Dow’s red wine, Vale do Bomfim is perfect for summer barbecued meats
Port is thought to be winter’s drink, but Dow, one of the great port houses, offers the delicious 2009 Vale do Bomfim Reserva red wine
Bodega Diamandes’ new wines: nice but repetitive
Bodega Diamandes is the newest winery of the Bonnie family, and a few months ago, I tasted its new wines: the2010 Viognier, Chardonnay, Malbec and
Handley’s impeccable pinot noir will only improve with age
In this age of black, candied-tasting and high-alcohol pinot noir wine created from excessively ripe fruit and long aging in new oak barrels, it is
Cobb’s pinot noir gamble is now a sure thing
Cobb is the California pinot noir I’ve been waiting for. David Cobb is neither a winemaker nor one of the egocentric businessmen that plunked down
Three fine Justin wines, two for summer and one for winter
Justin Vineyards has the perfect red and white wines for your Memorial Day party and summer barbecues. Justin Baldwin, one of the pioneers opening a
Rhone Valley’s whites have their charms
Red is the color most wine consumers see when they think of Rhone Valley wines, but white is what you want when the weather warms
Red or White, Roussillon’s Domaine Bila-Haut doesn’t disappoint
Good value wines, such as Domaine Bila-Haut Les Vignes Bila-Haut, often result from quality producers moving into inferior wine regions. Roussillon sits on France’s Mediterranean
A pair of refreshing Tuscan reds for sipping under the sun
Summer is a season for flavorful, medium-body red wines such as Frescobaldi’s Remole and Nipozzano Riserva. When the sun is searing and the humidity enveloping,
Good enough for Sinatra, and even better now
A recent tasting of Soave wines reminded me how delightful they are for summer and showed that this ancient wine area has recommitted itself to
Kiwi winery offers fresh, fruity sauvignon blanc, pinot noirs
Large wineries are usually a source of bland wines, but that’s not the case with New Zealand’s Villa Maria winery. In 1961, George Fistonich leased