When I was in my late teens I became a vegetarian and followed that diet for many years. I’m a pescatarian now (that means I eat a vegetarian diet + fish). I originally became a vegetarian due to the politics of food more than for any other reason.
I grew up in the country and saw fewer and [...]
Viña Los Vascos is a 580-ha vineyard in the Colchagua region of Chile. “Los Vascos” means “The Basques” and is a reference to the Basque origins of wine production in the region.
The area was first used as a vineyard in 1750, when it was planted by the Echenique family, of Basque origin, and has been used [...]
It’s time to start a new theme on Cheap Wine Ratings and next up is Cabernet Sauvignon. I’m sitting here pondering a clever title for the theme and I’m coming up with nothing. I guess I was up too late last night and burned out my creative juices. I went to the UFC fight in [...]
I was almost ready to write up this summary on my Quest for a Good, Cheap Pinot Noir when I noticed that more recent vintages of my top two picks were on the shelves. To be relevant to those shopping now, I had to pick them up to ensure they are worthy of top picks. [...]
I’ve been wanting to try some Portuguese wines for some time now and today for Wine Blogging Wednesday #38 the theme is Portuguese Table Wine hosted by Catavino. That gives me the extra motivation I need to stop delaying and try some Portuguese wine!
I actually have a sliver of a connection to Portugal as I supposedly [...]
This week on October 10 the folks at Wines Til Sold Out are having another Cheapskate Wednesday. Be sure to check it out at winestilsoldout.com.
They did this a couple months ago and I picked up a few bottles of Casa Catelli Negroamaro that I wrote up last month. I was really pleased with the wine and I had no [...]
In a recent issue of Wine Spectator they were reviewing Californian pinot noir and listed Castle Rock Sonoma County 2006 as one of their best values. Given that it is only $15, I thought I would be remiss if I didn’t try it as a part of my quest for good, cheap pinot noir.
Castle Rock produced pinot noir from [...]
Continuing my quest for a good, cheap Pinot Noir I picked up a bottle of Italian pinot. Mezzacorona Pinot Noir comes from the Tretino region of Italy. It’s a simple Pinot Noir that I found rather boring.
There is nothing bad about this wine other than a lack of complexity and underwhelming characteristics. The nose is [...]
