The history of Undurraga goes all the way back to 1885 when Don Francisco Undurraga brought vines over from France and Germany to establish the estate. But in more recent history, the Undurraga family left the business in 2006 after a dispute with their business partners. The Picciotto family took over the estate and has […]
Cono Sur is a Chilean wine brand that I’ve grown to trust for good to very good wines, but I have yet to taste one of their wines that blows me away as exceptional. Yet, I’ll take that good consistency as an attribute for which they deserve credit. And while I don’t recall ever looking […]
Although I often say that Chilean sauvignon blanc is my favorite, New Zealand is right up there too. And, to cut to the chase, this Brancott sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand totally kicks ass. Those who know me, know that I’m always critical of myself. I constantly question my performance at work, play, or […]
This morning I was watching the news and this video came on of a bull in Spain jumping up into the stands and chasing spectators. When I saw the bull leap into the stands, I immediately thought of the Dancing Bull logo. So, tonight we review a sauvignon blanc from Dancing Bull. But first, here’s […]
This isn’t the first time we’ve reviewed the Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc. The 2008 vintage was exceptional. It’s one of those wines that was memorable and thus became a “go t0” wine. If we needed a good Sauvignon Blanc and didn’t want to put much thought to it, Veramonte was our choice. And with this […]
It should come as no surprise to anyone whose been reading this site for some time that Chile is one of our favorite regions for Sauvignon Blanc. But what you might not have noticed is that our favorite Chilean SB (shorthand for Sauvignon Blanc) usually come from the Casablanca Valley region. But with this wine […]
OK, so here’s a review that’s a little different than most that we do here, due to the fact that this is really a “wine drink” rather than just a wine. In other words, flavors were added— citrus flavors, to be exact. Given that fact, I’m not going to give it a score, because my […]
You’ve probably seen this wine on the shelves of your local grocery store — that is, if they sell wine at grocery stores in your area. Regardless, my point is that this is a mass-produced and widely distributed wine. It’s made by the Bronco Wine Company, the same folks who are famous for producing Two-Buck […]
OK, I’m not going to spend a lot of time belaboring this one. I’ve expressed my opinions about Barefoot wines in the past. They aren’t that exciting, but they generally do a good job in cranking out some decent wines. I haven’t had any Barefoot wine that I’d call “sex in a glass” but I’ve […]
Albamar is a brand produced by William Cole, based in Casablanca Valley in Chile. Thanks to a maritime influence, Casablanca Valley is a cool-climate region. And William Cole is focused on cool climate wines. On the nose, this wine has good intensity with aromas of mostly pear, but also with some white peach and soft […]
