Varietals

I avoided the French aisles of wine shops for ages, mostly because I was intimidated by names like this one: Château Beauchêne Vignoble De...

The price on this bottle of wine can't be beat for a decent Côtes du Rhône.

It's time to begin our next series of reviews, and as promised it's red blends from the Côtes du Rhône region, and I'll highlight...

Cheers! It's my favorite day of the month, Wine Blogging Wednesday! For those who are unfamiliar, Wine Blogging Wednesday is...

A few weeks ago I wrote about a couple examples of Picpoul de Pinet, one of my favorite white wine varietals.  It's...

The series on California Zinfandel is complete—finally—and here is the summary of 25 Zinfandels under $20.  Zinfandel tends to be a love it or...

This is a wine that I hadn't even heard of until I saw it on the shelf and I picked it up on a...

Mandolin is a small California winery run by Philip Zorn and Matt Shortbridge.  It appears that they are no longer producing Zinfandel, but...

At $19, this is one of the more expensive Zinfandels I've reviewed in this series—but it's also one of the best.  I am often...

The Hayman & Hill brand comes from Cellar Door/Pacific Wine Partners, who manage a number of different wine brands.  Cheap wine aficionados are probably...