Throughout much of the U.S. (outside California), Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon’s earlier ripening parent, is ubiquitous. It’s a classic variety they can get ripe before
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine: Bogle Vineyards Essential Red 2014
How would my favorite budget winery do when producing my least favorite wine style—budget red blends? Of course some of the best wines in the
Budget Wine: Trapiche “Oak Cask” Malbec Mendoza 2014
A quintessential supermarket wine, soft, approachable, and flawless with juicy flavors and enough acidity to keep you refreshed. “Oak Cask” is Trapiche’s entry level line.
Milagro Vineyards Zinfandel New Mexico 2012
In our recent wine tasting visit to New Mexico, this was the most impressive winery we found A small-production labor of love, located in Corrales
Budget Wine: Bodegas Mas Que Vinos Ercavio Tempranillo Tierra De Castilla 2013
Bursting with fleshy dark fruit, dried fig and smoke, with toasty oak on the nose. In the mouth it’s full bodied and juicy up front
Hermann J. Wiemer Blanc de Blanc Sparkling Wine Finger Lakes 2009
Sparkling wine is a drink of celebration but, if it is of sufficient quality, it aids lamentation as well. This remarkable sparkler from the Finger
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 