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 | 2010, argentina, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, full, Malbec, Mendoza, merlot, PLCB, TIME, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews, winery | South American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
I am very happy to see a bottle of Cabernet Franc coming out of Argentina. This grape varietal is grown in limited quantities in South America, and it’s mostly used in blends. For those not familiar with Cab Franc, it is one of the least famous of the Bordeaux...
by Keith S Wallace | 2009, Chairman's Selection, Crianza, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, greatest, PLCB, Ribera del Duero, Spain, The World, TIME, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews, winery | Spanish Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Bodegas Briego is an obscure winery from one of the greatest wine regions in the world, the Ribera del Duero. The winery was founded in the nineties by three brothers from the nearby town of Fompedraza. The vineyards are far from the Duero river and the “Golden...
by Keith S Wallace | 2012, Australia, best, Chairman's Selection, could, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Nugan, PLCB, shiraz, TIME, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, Wine School, wine-reviews | Wine Reviews
Eight years ago, a juice company from Australia contacted me. They were moving into the wine market and were working on distribution into the US. Could I help them? Sure, I said. At the time, I had just come off working on a reasonably successful Australian import...
by Keith S Wallace | Bacchus, Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, Pennsylvania, PLCB, TIME, United States, Wine, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, Wine School, Wine Spectator, wine-reviews | Wine Reviews
I tried this wine for the first time almost one year ago. I was at the annual trade tasting for a wine importer. He had just brought this wine less than a week before, and only 10 cases were imported into the United States. I told my client, a wine shop owner, to buy...
