Red Wines

Chilean Pinot Noir from Casablanca Valley

Earlier this week I was invited to a #winechat to taste and discuss Casablanca Valley pinot noir.  #winechat is a Twitter event every...

St. James Winery – Wine from the Ozarks… Really!

I am a nerd when it comes to wine.  OK, I'm a nerd in many ways but let's stick to wine for today.  I...

Kanonkop Kadette

One major wine region that I've severely neglected on this site is South Africa.  It's not intentional.  There's just so much good wine from...

BenMarco Cabernet Sauvignon

Our last post was about an outstanding cabernet sauvignon, so let's check out another. This one, from BenMarco, comes from the Mendoza region in Argentina. Every...

Chateau Tanunda Grand Barossa Cabernet Sauvignon

It has been a while since I've reviewed an Australian cabernet sauvignon, but when I tasted this wine I knew it was time to...

Meli Carignan

I love to try different wines.  And this is one of those wines that isn't totally off the wall, but it's something you don't...

Cecchi Natio Chianti Made with Organic Grapes

My last review was the Banfi Chianti Superiore—a really good value wine.  Tonight I'm checking out another Chianti, Cecchi Natio, which is also...

Banfi Chianti Superiore

I love a good Chianti.  It's my "comfort food" wine.  If you're eating simple Italian food, particularly the Americanized versions such as...

Robert Mondavi Cabernet Sauvignon

I thought it would be interesting to compare two wines from the same producer, same vintage, same grape but from different parts of California...

Kim Crawford Marlborough Pinot Noir

Last week, a colleague at my day job started picking my brain about wine.  She told me that she recently graduated to pinot noir...