Volume XXV – Issue 1

By Dan Berger It isn’t easy summing up two and a half decades of intensive commentary writing on wine (24 to be accurate), especially with the volume that we at Vintage Experiences have produced. Except for some time off for rehabilitation from a… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you … Continue reading “Starting Year 25”

It has been about 35 years since I realized that some supposedly great wines were fraudulently being foisted off on an unsuspecting public at ludicrous prices as a result of scores created to be self-fulfilling prophecies of “greatness.” Whatever th… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login here. If … Continue reading “Obliterating Terroir and Varietal Confusion”

This chain of stores continues to offer some of the most amazing bargains you will ever see and the latest discoveries, at a limited number of stores, include a red wine that once recently sold for $33. The 2015 Cadaretta Syrah, Columbia Valley i… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – … Continue reading “Grocery Outlet”

Instant Burgundy Update I’m not a huge proponent of vintage charts (far too many pitfalls and unexplained compromises), but doing some internet reading the other day I gleaned this from what took place for Pinot Noir growing in France’s Burgundy … Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login … Continue reading “Wine News/Notes”

Exceptional 2017 Scattered Peaks Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley ($40): Consulting winemaker Joel Aiken, formerly head winemaker for Beaulieu, was hired to handle this project of Purple Wine Co.’s Derek Benham that gets superb fruit from some… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login here. If you aren’t a subscriber, … Continue reading “Tasting Notes”

2018 Jean Tatin Quincy ($18): The appellation Quincy (can-see) is a small, limestone-rich onetime ocean just west of Sancerre in the Loire Valley, adjacent to the lovely River Cher. The Sauvignon Blancs it produces are typically about a Sancerre-ish… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login here. If you … Continue reading “Wine of the Week”

2018 Gibault Touraine ($12): Touraine is a district in the Loire Valley that gets much less respect than it deserves. The name on this label is one that covers the entirety of the region (there are eight sub-regions), so this is a wine of modest mea… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome … Continue reading “Bargain of the Week”