After taking a few days off to enjoy the holidays — and recover from a cold — we’re back at it with at least a quick review tonight. We’ve reviewed a number of wines from X Winery in the past and we’ve never been disappointed. With tasty wines, cool labels and a commitment to sustainable […]
We’ve been reviewing a lot of pinot noir over the past several weeks and we’re getting toward the end of this series. In the lineup, we’ve only reviewed one from Argentina so far, the Humberto Canale from Patagonia. And the Trumpeter makes it two, this one coming from the Mendoza region. Trumpeter is produced by […]
Regular readers here should know that I’m a big fan of Chilean wines. But this wine is from California, so why am I talking about Chile? Because the founder of Estancia, Augustin Huneeus, was born in Chile. I’m not sure if that has any relevance to my appreciation for this wine or not, but I found […]
Pinot Nero sounds like it might be a unique wine variety that you’ve never tried, but it’s actually just the Italian name for pinot noir. The Peter Zemmer winery is located in the northernmost part of Italy, Alto Adige, just south of the Austrian border. More specifically, it’s just southwest of the city of Bolzano. […]
The Naked Grape is a new wine brand from the Grape Valley Wine Company in California, which appears to be owned by wine-giant E. & J. Gallo. The winemaker of this pinot noir, 30 year old Hillary Stevens, is also one of the two winemakers behind another new E. & J. Gallo brand, Bear Flag […]
Laurier is one of 50-some brands owned by Bronco Wine Company, best known for producing extremely inexpensive wine brands. But coming in at $20 a bottle, this is one of their pricier brands. The juice in this bottle comes from Los Carneros, a cool and windy region that spans the southern edge of both Sonoma […]
The latest edition of Mutineer Magazine, issue #14, is out and in it you’ll find my Wine Steals column, which this month features pinot noir for under twenty bucks. This is one of the wines I mention in the article. The name of this producer, Au Bon Climat, looks so simple and yet I feel […]
If you’re a motorcycle buff, you might buy this wine just because it features an illustration of a rider on a Vincent Black Lightning on the label. And if you’re a cheap wine buff you might just buy this wine because it’s a bargain. This is yet another wine from Panther Rock Wine Company, a […]
We’ve not had the opportunity to taste very much wine from Oregon, but if this is indicative of the quality of their wines we hope to taste more. Acrobat comes from the King Estate winery, located southeast of Eugene, Oregon. They’ve been around since 1991 and have 470 acres of certified organic vineyards. Their Acrobat […]
Almost one year ago, to the day, we reviewed the 2008 Forest Glen Pinot Noir and we were pretty much floored by quality of it at such a cheap price. This is a bargain-brand wine that is mass produced by mega-wine-producer Bronco Wine Company. It’s not a wine that at a glance you expect to […]
