I’ll be the first to admit, that I’m not a big fan of sweet wine, outside of a few very well-done Botrytized wines. Nonetheless, I receive some every now and then and I’ll still review them for the benefit of those who do prefer sweet wine. Although I’m not a big fan of sweet wines, […]
I’ve made a lot of noise over the past year about the awesome Sauvignon Blanc coming from Chile, and here’s another Chilean SB to get excited about. But there’s something different about this one. Most of the Chilean Sauvignon Blanc that’s knocked my socks off has been from the Casablanca Valley region, but this one […]
Although I rant and rave about the awesome Sauvignon Blanc coming from Chile, they can’t all totally blow me away. Can they? Root: 1 is a wine brand created through a partnership between Viña Ventisquero in Rancagua, Chile and Click Wine Group, a wine importer based in Seattle, Washington. And when it comes to Chilean […]
I haven’t had the opportunity to try many wines from South Africa, so I was glad to give this one a shot. Two Oceans wine is named for the two oceans that converge at the Cape in South Africa. The label on this wine says that it has “ripe gooseberry flavors” but I don’t think […]
This wine is a great example of why I like doing blind tastings. If I had known what I was tasting, I know I would have had a bias against this wine. Why? My preconceived notion of this wine is that it’s basically a bulk-produced, “generic-label” wine and my expectations of quality are low. But […]
I’ve made no secret of my preference for Chile when it comes to Sauvignon Blanc, and again I’ve come across another one that I love. This one comes from Los Vascos in Chile. We’ve previously reviewed the Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon and Los Vascos Reserve, both of which were great wines. But this is the […]
Washington State is an area I’m excited about when it comes to wine. The more wines I try from Washington, the more intrigued I become. And so, I was glad to taste this Mercer Chardonnay from the Yakima Valley. Mercer Estates is a family-owned winery, which is actually a partnership between the Mercer and Hogue […]
The first few times I saw this wine I thought it was Bridgeman, with an “e” in the name, but it’s Bridgman without an “e.” It’s funny how your mind plays tricks on you like that… and I swear it’s not from drinking too much wine. The wine is named after William B. Bridgman, a […]
You won’t see much marketing for Crane Lake wines out there, but you will find them in many supermarkets. Crane Lake is another label from cheap wine mogul Fred Franzia and his Bronco Wine Company. These are the same folks behind the legendary Charles Shaw (aka Two Buck Chuck) that you’ll find in Trader Joe’s […]
Continuing with the Chardonnay series, today we’re checking out an Argentine Chardonnay from Alamos, a value wine label produced by Bodega Catena Zapata in Argentina. Catena Zapata has its roots in Argentine winemaking going back to 1902, when Nicola Catena planted his first Malbec vines. The winery faced many challenges and changes over the years, […]
