Here’s a roundup of the 7 Pinot Grigios/Pinot Gris that we recently reviewed. This gives you a quick reference of how they all stacked up. To be honest, I wasn’t that excited about doing a Pinot Grigio series. Let’s face it, cheap Pinot Grigio can often leave something to be desired. But I was pleasantly […]
I have one more wine to review for my Pinot Grigio series, this one from Motos Liberty. Now to be clear, the past six Pinot Grigio/Gris reviews were all from a blind tasting, but this one was not. I received this bottle as a sample a couple days after I did the blind tasting. Rather […]
This is the second wine from Carmenet that I’ve reviewed, both reviews have been done since they were acquired by the Bronco Wine Company. Bronco is the company behind the infamous Two Buck Chuck and dozens of other cheap wine brands. I personally have a love/hate thing with Bronco… obviously, by the name of this […]
Maison Lucien Albrecht has roots in Alsatian winemaking going all the what back to 1425, when Romanu Albrecht established the family in the Alsatian town of Thann, near the Swiss border. The Albrecht family has been involved in winemaking ever since, although the family moved to Orschwir in 1698. Needless to say, there are generations […]
I’ve reviewed some other Barefoot wines before and I’ve shared my basic perspective on them, but for some this may be the first time visiting the site… and so, I’ll give you the quick version of my position on Barefoot. I think Barefoot does a great job of using technology and quality control to produce […]
Tonight’s wine is from MacMurray Ranch, where they love Pinot. They only produce Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. In case you don’t already know, Pinot Gris is a) another name for Pinot Grigio and b) is related to Pinot Noir. Both grapes, being relatives, are cool-climate varieties. But of course, Pinot Gris is lighter skinned […]
I’ve been slacking on the new posts for the past week, as I’ve been regrouping after the Wine Blogger’s Conference. But finally, yesterday I pulled together some wines I had in the tasting queue and did a blind tasting with a number of Pinot Grigio wines. Over the next few posts, I’ll share those reviews […]
Lately, when I mention Argentine wines most people think of Malbec. It’s popularity has soared over the past few years. But Argentina has a notable variety on the white wine shelf too, Torrontés. This variety is supposedly related to Malvasia. Rather than rewrite what’s already been put out there about Torrontés, I’ll give you these […]
It should come as no surprise to regular readers here that I’m officially a fan of Chilean wines. I’ve consistently found high quality at reasonable prices with most wines I’ve recently tried from this region. That doesn’t mean there aren’t some clunkers out there, but the majority of those I’ve tasted have been good. And […]
I’ve been wanting to do a Gewurztraminer review here for a while and I’m finally getting around to one today. And at the same time I’m wading into what might be the most debated wine pairing topic: Asparagus. I’m not going to spend a lot of time debating which wines go best with asparagus, I’ll […]
