The name on this wine is a new one, but the winemaker is not new to wine. Mark Gendron has been producing wine for a good 20 years and founded JanKris winery back in 1990. He recently sold JanKris and is working on some new winemaking ventures, namely JK Estates and Wildfire Cellars. Stray Dog […]
At times I’ve heard some wine lovers contemplate their preferences between old world and new world wines. Personally, there are things I like about both. Each style can be enjoyable in its own way. But what if you could get the best of both worlds in one wine? That’s the idea with Mazzoni, a Super […]
The headline is not a typo. The folks who create those tasty organic Clif Bars are now in the wine business too via the Clif Family Winery. My reaction to hearing about this was mixed. On one hand I thought it was great, after all, Clif Bars are pretty good and they hopefully produce wine […]
Tonight it’s a double-header review with two different vintages of the X3 Cabernet Sauvignon from X Winery. One of the things I find as a bargain hunter is that vintage is an important thing to note when you find a gem. And when I do find a producer that consistently produces quality from one vintage […]
I’ve long been a fan of white wines from Veramonte. Both their Chardonnay and their Sauvignon Blanc have garnered great ratings on this site. I was less thrilled with their Cabernet Sauvignon, but I was glad to have the opportunity to try another red wine from Veramonte. And this one is good! Primus is a […]
Nothing goes better with wine than raising thoroughbred horses. Or wait, I thought it was cheese. Yes, cheese goes great with wine. But entrepreneur Eduardo Matte has made a pairing of wine production and raising thoroughbred horses at his estate, named Haras de Pirque. The estate is named after Chile’s oldest thoroughbred breeding stud. And […]
So the bottle says T.H. and that stands for Terroir Hunter. Sounds exciting doesn’t it? And it is. This is the first wine I’ve had the opportunity to taste from the Limari region in Chile. This is one of the northernmost wine regions in the country and generally has a dry, hot climate. The grapes […]
Only moments after publishing my first Carmenere review, I’m already publishing the second one. Pretty cool, eh? This one comes from a producer that may be familiar to regular readers, since we have previously reviewed the Errazuriz Sauvignon Blanc. As a single vineyard wine, it’s intended to have an expression unique to the soil where […]
While it certainly isn’t the first Carmenere I’ve tasted, this is the first one I’ve reviewed on this site. It’s always exciting to add another variety to the navigation. Woo hoo! Santa Carolina is an old producer with a long history in Chile, and yet in a way it’s a young brand as well. It […]
Los Vascos is another producer that I’ve reviewed in the past. In fact, they were one of the first Chilean producers to draw my attention. One of the first things that many consumers notice about Los Vascos is that it’s owned by the highly regarded Bordeaux producer, Domaines Barons de Rothschild (Lafite). I really liked […]
