by Keith S Wallace | best, Cabernet Sauvignon, Columbia Valley, merlot, Washington Wines |
Superbly balanced Sangiovese; crisp rieslings; rich, heady Cabernet Sauvignon: these are only a fraction of the expertly crafted wines being produced in Washington State’s diverse and distinctive wine regions. This class offers a comprehensive and accessible...
by Keith S Wallace | 2005, Barbaresco, best, cork, could, Montalcino, Nebbiolo, Pinot Noir, Rolling Stones, Wine | Featured
Learn About Tannins in Wine What are tannins? It’s a question every wine lover asks sooner or later. Not long ago I was asked about what happens to tannins in red wines as they age. The best ad-lib analogy I could come up with at the time was this:...
by Keith S Wallace | 2011, best, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Paso Robles, Pinot Noir, PLCB, review, Sonoma, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews, winery | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
First of all, kudos to Landmark Vineyards for the awesome update to their labeling. It’s a great leap backward, and I mean that in the best way possible. This is a bittersweet vintage for Landmark. It was the year the winery was sold to Fiji Water for an...
by Keith S Wallace | 2006, best, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, PLCB, PRIORAT, stone, TIME, Vall Llach, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, Wine School, wine-reviews, winery | Spanish Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
One of my favorite memories of visiting Priorat with my Wine School students was our time at Celler Vall Lach. A stone –a triangle of iron-shaded black rock– from one of their vineyards still sits on my office desk at the school. We spent an...
by Keith S Wallace | 2011, best, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Oregon, Pinot Noir, Pinot Noirs, PLCB, small, Willamette Valley, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Oregon’s Willamette Valley produces some of the world’s best Pinot Noirs. And that is only half the reason to love their wines. The other is it’s grassroots vibe. Unlike so many top-tier wine regions, the Willamette Valley is still a bastion of...
