How have you been fairing with all the heat we’ve had lately? It’s been miserable out there and you might say it’s not been good wine drinking weather. Well, that depends on what wine you’re talking about. Some wines just don’t hit the spot on a hot summer day. But others are just right. I […]
One thing to look for in a pinot noir is one that comes from a “cool climate” region. The Los Carneros AVA in California is one such region. Carneros is north of the San Pablo Bay and includes part of both Sonoma Valley and Napa Valley. The producers of this wine, Waterstone Winery, don’t own […]
I was complaining just a couple weeks ago about the long names that appear on German wines and I think I just found a longer one. Wow. The name of this wine is a mouthful. But then a mouthful of this wine is a very good thing. There was a time when I fell into […]
Woowee! It’s been a busy couple weeks for me and I’ve been slacking at updating things here at Cheap Wine Ratings. But I know you’re looking for a new wine to try, so let me get another review out there. This one is going to be a short and sweet review as I don’t have […]
Attention German wine producers. Please see the title on this review, which happens to be the name of a wine from your country. If you’re finding that Americans aren’t buying as much of your wine as you’d like, perhaps you might consider shortening the names on your wines. Us Americans, generally speaking, aren’t very good […]
Earlier this week I was invited to a #winechat to taste and discuss Casablanca Valley pinot noir. #winechat is a Twitter event every Wednesday evening, when folks interested in wine get together online to discuss a certain type of wine. There’s a specific theme each week. For the Casablanca Valley pinot noir #winechat, three media […]
One major wine region that I’ve severely neglected on this site is South Africa. It’s not intentional. There’s just so much good wine from elsewhere that my taste buds have been preoccupied. But it’s time to give South Africa a taste. I’ve heard from some of my wine-geek friends that South African wines are something […]
Our last post was about an outstanding cabernet sauvignon, so let’s check out another. This one, from BenMarco, comes from the Mendoza region in Argentina. Every time I taste a wine from Argentina I ponder whether to call it “Argentine” or “Argentinian.” It turns out both are acceptable. Argentinian tends to be used more by […]
It has been a while since I’ve reviewed an Australian cabernet sauvignon, but when I tasted this wine I knew it was time to change that. This is a delicious wine from the Barossa region in Australia and comes from Château Tanunda, the oldest and largest château in Australia. Its history dates back to 1890 and […]
My last review was the Banfi Chianti Superiore—a really good value wine. Tonight I’m checking out another Chianti, Cecchi Natio, which is also part of the Banfi portfolio of wines. This one bears the Chianti DOCG designation, which is the broadest zone and includes all of the sub-zone appellations and then some. It is also […]
