Outstanding, Huge, Plenty of Muscle. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
90 Point Malbec - $9. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
04/02/2009 Round hole - round more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/25/02009 - The wild, wild East. Needs to end in a period. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/24/2009 - Sister Chardonnay $10. more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/17/2009 - drink now (184 points), drink later (183 more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
3/10/2009 - Too many points, too few cases (high class problem more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Owned by the Perrin family of Château Beaucastel and Robert Haas, the longtime importer of Beaucastel among many other fine French wines, Tablas Creek has been a pioneer in the production of more |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
|
 |
 |
The Bear's Forest
Most wines at this price don't offer the nuance and complexity that are defining elements of this wine. Most wines in this category are heavy and sweet, with sugary ripe fruit and an alcohol finish. .... more
|
|
 |
 |
Hedging Our Bets
It goes without saying at this point that we’re devoted Pretty Things Beer and Ale Project fans. But why wouldn’t we be? Dann and Martha Paquette have been cranking out some fantastic beers over the ... more |
|
