by Keith S Wallace | Antiche Vigneti, bonarda, Cantalupo Primagenia, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Italian Pick, Italy, Langhe, Nebbiolo, PLCB, The Week, vote, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Italian Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Antiche Vigneti di Cantalupo “Primagenia” 2005, Piemonte The Colline Novarese DOC is located in the smaller cluster of designated zones in northern Piemonte that includes Gattinara and Ghemme, two familiar names for devotees of Nebbiolo. The regulations... by Keith S Wallace | argentina, bonarda, Chairman's Selection, chile, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Malbec, merlot, montes, PLCB, Senior Law Center, South American, syrah, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, Wine School, Wine School of Philadelphia, wine-reviews | Wine Reviews
Last night the Wine School hosted a tasting of South American wines at the Senior Law Center. Over the course of the evening, we poured everything from the usual suspects (malbec, sauvignon blanc) to less-known varietals and blends (torrontes, syrah-bonarda), and what... by Keith S Wallace | 2005, 2006, argentina, bonarda, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chairman's Selection, chile, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Malbec, PLCB, Sauvignon Blanc, South America, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Wine Reviews
I. High Altitude Whites Bodegas Lurton 2007 Torrontes, Argentina Kingston Family 2006 “Cariblanco” Sauvignon Blanc, Chile II. “Native ” Sons Altos Las Hormigos 2006 “Colonia Las Libres” Bonarda, Argentina Concho y Toro 2005... by Keith S Wallace | 2006, argentina, bonarda, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Mendoza, PA, PLCB, Susana Balbo, syrah, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Wine Reviews
There’s nothing terribly new about Argentina, but the blend here might be unfamiliar: Syrah (which you know) and Bonarda (which you might not). But for $12.99 in PA right now, it’s a wine that’s worth trying. This fruity, surprisingly complex steal,... by Keith S Wallace | 2004, argentina, bonarda, Chairman's Selection, course, Emilia Romagna, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Malbec, Nebbiolo, PLCB, South America, Uva Rara, Walter Massa, Wine & Spirits Stores | South American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Let’s set the record straight – Croatina is NOTBonarda, although in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna that is how it is erroneously identified. Bonarda is a separate varietal that is extensively cultivated in the Piedmont, showing up in the Nebbiolo based blends...