July 17, 2020
Produced by Grant Burge, one of the very best of the Barossa wineries – actually, one of the best wineries in Australia –
Barossa Ink Shiraz 2016 is, says Wine Enthusiast’s [...]
July 16, 2020
An enticing blend of 60% Shiraz, 20% Mourvedre, 15% Pinotage, and 5% Cinsault, Badenhorst’s Curator Red 2018 is a delicious wine whose seriousness [...]
June 11, 2020
James Suckling got it, I believe. At least he tasted what I did! “A juicy and delicious garnacha with crushed-berry and chocolate character. Full-bodied yet tight [...]
June 1, 2020
Released with a suggested retail of $25, Luis Gutiérrez nailed it in his review: “I tasted two vintages of La Casilla, [2015 and 2016] starting with the 2015 La Casilla, and [...]
May 28, 2020
This is a delightful wine from an area of the Languedoc-Roussillon that is coming – or has come – into its own. And talk about value! But first, let’s talk about taste. [...]
May 11, 2020
From a biodynamic vineyard about ten miles from downtown Bordeaux, this 2016 Château La Grange Clinet Réserve (Côtes de Bordeaux) has received some marvelous reviews from tasters throughout the nation. [...]
May 11, 2020
Sangiovese is a fundamental Italian grape, used as the foundation of all Chiantis, Chianti Classicos, and Brunellos. It’s also highly regarded in its own right, and [...]
May 7, 2020
“Alceno Romeo” is a Monastrell-based wine hailing from Jumilla, a small region on the Mediterranean coast of southeastern Spain. Most of the grapes grown in the area are Monastrell, better known as “Mourvedre”[...]
April 27, 2020
We opened a bottle of the 2017 Hayes Valley Cabernet Sauvignon about a week ago, to accompany a Delmonico steak. Everyone – that would be my wife, Patty, and me – agreed: “Great wine.” [...]