When I see a wine named “Fat Bastard” I don’t know what to expect. My first impression is that wine is all about marketing shtick and has no real substance. But then I think that perhaps the winemaker just has a good sense of humor. There’s no real way to know without giving it an […]
Over the next few posts I’m going to take a look at a few Shiraz/Syrah wines. In general, if it comes from Australia it’s called Shiraz and if it comes from elsewhere it’s called Syrah—although I’ve seen a few non-Australian ones with Shiraz on the label. This is an example of just that, it says […]
If you want to share something sweet this Valentine’s Day there are a number of fantastic dessert wines you can try. I don’t drink a lot of dessert wine, but when I do I like to be adventurous and try new things. Monbazillac is something that you probably haven’t had before, but you may want […]
Several months ago we did a series on inexpensive Pinot Noir and since then I’ve gotten a number of recommendations for some “I need to try.” I decided to revisit the theme with a few of those recommendations. I’m not going to do another full series right now, just a handful over the next few […]
Following up from my last post, here is another red blend from the Corbières region in France. Domaine Lignères was established in 1957 and has expanded over the years. It is owned and operated by a family full of medical practitioners and scientists. Seriously, the family that runs this vineyard includes two general practitioners, a […]
You may have noticed that I haven’t updated this site in a couple weeks. A cold had me down—and not tasting wine—for a while, then with the holiday I just took a couple extra days to recuperate. I’m back, but I’m a little behind on my planned tasting schedule. I have a couple more bottles […]
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been sharing the wines I’ve explored from the Côtes du Rhône region and now it’s time to summarize the results. To be clear, I did mix some Côtes du Rhône with some Côtes du Rhône Villages in this summary. If you don’t like that, too bad. My blog means […]
Although this wine is technically a Vin de Table, I’m calling it a Côtes du Rhône. Vin de Table is considered the low end of French wines, but Chante Cigale Cuvée de la Génestière is a wine of good quality despite this categorization. It technically doesn’t qualify to be a Côtes du Rhône because the […]
Domaine Brusset was established in 1947 by André Brusset and is currently run by his son and grandson. They produce a number of different wines from the Côtes du Rhône region, and in particular they have a number of wines from Cairanne which is one of the best regarded areas with the Côtes du Rhône […]
The Mas Du Bouquet vineyard, owned by the Manganelli family for over a century, consists of 45 hectares on the plateau Garrigues, just outside the village of Vacqueyras. They are most known for their Vacqueyras appellation wines, but they also release this one with the Côtes du Rhône designation. I really enjoyed this wine as […]
