Twenty East Coast Wines that Rival Napa Valley
Recently, I was researching East Coast wines for an online wine class. While researching, it struck me how far we’ve come, even in the last year. So I made it a …
Recently, I was researching East Coast wines for an online wine class. While researching, it struck me how far we’ve come, even in the last year. So I made it a …
Seven Hills Red, Walla Walla Valley A Bordeaux-style blend of mostly Cabernet Sauvignon and aged for two years in mostly older oak barriques. Cedar and wildflowers frame a classy move into …
The people of Switzerland have so much love for their wine that they only export a small portion of it. The question is whether this is by design or lack of …
Tormaresca “Trentangeli” Castel del Monte I am a big fan of Aglianico, but it isn’t a crowd-pleaser. It’s more like the Metallica of the wine world. Even some of our sommelier …
Corsica Corsica is a beautiful puzzle. It’s a French Territory and the birthplace of Napolean. It’s also an island off the Italian coast with a millennia-long cultural relationship with the Italian …
Buying good wine in Philly can be a challenge. The prices are too damn high. Most of the folks working in most of the wine shops in Philadelphia know more about …
Shannon Ridge is located in California’s Lake County, which is a hard place to make wine. Not because great wine can’t be made, but because it’s always in the (metaphorical) shadow …
It Nevers Snows In Lake County “It never snows in Lake County.” That’s what we were told by the person working at a Lake County winery. We had come to Napa/Sonoma …
Framingham Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough (NZ) This boutique winery has been pushing out classic New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc since 1994. It’s a standard in our Wine 101 classes for nearly as long. …
Find these wines near you: Wine Finder Bodegas Briego Tiempo Crianza, Ribera Del Duero I’ve reviewed vintages of Bodegas Briego since 2009 and have always been impressed by the quality and price points for …
Carménère was the Cabernet Sauvignon of the 1820’s, and Bordeaux was it’s Napa. In the sweetness that is South America, Chile is now the new Napa. And Carménère is the new …
Cadaretta Wines is a new winery with a long history; It was founded in 2008 as an offshoot of Anderson & Middleton, a logging company founded in 1899. Their wines follow the path that …
Schild has been producing some legit wines for some time now. There was a peak in 2011 where the wines got so intense they could blow the brain of a wine …
Dr. Konstantin Frank Vinifera Wine Cellars 9749 Middle Road, Hammondsport, NY.Phone: (800) 320-0735 Hours:Open year round 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Saturday, Noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Ravines Wine …
Bodegas Consejo de la Alta is located in a tiny town the Ebro river. It’s a place that could be described as between: it’s between the two major Riojan cities of …
Shannon Ridge is a Lake County winery that is best known for its Petite Sirah blends. Its Morine Ranch vineyard grows Cabernet Sauvignon, but they also cultivate an interesting collection of French, Italian, …