I must confess, sometimes when looking for that gem in the sea of cheap, undistinguished, mostly generic wine at the supermarket I will buy the
Category: Wine Reviews
Wine Review: Lyeth Meritage Sonoma County 2011
It is ordinary people who make the world go ‘round. A jack-of-all-trades who can competently handle anything you throw her way is a valuable person
Budget Wine: Frontera Pais Chile 2013
If you are familiar with the history of American wines you’ve heard of the Mission grape. This was the varietal grown by the early California
Wine Review: Santa Margherita Valdadige Pinot Grigio 2013
Pinot Grigio is the most popular imported white grape variety in the U.S. Frankly, I just don’t get it. It’s not aromatic and on the
Budget Wine: Challis Lane Merlot California 2012
We are all familiar with the type: reliable, competent, pleasant, polished, not a hair out of place, but unremarkable, with little to say, unoriginal, exceedingly
Aging Report: Borgogno Riserva Barolo Piemonte 1967
Wine is extraordinary because, unlike other foods and beverages, it can improve with age. The best reason to drink aged wines is that they develop
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 