Continuing with the current theme of zinfandel, tonight we’re reviewing a cult classic of sorts in the zin drinking world. 7 Deadly Zins is a trusted favorite of many zin fanatics. It has a fun and memorable name. It’s got some tasty juice in it. And it’s affordable. What more could you want from a […]
Summer is quickly approaching, and that means grilling season. And grilling season means it’s time for zinfandel. While summer is a great time to try some cool, crisp white wines, if you’re looking for a wine to go with your burgers from the grill, then it’s zinfandel you should be grabbing. I’m not talking about […]
We review a lot of wines here, but surprisingly only a handful of them end up on my personal list of trusted favorites. This is one of those wines. Brazin if fairly young as a brand, although the winemaker behind it, Sue Hofmann, has plenty of experience. We first discovered it with the 2007 vintage, […]
Tonight we’re checking out two Portuguese wines from Alente, which is a producer in the Alentejo region of Portugal. As I’ve commented in the past, I think some of the best values in wine are from Portugal. Unfortunately, I’ve found that distribution of Portuguese wines is a bit spotty in the US. In my region, […]
A few weeks ago, I had an opportunity to take part in a Chilean wine tasting with several other wine bloggers around the country. It was a virtual tasting, meaning that we were connected “virtually” not that we virtually tasted… we really did taste the wines. But we were connected via a web conference with […]
A couple weeks ago, I did a lengthy writeup about my recent visit to Paso Robles. But I didn’t highlight any of the specific wines I tasted there. Tonight I want to touch on a few wines I tasted on that visit, from Villacana Winery. Villacana is a small winery run by a husband and […]
Wow. The name is a mouthful on this one. I get just past the “Marchesi de” and I start to sound like a clumsy mid-westerner—which, I suppose in a way I am. But while some of the names on Italian wines can pose challenges to me, I still have a great appreciation for them. At […]
When I first launched this site, nearly four years ago, Spanish wines were what I was excited about, especially garnacha. But since the first few months of the site, I find myself tasting less and less Spanish wines. I have nothing against them, in fact I still have some trusted favorites in the Spanish section. […]
We go through a lot of wine in our household. Now before you get the wrong idea, let me add that it’s usually no more than a glass (roughly 6 – 8 ounces) a day. But between my wife and me, we can easily consume about 4 – 5 bottles a week. And as you […]
If you aren’t familiar with carménère, that’s ok. You’re probably not alone. For a varietal that has spent much of the latter part of the 20th century in obscurity, and often confused for Merlot, it’s making a nice comeback in some rather familiar places. To get you caught up on who is doing some nice […]
