How would my favorite budget winery do when producing my least favorite wine style—budget red blends? Of course some of the best wines in the
Tag: California Wines
Bonny Doon Vineyards Le Cigare Volant Reserve Bonbonne Santa Cruz 2010
One of my favorite wines from the incomparable Randall Grahm. Aromas of fresh red and blue berries with a riveting mineral undercurrent that seems to
Wine Review: Mount Eden Chardonnay Santa Cruz 2012
Chardonnay remains the favorite white wine among consumers. But among wine connoisseurs, sommeliers, and wine writers, the anything-but-Chardonnay crowd appears to be winning. The explanation
Wine Review: Bonny Doon A Proper Claret California 2013
German literary critic and philosopher Friedrich Schlegel wrote that “Irony is the clear consciousness of an eternal agility, of an infinitely abundant chaos.” When we
Bored With Fruit
Patrick Comiskey at Lucky Peach is reporting an incipient revolution in California winemaking. No doubt, in California we love our fruit: In modern winemaking, fussily
Budget Wine: Shannon Ridge Wrangler Red Lake County 2012
All wine, if it isn’t flawed, smells like grapes. I want a wine, even a budget wine, to give me something more. This wine has
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 