We’ve recently received a few wines from a new winery in California named Flipflop. Here we’ll be reviewing their first pinot noir, the 2009 vintage. We’ll also soon be reviewing their first cabernet sauvignon, also a 2009. David Georges started the Flipflop winery with the goal of creating wines that are true to their varietal […]
Today is International Tempranillo Day and to celebrate wine lovers all over the world are drinking tempranillo today. And wine writers, like me, are writing about tempranillo all over the Internet. Why? … Why not? It’s always fun to explore different varieties of wine, and it’s always fun to come together with your fellow wine aficionados to […]
Editor’s Note: Since our readers are interested in finding great inexpensive wines, we thought we’d invite another bargain hunter to stop by and share his cheap wine recommendations. The following is a guest post from Jon Thorsen of The Reverse Wine Snob. If you’re a fan of CheapWineRatings.com then I know that you know there […]
It’s the second day of the 2011 Wine Bloggers Conference and the second round of live blogging. Yesterday, it was all white and rose’ wines in the tasting and today it’s all red wines. Let’s go. The first wine is a 2006 Lovingston Pinotage, a wine from South Africa. The nose of this wine is […]
I haven’t done a roundup article in a while, so I thought it was time to give you a quick summary of the recent series we did on zinfandel. For those who are new to zinfandel, think bold, spicy and fruity wines. These aren’t subtle wines — although some are more elegant than others. And […]
A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to taste a short flight of wines from Spanish producer, Camp Viejo. This Rioja-based winery has been producing wine for a good 50 years and produces three different wines, each a specific style as regulated by the Rioja DOC. Rioja, for those who don’t know, is the […]
We reviewed Apaltagua’s Carménère Reserva back in April and found the wine to be a fine example of new world carménère. We’ve finally gotten around to reviewing the vintner’s more polished Carménère offering, their 2008 Envero Gran Reserva. While the Reserva is 100% carménère, the Envero Gran Reserva contains about 7% cabernet sauvignon. The winery […]
When you’re perusing the Italian shelf in your local wine shop, chances are good that you’ll come across a primitivo. And you may wonder what that wine tastes like. Well, if you’re a zinfandel fan you may want to check it out because primitivo is basically the Italian name for zinfandel. The genetic makeup of […]
Today we have a double-header! Two different zinfandels from Cline Cellars. Cline Cellars is actually pretty well known for their zinfandel. It’s their specialty, along with Rhone varietals, and they produce seven different zinfandels, that I know of, maybe more. These two are the “under $20” offerings from Cline, while the others they produce a […]
A question I get asked every now and then is, “Is any of the wine in those big bottles any good?” The short answer is, “yes, some of it is good.” But not all of it. Some folks refer to bottles that are 1.5 liter and larger as “large format” bottles. And in some cases, […]
