by Keith S Wallace | Wine Advocate, wine rating, Wine School, Wine Spectator, wine-reviews | Featured, Wine Reviews
As long as there’s been wine, there’s been wine writers. In Roman times, Pliny the Elder was very adept at identifying the best wines in the empire. A good review from the old guy could change a wine region’s destiny. Two thousand years later, not much has changed....
by Keith S Wallace | Chairman's Selection, Fine Wine and Good Spirits, PLCB, Wine & Spirits Stores, Wine Ratings, wine-reviews | Featured
Columbia Crest 2012 “Walter Clore Private Reserve” Red Columbia Valley This is a monster Merlot with a margin of Cabernet Sauvignon in the mix. Smoked chocolate and Dwayne Johnson-level muscularity. Last time it hit the shelves around here was in 2003,...
by Keith S Wallace | Chairman's Selections, Columbia Valley, PLCB, wine-reviews | American Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
Seven Hills 2015 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 old-world finesse. Flavors of Asian five-spice and sun-dried cherries...
by Keith S Wallace | 2016, France, wine-reviews | French Wine Reviews, Wine Reviews
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 mainland. Want to know what the fusion of French and Italian...
by Keith S Wallace | PLCB, Top Ten, wine & spirits, Wine Shops, wine-reviews | All Things Corked & Forked, Featured, Philly
The Top Wine Shops in Philadelphia Find the Best Wine Shops Near You, In Philadelphia and Beyond Buying good wine in Philly can be a challenge. The prices are too damn high. Most of the folks working in the stores know more about Barefoot Cellars than Bordeaux. It...
