Red Wines

This past week, issue #10 of Mutineer Magazine hit the shelves, including my Wine Steals column which is all about Zinfandel in...

One of the things that wine geeks like me get geeked out about is tasting wine varieties that we don't get to taste every...

These days, a lot of wine consumers are turning to South America for some outstanding wine values—and in particular, they're turning to Chile and...

I've done numerous wine reviews for which the background involved a family-run winery passed down from one generation to the next, but this one...
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Carménère , or Carmenere, was once one of the grapes of Bordeaux.  It was always a problematic grape, due to late ripening, but brings...
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Viña Valdivieso originated as Champagne Valdivieso way back in 1879.  It was the first producer in South America to make sparkling wine, and didn't...
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Viu Manent is a family-owned winery in Colchagua Valley, Chile.  Founded in 1935, it originally under the name Vinos Viu.  Seventy-some years after its...

There's a thing that wine bloggers do called "Wine Blogging Wednesday."  It's an event that happens once every month... usually on a Wednesday. The...
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Espiritu de Chile is a joint venture between A. Racke from Germany and Aresti Vineyards in Chile. And while they have a long list...
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We've previously reviewed a number of good wines from Cono Sur, and I'd even go so far as to say I'm a...