Do we like this Chianti? Yes, we do. It runs $12 to $15 retail, and is fruity (blackberries) and has a nice tannin grab on the finish. (Rating: Good) Read more at http://www.guicciardini1199.it/cg/en/
I admit it—I keep a box of Pinot Grigio in the fridge. I also have various Merlots, Cabernet Sauvignons, and Pinot Noirs on my wine rack. These are my House wines, the wines I sip (or gulp) after a dayContinue readingGot the Wine Blahs? Try Another Grape
by B.D Fischer In their excellent (no joke—it’s the best place to start if you are just learning and also a tremendous reference) Wine for Dummies, the married Mary Ewing-Mulligan (a Master of Wine—one of only 322 in the world,Continue readingWhat Makes a Terrible Wine?
Go ahead, expand you palate. Try this bargain ($13) Norton from Virginia. It will changes your mind about the possibilities if red wine. Fruit bombs are increasingly the norm. The Norton grape, which Todd Kliman waxed eloquent about in The Wild Vine,Continue readingHorton Vineyards Norton 2012
Jean Jacques Litaud Domaine des Vielles Pierres, 2012 “vieilles vignes,” or “old vines” (Pouilly-Fuissé) by B.D. Fischer In John Guare’s great play Six Degrees of Separation Stockard Channing says that “everybody on this planet is separated by only six other people.Continue readingJean Jacques Litaud Domaine des Vielles Pierres, 2012