If you visit that blog often you know we do not review a ton of expensive wines. We have to buy most all our wines and we figure the average person isn’t going to spend by $20 for a bottle of wine with any regularity. But there are exceptions and that was one such wine.I found it at a gap in the w…

This white is yellow in the glass with distinctive aromas that were defying (NW) and myself from beginning to end. The wine comes from the Savennieres which is a region within the Loire Valley and that is my first wine from there. It is made of Chenin Blanc which is another one of my favorite grap…

This white is yellow in the glass with distinctive aromas that were defying (NW) and myself from beginning to end. The wine comes from the Savennieres which is a region within the Loire Valley and that is my first wine from there. It is made of Chenin Blanc which is another one of my favorite grap…

Another Boston grab at $13 which is really cheap for a Alsatian Gewurz. Opened that (NW) up for the weekend and it is full of apricots in the nose with a wonderful spicy underlay.The mouth is sweet which in my experience is a bit strange for Alsace (pronounced All-sos) and has intriguing flavors an…

Let’s start with a tasting note - 2002 Shafer Hillside choose. “That’s dark!” - deep dense purplish red . “Oh, that’s big and jammy.” A nose of currents, blackberry, raspberry, and mocha. In the mouth it has a sweet feel, very fruity, but plus lots of tannin. Surprisingly it is medium to full-bodie…

In my experience, stickies are not usually light, particularly not well-aged Sauternes, so when I tasted the 1988 Chateau Rayne Vigneau, I didn’t expect the incredibly ethereal treat that followed. Not big, heavy, and bronzed like some of it’s more famous cousins, the Rayne Vigneau was light and exq…

This $7 wine is another super value–do I sound like a broken record? Don’t blame me, it’s the folks at Columbia Crest who compose bazillions of cases of good wine so they can peddle it at a bargain price point. that blend has a nice bouquet that is actually varietal with spicy fruit and Cabernet …

This wine is fairly heavily pigmented as you would expect of a Shiraz. There is pencil lead and ripe blackberries and plum in the nose.The moth feel is heavy–even a bit much? but it is a big wine and whether in the right mood you would like it. As always with these folks, it is well made so raise…

I think I paid around $6 for that wine and a predictable, it is a value wine from the folks in Washington State. It has a citrus and vanilla cream bouquet with a palate that is lively with citrus and vanilla flavors that taste real rather than manufactured in a petri dish (somewhere in New Jersey…..

Nose: tobacco, licorice, black currant, cherry and black pepper.Palate: warm and well structured with a big mouth feel. Balanced with a pleasing tannins and some cranberry-esque peak at the back.Finish: smooth finish with crushed cherry and cedar for a lingering velvety warmth.I simply adore that w…