Technically, summer may be over but it sure doesn’t feel like it. In the Cincinnati area, where I live, we’ll have temperatures in the 90’s this week for the first few days of October. These conditions demand summer wines, and so it shall be. I’ve reviewed a couple other wines from Domaine Bousquet in the […]
Wine Regions
Review: Kruger-Rumpf, Riesling Trocken
Anyone who is a regular reader of this site knows I’m a riesling fanatic with a particular affinity for German riesling. I often post reviews of riesling from the Mosel, Rheingau, Mittelrhein and Rheinhessen regions. But another good region for riesling I don’t write about as often is the Nahe region. The Nahe region is, […]
Review: Penelope Breathless California Brut
As a wine blogger I am constantly asked what my favorite wine is. That’s an impossible question to answer. It’s the equivalent of, “what’s your favorite song?” There are just so many! I suppose the best answer is, “the one that’s in my glass.” I bring that up because as I sat down to write […]
Review: Nik Weis, St. Urbans-Hof Riesling from Old Vines
A few weeks back, I did a review of a dry riesling from Nik Weis. Today I’m exploring another Nik Weis riesling from St. Urbans-Hof winery in Mosel, this one is off-dry. Now before your run off saying you don’t like sweet riesling, cool your jets and listen to me for a minute. This is not a […]
Review: Derek Rohlffs, Rosé of Pinot Noir
This is another wine from my friends over at NakedWines.com, who have provided a special offer for readers of this site to get 12 bottles of wine for $79.99 (shipping included). That link gets you the deal. As someone who has spent years on a quest for good wine deals, I have to say that this deal […]
Review: Quevedo Family Alvarinho
One of my favorite parts of being a wine blogger is traveling to explore wine regions around the world. It’s not just traveling to beautiful places or the amazing wines I discover on these trips, but it’s the people I meet and the friends I make on these trips that make it truly special. I […]
Review: Renzo Masi Chianti
Have you had those moments when you go to a restaurant, look at the wine list and realize that you don’t know any of the specific wine brands listed? With thousands and thousands of wines on the market, it’s not that uncommon of an occurrence — even for experienced wine lovers with a fairly broad […]
Review: Cline Family Cellars, Sonoma Coast – Estate Grown Syrah
Admittedly, I haven’t been writing about a lot of red wines lately. But I know many of you are red wine fans. You like those rich, bold, dark, spicy red wines. Well, this one is for you. Sometimes it seems impossible to find a great deal on a big, bold California red wine. And by […]
Review: Nik Weis, St. Urbans-Hof Estate Dry Riesling
It’s another hot summer day and what’s the perfect wine for that? Riesling, of course! Although riesling is almost always my answer when someone asks, “what’s the perfect wine for ________?” Because riesling is, generally speaking, awesome. Some people say they don’t like riesling. I say those people haven’t tasted the right riesling. If you […]
Review: Herdade do Rocim, Mariana Branco
The name of this one is a mouthful, isn’t it? Well, for us Americans anyway. Herdade do Rocim, Mariana Branco. But to make things easier, you can just call it Mariana. Over the past few months I’ve had an opportunity to review a number of Portuguese wines from the Alentejo region, which is where this […]