Stepping Stone Wines from Cornerstone Cellars

June 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian Wine, Red Wines, Rosé Wine, Sauvignon Blanc, Shiraz, White Wines

This past week I took part in a Taste Live event featuring Stepping Stone wines from Cornerstone Cellars. Taste Live events are wine tastings where numerous wine bloggers and media from around the country all taste the same wines and share their thoughts via Twitter. Cornerstone Cellars is a Napa Valley, California producer and is [...]

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Cabernet Sauvignon Showdown- 14 under $20

June 12th, 2010 | 2 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Sauvignon, Red Wines

We’ve been reviewing Cabernet Sauvignon for the past several weeks and now it’s time to do the roundup of all the reviews. Usually, we name a specific wine as the top pick in these roundups. But this time we’re going with a wine region: Chile. Chilean wines took the top five spots in our showdown. [...]

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Carmen Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon

June 7th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine, Red Wines

Although Viña Carmen has been around since 1850, it was reborn in 1987 when it was acquired by Claro Group. Today, their main vineyards are in Maipo Valley, but they also have vineyards in Rapel, Casablanca and Curicó Valley. And they are one of the top producers in Chile. This wine continues the trend we’ve [...]

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Napa Ridge Cabernet Sauvignon

June 6th, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian Wine, Red Wines

You might be surprised to find out how many of the wine brands you see on the shelves come from the same company. There are a few giants in the wine business, plus thousands of small wineries. One of the giants whose brands you’ll come across in just about any grocery store that sells wine [...]

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Gran Verano Cabernet Sauvignon

June 2nd, 2010 | No Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine, Red Wines

As a publisher focused on reviewing inexpensive wines, we can’t ignore the “bag in a box” segment, also known as “boxed wine.” We’ve actually reviewed a couple boxed wines before and we’ve found some decent ones out there. Boxed wine doesn’t get much respect. In many ways, that’s deserved. There is some heinous stuff out [...]

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Peñalolen Cabernet Sauvignon

June 1st, 2010 | 3 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Sauvignon, Chilean Wine, Red Wines

I don’t have a lot of background on Peñalolen to share. The winery was founded by Ricardo and Isabel Peña, who brought in Jean-Pascal Lacaze as their winemaker. Peñalolén also happens to be the name of a community at the eastern edge of Santiago, right up against the Andean foothills. This is part of the [...]

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Main Street Winery Cabernet Sauvignon

May 26th, 2010 | 3 Comments | email this | digg it | trackback

Published in Cabernet Sauvignon, Californian Wine, Red Wines

It’s a quick review tonight—not that any of them are exceptionally long. I like to get right to the point. So, let’s get there. The 2006 Main Street Winery Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot, with grapes from Lake County (54%), Monterey County (24%) and Santa Barbara County (22%). [...]

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