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The world of wine is wonderful. Its mastery opens opportunities in all sectors, from the hospitality industry to retail, from education to marketing, from distribution …
Over two thousand wine reviews! While most of our reviews focus on great wines under $20, we also offer reviews of luxury and collectible wines. As we are located in Philadelphia, most wines reviewed here are available via wine & spirits shops in Pennsylvania. Our main reviewer is Keith Wallace, the executive director and founder of the Wine School of Philadelphia. Want to locate a specific wine? Use our PLCB Wine Finder.
Our wine reviews are conducted blind, and we do not accept free samples. Our goal is to showcase excellent wines that are also a great value to the wine consumer. All the wines we rate are small independent producers who engage in natural and sustainable winemaking practices.
Many of the wines we review are also featured in classes and wine courses held at the Wine School of Philadelphia and affiliates of the National Wine School.
The world of wine is wonderful. Its mastery opens opportunities in all sectors, from the hospitality industry to retail, from education to marketing, from distribution …
Stuck at home and need some wine? Want to support a local winery? A number of students in our online wine classes asked us for …
Have any suggestions or comments? Let us know in the comments below. And We Are Going To Keep It That Way Have you noticed there …
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Wine Reviews Not as famous as Robert Parker’s wine reviews, but a lot more useful if you live near Philly. We make sure the pricing …
The Whine & Cheeze Show! This is a fun project I worked on with Emilio Mignucci from DiBrunos and producer Jordan Sloane. This project also …
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 …
Columbia Crest 2012 “Walter Clore Private Reserve” Red Columbia Valley This is a monster Merlot with a margin of Cabernet Sauvignon in the mix. …
Specialists Vs Generalists in PA Wine Back in the day, if you wanted to be a winemaker, there were two career trajectories. You could either …
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 …
The second stop on our small group wine tour out of Barcelona was at Finca ca n’Estella Winery. Owned by the Rabetllat i Vidal family …