It’s been a while since we’ve done a series on Chardonnay, and given its popularity I thought I should revisit it. So, I pulled the a few bottles of it I had gathered in my tasting queue to do a blind tasting. There were no absolute rock stars in the lot, but there were a […]
Let me actually start this review with a disclaimer. There’s a lot of discussion among wine reviewers/wine bloggers about potential “conflict of interest” related to their reviews. The conflict scenario is typically an instance when a review is done for a wine and the reviewer has received something of value from the producer of the […]
I have one more wine to review for my Pinot Grigio series, this one from Motos Liberty. Now to be clear, the past six Pinot Grigio/Gris reviews were all from a blind tasting, but this one was not. I received this bottle as a sample a couple days after I did the blind tasting. Rather […]
This is the second wine from Carmenet that I’ve reviewed, both reviews have been done since they were acquired by the Bronco Wine Company. Bronco is the company behind the infamous Two Buck Chuck and dozens of other cheap wine brands. I personally have a love/hate thing with Bronco… obviously, by the name of this […]
Maison Lucien Albrecht has roots in Alsatian winemaking going all the what back to 1425, when Romanu Albrecht established the family in the Alsatian town of Thann, near the Swiss border. The Albrecht family has been involved in winemaking ever since, although the family moved to Orschwir in 1698. Needless to say, there are generations […]
I’ve reviewed some other Barefoot wines before and I’ve shared my basic perspective on them, but for some this may be the first time visiting the site… and so, I’ll give you the quick version of my position on Barefoot. I think Barefoot does a great job of using technology and quality control to produce […]
Tonight’s wine is from MacMurray Ranch, where they love Pinot. They only produce Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris. In case you don’t already know, Pinot Gris is a) another name for Pinot Grigio and b) is related to Pinot Noir. Both grapes, being relatives, are cool-climate varieties. But of course, Pinot Gris is lighter skinned […]
I’ve been slacking on the new posts for the past week, as I’ve been regrouping after the Wine Blogger’s Conference. But finally, yesterday I pulled together some wines I had in the tasting queue and did a blind tasting with a number of Pinot Grigio wines. Over the next few posts, I’ll share those reviews […]
I’m excited to be reviewing another French wine today as so often I’ve found that French wines are stylistically aligned to my taste preferences. This wine comes from the Corbières appellation in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in Southern France. This is along the Mediterranean Coast, south of the Cotes du Rhone region, where I’ve found many […]
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 […]
