Tim Lemke

Tim is the founder and chief reviewer at Cheap Wine Ratings since 2007.

The best way to gain an understanding of a wine is to go where it's made.  Meet the people who produce it.  Explore the...

When I got the email from the public relations representative asking if I wanted to try AC/DC wine, my reaction was instant.  Yes!  Absolutely!...
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I've highlighted a couple tasty Chilean, cool-climate chardonnays lately.  So, today let's round it out with a third.  This one, from Concha y Toro,...
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Last week, in my review of Santa Ema chardonnay, I had mentioned how cool climate regions tend to produce better chardonnay than other...
Mt. Etna vineyards

My quest to find the world's most interesting and enjoyable wines recently brought me to the Mt. Etna DOC in eastern Sicily, where...

The Biltmore in North Carolina has been on my list of places to visit for a number of years, but I just haven't...
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Not unlike a lot of wine geeks, I'm not a big fan of chardonnay.  Although I try to be impartial with all reviews and...

Some folks I know are biased against Robert Mondavi wines.  I assume that's due to the fact that many of their wines are produced...

Five years ago, when I launched this site, I wasn't sold on Chilean pinot noir.  They had produced a couple decent ones, but for...

A few weeks ago I reviewed the Reginato Sparkling Torrontés Chardonnay, which was just outstanding.  So I was excited to check out another...