Light, but Not
byI’ve had an on-and-off relationship with Jadot’s Beaujolais. My main quibble has been the quality/price/ratio (or QPR as it’s now called, unless you’re a…
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A Classic Tale
byMINERALITY AND STEELY CHARACTER ““ A TALE OF TWO CLASSICS When I poured a glass of ~ Chablis for a wine savvy friend he remarked,…
Rosé Season is here!
byWELCOMING THE PROVENCE ROSE SEASON Love that first Rosé of the season ““ especially when it’s the Provence variety. Understated in flavor, but the…
Val is Back
byVal Joanis, one of my favourite south of France Rosés is back at Vintages. It’s medium-bodied delivering both freshness and the hallmark savoury flavours…
Really Good Sparkling Rosé
byNothing gets a summer evening off to a good start better than Sparkling Rosé ““ and Torres has the goods. Everything out of Chile…
An Unusual White
byHERE’S SOMETHING~ SPECIAL & UNUSUAL IN WHITE WINE Aged Aussie Semillon is one of the great flavor experiences in white wine. Somewhere between the…
Spend $20!
bySPEND $20 on an UNKNOWN ITALIAN WHITE! Trust me! For some years now I’ve been saying that Italy is making the most interesting non-oaked…
A Great Non-Oaked White
byANOTHER NON-OAKED WHITE ““ and it’s not a Chardonnay. Alsace Riesling is probable the least understood great white. Their fault, not ours. But I’m…
My Pick For Best Local Shiraz
byCreekside has been tops in local Shiraz for almost a decade ““ without almost anyone knowing it. Maybe the packaging is too “˜far-out’ for…