September 12, 2019
Australian Shiraz wines vary all over the place. Some are just huge fruit bombs that aren’t all that bad. But some offer [...]
September 12, 2019
To be called a Chateauneuf du Pape – the quaff king of the Southern Rhone – a wine must be composed of grapes grown in the designated Chateauneuf du Pape area. [...]
September 5, 2019
When Robert Parker himself labels a wine "One of the best values in Cabernet Sauvignon anywhere in the world," it's wise to pay attention. The wine in question is the Louis Martini Cabernet Sauvignon Sonoma County. [...]
August 30, 2019
A nice Pinot Noir usually has a lot going on; flavors of strawberries, cherries, a little vanilla – stuff like that. I find a nice Pinot really enjoyable. I’d love to get more [...]
August 22, 2019
Beaujolais wines were very popular about 20 or so years ago, but they were eclipsed by others, like Shiraz from Australia and Malbec from Argentina, as well as wines from Chile, Washington state, Oregon, and New Zealand. And why not? [more...]
August 8, 2019
Charles Smith is an amazing wine maker. His reds, and especially his Syrahs, are legendary, with some fetching $250/bottle. But let’s focus on some of his other wines, starting with [...]
August 1, 2019
Ask any wine geek, “Who makes the best zinfandel?” and the answer will almost always come back, “Turley.” And if you ask who makes the best [...]
July 25, 2019
Cameron Hughes is a wine negotiant; i.e., he blends other vintners’ “juice” and bottles the result with his label, or he bottles others’ finished/blended wine [...]
July 18, 2019
Almost-too-good-to-be-true Garnacha/Syrah red blend from Spain for how much? You’ve just got to be kidding! [...]