A quasi-Valpolicella but including a small quantity of grapes vinified appassimento, meaning they are left to raisin for a few weeks before being crushed and
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine Review: Cecilia Beretta Soraie Veneto IGT 2014
This wine is made with the appassimento method, a specialty of this region of northeast Italy. Grapes are dried for several weeks before pressing thus
Wine Review: Rosa dell Olmo Barolo 2013
Even inexpensive Barolo is, well, Barolo—one of the great noble wines of Italy. This one is no King or Queen but it’s great fun at
Napa Under the Radar
Napa is known as the “Disneyland” of wine, where opulent tasting rooms in modern architectural marvels await busloads of tourists intent on swilling overpriced juice
Ageing Report: Dierberg Estate Pinot Noir Santa Maria 2008
When it is right there is no finer wine than a Pinot Noir but it’s hard to find one that ticks all the boxes. This
Budget Wine Review: Trader Joe’s Cabernet Sauvignon Gran Reserva Colchagua Valley Chile 2014
Another iteration in Trader Joe’s Grand Reserve line up of upper tier budget wines. This one is fine but it’s mood is downbeat. Ripe dark
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 