red wine
This bottle could well be the future of the much-troubled French wine business. If so, the future may not be as dire as so many fear. The Little James ($12, purchased, available at[...]
18 Jul 2012
I have written more than 200 wines of the week over the last four years, and none has been a bigger surprise than this. Cellar No. 8 wines are about as ordinary as possible, the ki[...]
13 Jun 2012
During a #winechat discussion last week about local wine, one of the questions I got was how regional wine producers could make it easier for Americans to drink wine that[...]
11 Apr 2012
It’s not easy finding cheap cabernet sauvignon that tastes like cabernet sauvignon. Too many of them are fruity and sticky, without the heft and tannins that cabernet is supp[...]
28 Mar 2012
Yet another Australian wine featured on the blog? Hey, I call them as I see them, and if it means changing my mind and admitting that he doesn’t know everything that he think[...]
29 Feb 2012
Some of you might think I don’t like California wine, given how often California wine comes in for criticism. Nothing could be further from the truth. I dislike dishonest and[...]
21 Dec 2011
One of the reasons why I enjoy cheap Italian wine so much — besides its quality, of course — is the sense of adventure that is part of tasting the wines. For one thing,[...]
07 Dec 2011
Call it the malbec conundrum. Argentina’s national grape produces one of the most popular wines in the world, but finding a $10 malbec that is worthwhile is not easy to do. T[...]
25 Aug 2010
The search goes on for a replacement for Osborne Solaz. The Volteo ($8, purchased, available at Whole Foods) comes close, and not just because it’s imported by the company th[...]
11 Aug 2010
New label, same incredible quality. It’s almost embarrassing to do a Vitiano review. I’m hardly the fawning type, yet I sound like a gushing school girl whenever I writ[...]
28 Jul 2010
A regular visitor to the blog sent me an email: “I tried one of the wines you recommended, an Italian red, and I didn’t like it. It wasn’t smooth.” I answer[...]
14 Jul 2010
Want to join the Wine Century Club? The Erik’s the Red is a great place to start. This red blend, from the wonderfully eclectic and goofy Toad Hollow Vineyards, is made with [...]
30 Jun 2010
