by Keith S Wallace | 2013, Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
A standout winery from the wine ghetto in (not so) beautiful Lompoc. While this may be the less majestic looking spot in Santa Barbara County, it’s one of the greatest spots on earth for Pinot Noir. Vineyards in Santa Rita Hills keep putting out palate poems... by Keith S Wallace | 2012, Chairman Selection, Friuli, Jermann, PInot Nero, Pinot Noir, PLCB, Red Angel on the Moonlight, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Featured, Italian Wine Reviews
Pinot Nero is Italian for Pinot Noir, but the Nero is much more Italian than Pinot. Winemakers in northeastern Italy don’t typically make Pinot is the French style, as most everyone else does. It shouldn’t surprise you that they march to a different tune,... 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 | 2009, Bouchaine, Carneros, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Pinot Noir, PLCB, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Who are the Bouchaines? It doesn’t really matter at this point. It was the maiden name of one of the original partners in this winery. The important question is who are the Copelands? If you are from Delaware, you probably already know. They are... by Keith S Wallace | Carneros, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Napa Valley, Pinot Noir, PLCB, Saintsbury, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Most descriptions of Saintsbury Winery will include the word “pioneer” somewhere within the first paragraph. Go one and google it: you will get over 3.5 million pages describing how the winery is a pioneer in California. Saintsbury does have a place in our...