We’ve recently reviewed Tercos’ Bonardo and were pleasantly surprised by what Tercos is doing with this little know variety. So here’s the more traditional offering from Tercos, their 2008 Malbec. For a little more information on this winery and some background on Tercos Malbec, check out our review of the 2007. With the 2008, Tercos […]
In the wine world, everything is relative. Case in point, I present to you Jacob’s Creek 2008 Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve. The term “Reserve” is typically utilized for the best juice of the vintage, often seeing a little more time in the winemaker’s best oak. But one winemaker’s best juice is another winemaker’s jug wine. And […]
Last night we reviewed a boxed wine, so let’s crack into another box tonight. This one is produced by Bota Box, a brand that I’ve never reviewed on this site before. However, I have given their old vine zinfandel kudos in my column in Mutineer Magazine in the past. There’s nothing too fancy about the […]
The wine world is paying close attention to Colchagua Valley. Topographically and geographically, it’s quite similar to Napa in many respects. Many fine producers have, and continue to emerge from this growing region. Recently we had an opportunity to taste an example from Colchagua – Calcu’s 2008 red blend. Calcu (Magician in the native Mapuche […]
Alright, I’m going back to a theme we had going last week… checking out new vintages of wines we’ve previously reviewed. Last year we checked out the 2008 Apothic Red and it was a very interesting wine, so we were glad to be able to revisit it with the 2009 vintage, which we like even […]
Pinot Grigio gets a bad wrap. And I think I’m partially to blame. Having run an Italian restaurant with a very comprehensive wine list, I was compelled to offer a pinot grigio (or even two) on our list. But, man it was hard. Pinot grigio is, in all honesty, my least favorite wine on the […]
Since the last review we did was an updated vintage of a wine we’d previously reviewed, I thought we would continue that trend this week with another. Not too long ago we reviewed the 2009 Peñalolen Sauvignon Blanc and we’re already checking out the 2010 vintage of this wine. How can that be? A 2010 […]
This is the second time we’ve reviewed Clif’s The Climber Red Blend. The 2006 version we reviewed was comprised of the same 5 varietals (zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon, syrah, merlot and petite syrah); however, in similar fashion to how Clif’s winemakers have managed The Climber white, they’ve made some significant changes to the percentages. In the […]
One of the highlights of my trip to Austria this past fall was the grüner veltliner (pronounced GROO-nah velt-LEE-nah, with your best Germanic accent). We traveled up the Danube river one day and tasted grüner veltliner from the Wachau and Wagram regions, which are beautiful areas with terraced vineyards along the shores of the Danube. […]
This is an intriguing wine. It’s classified as a Sauvignon Blanc, and at 80% of the blend, that is technically accurate. But Clif’s winemakers, Sarah Gott and Bruce Regalia blend in 4 additional varietals to create a wine that offers layers, complexity, and distinction. Those expecting typical sauvignon blanc characteristics won’t be disappointed, but The […]
