wine reviews
The Spanish have been making vin ordinaire for what seems like forever, but given that Spanish wine has traditionally been overlooked in the U.S., the only cheap Spanish table wine[...]
14 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
I was drinking rose the other day, and a question came up. Why, if so many roses are supposed to be dry, do some California roses seem sweet? Two reasons. One is the idea of percep[...]
01 Sep 2010
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
Buying wine sight unseen is not easy. Store shelves are packed with too many bottles, too many of which lure consumers with clever labels that makes what’s in the bottle seem[...]
18 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
Wine snobs can be so dull. I found the Feudo stuffed in a corner at Jimmy’s (a tip o’ the wine glass to the Italian Wine Guy for pointing it out), and did a little rese[...]
04 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
Vinho verde is an odd wine, and not just because it’s green. It’s a still wine that can be fizzy, and some can be almost as carbonated as beer. There isn’t much v[...]
21 Jul 2010
The recession has changed the way many of the country’s top wineries do business, and the J pinot gris ($15, sample, available at Goody, Goody, Central Market, Centennial) de[...]
07 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
People always ask: “How do you pick wines to review?” I have a couple of criteria. First, it has to be an interesting, well-made bottle of wine. What’s the point [...]
23 Jun 2010
