DISCOUNT WINE SPANISH OFFER GREAT DISCOUNT WINES The question I am most often asked is where to buy the best discount wines. I have often answered in various ways,…
ZINFANDEL – MYSTERY GRAPE ZINFANDEL: MYSTERY GRAPE Once upon a time, Zinfandel was the mystery grape whose origin was unknown, but it made two kinds of wine that were…
DIFFERENT KINDS OF WINE Most of the prestige wine producers in Europe make a scant number of wines. Of the five First-Growth Bordeaux producers, for example (Chateau Latour, Chateau…
SWEET WINE? A lot of what we are asked to buy these days is sweet wine masquerading as dry. I have often received letters from readers mentioning that…
SAUVIGNON BLANC Bright and Crisp: Sauvignon Blanc An amazingly versatile white wine, Sauvignon Blanc is now very popular. Some versions, a bit on the distinctly grassy style, appeal to wine lovers, notably…
AMERICAN CHARDONNAY THE KLEENEX OF WHITE WINE: AMERICAN CHARDONNAY We all have a story to tell about our introduction and seduction into the world of wine. Most of us…
RIESLING FRAGRANT AND FLORAL RIESLING Perhaps the world’s greatest wine variety of them all is Riesling. Red wine lovers will argue this point, but no other grape has the…
SYRAH YOU SAY TOEMAYTOE; I SAY TOEMAHTOE; YOU SAY SHIRAZ; I SAY SYRAH If you are from California, Europe, Argentina, Chile, or Uruguay, Syrah is a deep dark…
PINOT NOIR WINE OF ROYALTY: PINOT NOIR One of the world’s noblest varieties, Pinot Noir makes the great red Burgundies of France and recently has taken the world by…
OTHER GRAPES OTHER GRAPES THAN CAB, CHARD, ETC. There are other grapes that make delicious wines worth exploring. We all have a habit of sticking with what we like,…