Today I’m combining two recent themes in one post: 1) Sauvignon Blanc; and 2) Wine from Chile. Yes, it’s a Sauvignon Blanc from Chile. This isn’t the first SB (wine lingo for Sauvignon Blanc) from Chile that I’ve tried. A few weeks ago I featured the 2008 Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc, which was outstanding. In fact, […]
Tonight we’re back to another Sauvignon Blanc, this one from the Marlborough region in New Zealand (as you might have guessed from the title.) This bottle comes from Brancott, a producer with wines from all parts of New Zealand. I’ve previously reviewed the Brancott Unoaked Chardonnay from the Gisborne region of New Zealand and I […]
I’m just doing a quick post for this review. Kendall-Jackson is a fairly big wine brand that you’ll find in just about any wine shop or grocery store that sells wine. Although it’s a fairly prevalent brand, it’s still a family run business. It seems to be one of the brands that people first “trade […]
When one thinks of Chilean wine it’s often the big, bold and affordable red wines that come to mind. I’m certainly one who has become a big fan of the outstanding value reds that can be found from Chile. But there is a lot more diversity coming from Chile than you may realize and some […]
A few weeks ago I wrote about a couple examples of Picpoul de Pinet, one of my favorite white wine varietals. It’s one of those varietals where you’re most likely only going to find one or two options at your local wine shop, versus the 80+ options you’ll have for Chardonnay. Given that I don’t […]
Simply put, Picpoul is my favorite white varietal; specifically, Picpoul de Pinet from Coteaux du Languedoc in France. Since discovering it I almost don’t want to try any other white wine for I have found the one that I love. This is an absolutely delightful varietal. It’s light, dry, minerally, acidic… it’s everything I want from […]
It’s time once again for Wine Blogging Wednesday and the host this month is Tim at Winecast. For those stumbling upon this who don’t know what Wine Blogging Wednesday is, it’s a monthly event when wine bloggers from around the globe all write about a common topic. The theme this month, for WBW #45, is Old World Riesling. […]
If you’re a regular reader, you know that I’ve been drinking a lot of chardonnay lately. I tried 16 in total and I’m finally ready to present the summary of results. Overall, I was thrilled by how many of the chardonnays I tried were good. And I was even more thrilled by the diverse flavors […]
Two Buck Chuck, or Three Buck Chuck depending on where you live. I kind of didn’t want to do this, but after Charles Shaw Chardonnay won top honors in the California State Fair wine competition I had to include it in my Chardonnay Challenge. It beat out 350 other California Chardonnays to win that award, so […]
Ah, yes… another chardonnay. But I’m pleased to say that the chardonnay challenge is almost over. I will soon move on to some other varietals, and I can’t wait. Not that I mind chardonnay, I’m just more of a red wine guy and I need a change. Also, before I get into this… sorry for […]
