Someone paid attention here, and that someone is Matt Brady. He’s the winemaker at Samsara in the Santa Rita Hills, which produces a beautiful Pinot Noir. Their philosophy is…
Let’s face it. Thanksgiving is not really about the wine- nor are the December holidays that follow. They are celebrations of family, friends and food (all of which call…
If you want a fun, drinkable, reasonably priced bubbly for the holiday season, one that your guests will enjoy, but also isn’t so refined that you’ll feel guilty spiking…
As the story goes, renowned winemaker Chuck Wagner was inspired by his dad, who used to sit at the dinner table and pour different wines into his glass until…
The keys to a great Halloween wine: It shouldn’t be too serious or sophisticated, should be budget-friendly, have a deep, rich red (dare I say, blood-like) color, and should…
WARNING: Don’t try this at home. On a recent liquor store run we decided to make a friendly wager to test consumer psychology. We’d break our own rules and select…
Who doesn’t love a wine that tastes like a million bucks, but doesn’t cost an arm and a leg? The Monte Antico red blend from Tuscany is elegant, superbly…
I had an aha moment at a friend’s house this past weekend, which informed this week’s pick. Often, we hear from our followers which wines they’ve tried, and they…
The 2016 Decero, from the mountainous Agrelo region in Mendoza, is a beautiful example of an Argentinian Malbec. Over the decades, deft winemakers in this country have embraced and…
I admit, I too have been guilty of shying away from the Zinfandel section. There’s a stigma – they are too high in alcohol, unrefined, too tannic and not…
At an elevation of 4,600 feet, grapes grown in Mendoza, Argentina for the Tapiz Chardonnay are robust in flavor from hot sunny days and cool crisp nights. Tamed by…
Established in 1985 in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, Cloudy Bay was one of the first wineries in the country to export to the U.S., and one of…
