This is not the first vintage of this wine I’ve reviewed. A couple years ago I reviewed the 2013 vintage, which was quite tasty. And in general I’ve found wines from Michel Chapoutier to be consistently good. This wine come from southern France and more specifically the Languedoc-Roussillon region. As a guy who seeks out […]
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La Granja 360 Garnacha Rosé
Every year I find myself loving rosé more and more. At its best it’s a light, refreshing wine with floral, mineral, fruit and spice characteristics with vibrant acidity and and a smooth mouthfeel. And some of the best rosés I’ve tasted have been made from grenache, as this one is. At one time a few years […]
Frontera Cabernet Sauvignon Merlot – Super Cheap
I’m a fan of the magnum, that’s a 1.5 liter bottle of wine. Although the magnum also frustrates me because it seems like the wines sold in bottles of this size fall primarily into two camps: 1) super cheap & not so great, and 2) premium. What I have a hard time finding in the […]
Siegrist Blanc de Noir – Beautiful
Last week I was singing the praises of German pinot noir. Well, how about a curve ball to blow your mind? How about a German white pinot noir? You may or may not already know the majority of the color in red wine comes from the skins. And you may not know it’s possible to […]
Undone Pinot Noir – Done Well
As my palate and I mature, I find myself less interested in the big & bold wines and fine myself drawn toward medium-bodied wines — wines that have more nuance and tend to be more food-friendly. And in talking with other wine drinkers I’ve found that I’m not alone. I’ve noticed younger wine drinkers in their […]
Trivento Reserve Malbec – Black Cherry ‘Splosion
When I was a kid, my mom used to make this Jello dish that had black cherries suspended in the Jello. It was a big thing back in the 1970’s to suspend things in gelatin. But this is one I remember in particular, because I kind of liked it. And it had a very distinguishable smell […]
Great Value – Gran Reserva Serie Riberas Cabernet Sauvignon
Several years ago, when I first started doing wine reviews, I was a big fan of Chilean cabernet sauvignon. But then after a number of disappointing experiences I gravitated away from it. This, however, is a wine that once again makes me a fan. This is one of the many brands produced by Concha y […]
Casillero del Diablo, Cabernet Sauvignon
Now here’s a wine brand with a fun name and a fun story behind the name — the quick version is a winemaker kept the good wine in a cellar and to keep thieves away started a rumor that the devil lived in his cellar. Casillero del Diablo is now a devilishly popular wine brand produced by Chilean […]
Selbach-Oster Zeltinger Himmelreich Riesling – Tasty with Thai
I thought I would try a different approach for this review. No blind tasting, no sitting at my computer studiously taking notes about the wine. Instead I took this wine out into the world and tasted it with an appropriate dinner (while studiously taking notes on my phone). Some people may say that’s the wrong […]
Bila-Haut, Cotes Du Roussillon Villages – Revisited
Hello again, everyone. It’s been a couple weeks since I’ve posted anything and those couple weeks were filled with a busy schedule at the day job along with a series of technology challenges. First files on this website spontaneously went corrupt and I had to restore the site and then my hard drive on my […]