Beaulieu Vineyards is an iconic Napa winery. Purchased in 1900 by the LaTour family, they survived prohibition by making sacramental wine. When that ‘’grand” experiment
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine: Alfio Moriconi Selection d’Autrefois Pinot Noir, IGP Pays d’Oc, France
Burgundian Pinot Noir has become so expensive it is nearly impossible to find one under $25 and even that will typically be of low quality.
Björnson Vineyard Pinot Noir Eola-Amity Hills 2012
This shapely, stylish wine is from one of the newer, up-and-coming artisanal producers in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Pattie and Mark Bjornson embody the do-it-yourself spirit,
Budget Wine: Ironstone Cabernet Franc Lodi 2013
Yesterday in a blog post I was lamenting the preferences of wine consumers who like generic, homogenized wine instead of seeking something more interesting. This
Wine Review: Inwood Estates “Magdalena” Red Bordeaux-style Blend Texas 2012
There is time for one more winery visit before we leave Texas Hill Country, and we’ve been underwhelmed so far. I took the advice of
Budget Wine: Gato Negro Malbec Mendoza 2013
I keep hoping that if I persist in scouring the bottom shelf of the supermarket wine aisle, I will turn up a gem for under
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 