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
Category: Wine Reviews
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
Budget Wine: Charamba Red Wine Douro Portugal 2011
The Aveleda family’s entry level wine. Very bright, fresh, red and black berries, smoke, and a hint of barnyard on the nose—enough complexity to keep
Wine Review: Hondarribi Beltza Ameztoi Stimatum Getariako Txakolina 2012
If you’re tired of the same old wine routine and want something different, this is it—perhaps the oddest wine I’ve had all year. Honarribi Beltza
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 