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Lite not necessarily in the “tastes great, less filling” way, but everything about the Rosenblum Cellars Vintners’s Cuvee XXXII from California is lite, with the exception of the color which is a deep red. The fruit, tannins, body, and even alcohol (13.5%) are lite. The good news is that this makes the wine balanced. I found [...] I have long been a fan of a good Syrah (by whatever name it goes by). Well made there are a spicy or pepper aromas that also deliver in the taste. Good Syrah is also typically medium to full bodied with strong but not overpowering tannin. I recently had the pleasure to taste an inexpensive ($9.99) [...] I was looking for a nice red wine to go with the steak I was serving the other night. I asked my local wine proprietor for a red of some substance that was not too expensive. His recommendation – the 2001 Copertino Riserva from Cantina Sociale Cooperativa. This southern Italian wine is a blend of [...] Say “warm weather wine” fast three times… All right, now that I have that out of the way… Here is a nice, simple, very pleasant red wine that is perfect as the weather warms up. The 2008 Chariot Gypsy is a California red wine – no varietal label here folks. I found this wine to be [...] Nebbiolo and value usually do not go together in the same sentence. Most of us are familiar with Nebbiolo in the wines of wines of Barolo, Barbaresco which are typically fairly to very expensive. Even when you find a “value” Nebbiolo it still usually a little more than most people spend on a bottle of [...] Back in December I wrote about tasting a 2009 Georges Duboeuf Beaujolais Nouveau Villages. At that time I did not like the wine (as others attested at the time – my favorite being the review that called it tasting like “banana candy mixed in with a little finger nail polish” – See Back to Work!!!). At [...] I have always been a big fan of Beaujolais. It is usually a simple, pleasant, easy drinking wine. This is especially true of Beaujolais Nouveau. But is it just me or when you taste a Nouveau shortly after release can you still smell the yeast and taste yeast in the wine. I recently had a [...] Every now and then a wine comes along that is cheap, easy drinking, and does not require a lot of thought. The L’Authentique Red Table Wine from France is just such a wine. Light and fruity, very easy to drink, and can pair with a very wide range of foods. This is not a wine to [...] The second wine I tasted while planning my Christmas party was the Red Diamond 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon from Washington State. The wine is actually a blend with Cabernet Sauvignon making up 80%, Cabernet Franc 10%, Merlot 7%, and Syrah 3%. This is a heavier, more complex wine than the other I tasted, the 2007 California Cabernet [...] I am planning a Christmas party and tasted a couple of Cabernet Sauvignons side-by-side to see what to purchase for the party. The first qualification was the wines had to be inexpensive – I do not want to break the bank on wine… The first I tasted was the 2007 California Cabernet Sauvignon from Camelot Winery. [...] |
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