The St. Hallett winery resides in the Barossa region in Australia and focuses on producing wines from this region. They are best known for their Shiraz, of which they release a few different lines. The Faith Shiraz is their most affordable Shiraz—other than a Shiraz Grenache blend they offer. The winery was established in 1944 […]
The Limarí Valley is one of the northernmost winemaking regions in Chile, about 75 miles south of the Elqui Valley. Remember, Chile is in the southern hemisphere which means that north is closer to the equator and therefore a warmer region than those further south. And although north generally means warmer in this part of […]
Critters on wine labels is often something that will steer me in another direction because it is often indicative of not-so-good wine. I’m not the first person to bring this up, others wine aficionados also avoid the critter. But many shoppers are attracted to wine with cute little animals on the label and some winemakers […]
One of the challenges with picking wines to review on this site is finding a balance between mass-produced wines that are easy for readers to find and hidden gems that may be a little harder to track down but often offer unique and interesting nuances. Another challenge is putting aside personal bias when doing reviews. […]
Continuing the exploration of Syrah, we’re reviewing a wine that you typically wouldn’t see on this site because it sells for over $20. While the general rule of thumb here is to only highlight wines that are $20 or less, I think it’s good to occasionally bring in a more expensive wine into the mix […]
Over the next few posts I’m going to take a look at a few Shiraz/Syrah wines. In general, if it comes from Australia it’s called Shiraz and if it comes from elsewhere it’s called Syrah—although I’ve seen a few non-Australian ones with Shiraz on the label. This is an example of just that, it says […]
Once each month, wine bloggers around the world all write about a common theme. It happens on a Wednesday and is called Wine Blogging Wednesday. Today is the 54th installment of this event and the theme is “A Passion for Piedmont” (i.e. wines from the Piedmont region in Italy). Dozens of bloggers will write up […]
A couple months ago I hosted a Wine Blogging Wednesday about red wines from Chile and wine bloggers all over the world wrote about different Chilean wines. One that caught my eye was an organic Pinot Noir from Cono Sur (Kevin, at Under the Grape Tree wrote that review). Cono Sur made a number of […]
At first glance you might think that Jargon Pinot Noir is a small winery just entering the market, but actually Jargon Wines is part of the Trinchero Family Estates—a company that produces several labels of wine, including the ever-present-in-the-supermarket Sutter Home brand. This wine was recommended to me by a friend as a “flying under […]
The Alredo Roca winery resides in San Rafael, in the Mendoza province of Argentina. Their vineyards span 114 hectares and their winery was originally built in 1905. And my exceptional math skills tell me that they’ve been producing wine for over 100 years. This is another Pinot Noir for which I was given a glowing […]
