The French get their wine reputation from the storied vineyards of Bordeaux and Burgundy, but they make their money in southern France where they can
Tag: Cabernet Sauvignon
Budget Wine: Fetzer Valley Oaks Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
In today’s world of competent industrial winemaking, when you raid the bottom shelf at the supermarket looking for gems you run into lots of ordinary.
Budget Wine: Trader Joe’s Coastal Cabernet Sauvignon Central Coast 2013
When I pick up a wine for $5 I always expect the worst and I’m seldom disappointed. There is something to be said for not
Wine Review: Antinori Solaia Toscana IGT 1999
Drinking an iconic wine is in some respects like watching McCartney or Jagger perform—it is as much about the past as it is the present,
Nederberg Cabernet 2011 Winemaster’s Reserve Western Cape South Africa
South Africa makes some fine Cabernet but at the low end of the price range quality is uneven. Nederberg has two centuries of winemaking behind
Blackstone Cabernet Sauvignon Winemaker’s Select 2012 California
Part of Constellation’s stable of supermarket wines, Blackstone’s Cabernet is for adults. Simple black cherry and loam on the nose, on the palate a little
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