Just as dogs seem to take on the characteristics of their owners, perhaps wine takes on the characteristics of the winemaker. But can grapevines take
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine: Alto Real Roble Bullas 2010
Wild, wild Monastrell (Mourvedre if you’re French). If you like structured wines with a bit of toughness (I do) you will like this. There is
Wine Review: Piluso Vineyard Gamay Noir Willamette Valley 2011
The Gamay varietal is famous for producing the simple, light wines of Beaujolais, a wine region consisting of 10 villages just north of Lyon, France.
Budget Wine: Le Jade Viognier Pays D’OC IGP 2013
French Viognier is not exactly on the average wine consumer’s radar. The good ones from the Northern Rhone are very expensive and the less pricey
Ponzi Pinot Gris Willamette Valley 2014
I don’t hate any of the major wine varieties; there is a time and place for all of them. But it is a very bad
Budget Wine: Two Vines Shiraz Washington State 2009
Two Vines is Columbia Crest’s entry level wine. This one is a bit of a curiosity. A wine under current release for less than ten
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