Just three days remain for the special sale, 20% off all wines, at Grocery Outlet stores. I am not certain how many stores will be carrying this wine but it is an exceptional value: 2013 Kenneth Volk Touriga Nacional, Paso Roble, Pomar Junction Vi… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – … Continue reading “FLASH: Special Purchase”
Volume XXVII – Issue 3
Dark Obsession
By Dan Berger The visual appearance of an object can be all some people need to justify spending lavishly on it, pampering themselves to get what they perceive to be a luxury item. Even when it comes to wine. I have never bought into this little d… Want to read more? If you’re already a … Continue reading “Dark Obsession”
Follow the Regions
Almost all of us are looking for reasonably priced wines to consume on Tuesday nights, on a patio, or while watching a football game To that end, we normally resort to simplistic, ordinary products. I’ve done this so often that I have become bored wi… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back … Continue reading “Follow the Regions”
Wine Descriptions
Describing what a particular wine tastes like is an art form that isn’t taught in any school and is best created by those with an exalted sense of the absurd. I know. It’s my life. (Absurdity, that is.) I have seen wine reviewers who wax so poetic th… Want to read more? If you’re already … Continue reading “Wine Descriptions”
Looking Back at Two-Buck Chuck
(Note Nineteen years ago, I wrote an article for the California Grapevine, which recently ceased publication after more than 30 years! It was an essay about what the future held for inexpensive wine in California. That article is reproduced here with… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login … Continue reading “Looking Back at Two-Buck Chuck”
Wine of the Week
2021 Singing Tree Chardonnay, Russian River Valley ($22): This is one of the finest values in Chardonnay from California that you can find in today’s market. Fresh and fruit–liltingly appealing, the aroma is distinctively Russian River Valley and the… Want to read more? If you’re already a subscriber, welcome back – you may login here. If you … Continue reading “Wine of the Week”
Tasting Notes
Exceptional 2021 Inama Vin Soave, Soave Classico ($17): This is one of the finest Soaves I’ve ever tasted and part of the reason is the fact that its aroma reminds me of dried pears, has a noticeable and lovely layer of minerality, and a dry but suc… Want to read more? If you’re already a … Continue reading “Tasting Notes”