Although the Oberon name may be new to you, the name behind it shouldn’t be — if you know anything about wine. Rob Mondavi, Jr., grandson of the legendary Robert Mondavi, created Oberon to produce Napa Valley wines that can be enjoyed as everyday wines. And while Rob Mondavi, Jr. is behind Oberon, Tony Coltrin, […]
Tonight we have a double-header review with two different brands of sauvignon blanc from William Cole Vineyards in Casablanca Valley, Chile. This is not to be confused with William Cole Vineyards in Napa Valley, California — that’s a different William Cole. The Chilean William Cole Vineyards has 130 hectares of vineyards in a flat valley […]
Surprise, surprise, we’re reviewing yet another Chilean sauvignon blanc. This one is from Montes, a relatively young Chilean producer having started their production in 1987. I know that may not seem young to some of you, but compared to Chilean wine producers that were established in 1885 it’s young to me. This sauvignon blanc is […]
The history of Undurraga goes all the way back to 1885 when Don Francisco Undurraga brought vines over from France and Germany to establish the estate. But in more recent history, the Undurraga family left the business in 2006 after a dispute with their business partners. The Picciotto family took over the estate and has […]
Cono Sur is a Chilean wine brand that I’ve grown to trust for good to very good wines, but I have yet to taste one of their wines that blows me away as exceptional. Yet, I’ll take that good consistency as an attribute for which they deserve credit. And while I don’t recall ever looking […]
Although I often say that Chilean sauvignon blanc is my favorite, New Zealand is right up there too. And, to cut to the chase, this Brancott sauvignon blanc from Marlborough, New Zealand totally kicks ass. Those who know me, know that I’m always critical of myself. I constantly question my performance at work, play, or […]
This morning I was watching the news and this video came on of a bull in Spain jumping up into the stands and chasing spectators. When I saw the bull leap into the stands, I immediately thought of the Dancing Bull logo. So, tonight we review a sauvignon blanc from Dancing Bull. But first, here’s […]
This isn’t the first time we’ve reviewed the Veramonte Reserva Sauvignon Blanc. The 2008 vintage was exceptional. It’s one of those wines that was memorable and thus became a “go t0” wine. If we needed a good Sauvignon Blanc and didn’t want to put much thought to it, Veramonte was our choice. And with this […]
It should come as no surprise to anyone whose been reading this site for some time that Chile is one of our favorite regions for Sauvignon Blanc. But what you might not have noticed is that our favorite Chilean SB (shorthand for Sauvignon Blanc) usually come from the Casablanca Valley region. But with this wine […]
This past week I took part in a Taste Live event featuring Stepping Stone wines from Cornerstone Cellars. Taste Live events are wine tastings where numerous wine bloggers and media from around the country all taste the same wines and share their thoughts via Twitter. Cornerstone Cellars is a Napa Valley, California producer and is […]
