Briceland Vineyards is in Northern California—not Napa Valley which is really in Central California, but way up north in chilly, damp Humboldt County where they’re
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine Review: 19 Crimes Cabernet Sauvignon Southeastern Australia 2017
This wine is interesting because of the marketing. As Mike Veseth, The Wine Economist, writes: 19 Crimes — outlaw wine! The name comes Australian history
Wine Review: Fasoli Gino Alteo Amarone della Valpolicella 2011
Amarone might be the richest dry wine available. After harvest, carefully selected grapes are air dried for several months until they shrivel into raisins thus
Budget Wine Review: Charles Ninot Blanc de Blanc Brut France NV
Just in time for Mother’s Day, a sparkling wine that won’t break the bank. Connoisseurs will object but for the price this is fine. Fruity,
Wine Review: Miraflores Estate Tempranillo El Dorado 2013
All’s well that ends well. This is dark and brooding but a calm delight slowly emerges, a redemptive story in the glass. Closed and murky
Budget Wine: C’est La Vie Pinot Noir/Syrah Vin De Pays 2016
We complain when supermarkets sell generic products so I suppose we ought to praise them when they sell long tail, “niche” products designed for very
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 