Varietals

Picket Fence Cabernet Sauvignon

This is one of those wines that I don't have a big background story on.  It comes from Picket Fence, which is a...

For a number of years I've been a big fan of Chilean wines due to the fact that you tend to get a lot...
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I'm a big fan of a good, dry riesling.  And I'm an even bigger fan of a good, dry riesling that is bargain-priced.  This...
Campo Viejo Garnacha
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Back in 2007, when I started this website, I drank a lot of Spanish garnacha (or grenache).  It tends to be an approachable,...
Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut
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When it comes to cheap sparkling wines, Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut is an easy, go-to wine.  If you've shopped for sparklers very often I'm...
Ruffino Prosecco

Let's continue the sparkling wine into the new year theme, but moving on from the Portuguese sparklers to an Italian prosecco. Prosecco is a great...
Castas de Monção Mstodo Classico - Bruto Natural

Happy New Year!  And just because the New Year's Eve party is now over is no reason to not continue drinking bubbly.  Therefore, my...

In a couple days celebrators around the world will pop open a bottle of bubbly to ring in the New Year.  A number of...
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'Tis the season of celebrations and the time of year when people are more likely to be thinking about sparkling wines than other times...

Fumé blanc is another way to say sauvignon blanc.  It's the same grape, just another name.  Perhaps a more elegant or exotic sounding name....