Wine Regions

For a guy who is not that into chardonnay, I've found myself writing about a lot of chardonnay lately.  It's not that I have...
Vinkara Kalecik Karasi

Back in the Fall of 2012 I visited Turkey for the European Wine Bloggers Conference and had my first Turkish wines.  But after returning...

Are you familiar with a wine called "Marsala?"  What comes to mind when you think of that wine?  Is it Chicken Marsala?  You're not...
Hardys Nottage Hill Chardonnay

Chardonnay is one of those wines for which you have seemingly endless options.  It's grown in pretty much every major wine region of the...

When I saw the name of this wine, it immediately made me think of Australia.  And it turns out that the name StickyBeak...

When it comes to cheap wine, a lot of it comes from a handful of big companies.  Although you probably don't realize that because...
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I've been posting carménère reviews lately and here's another bargain carménère from Chile.  This one comes from the Colchagua Valley, a region known for...
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Following up from the last review, here is another Chilean carménère. This one comes from Maquis in the Colchagua Valley.  The story of...
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Although carménère has in recent years come to be thought of as a signature Chilean grape, its roots go back to Europe.  More specifically,...

Today it's rainy and icky outside and I'm feeling kind of moody, but things are turning more springlike and for that reason I'm going...