Category: Wine Reviews
Tasting Portuguese Table Wines
Today is Wine Blogging Wednesday, the day where all over the world, bloggers of all kinds drink a wine according
Kurosawa Kimoto Junmai, Nagano Prefecture
By W. Blake Gray. “Keep refrigerated,” the labels say in English. So why do I keep finding these bottles of
2005 Kindred Wines “Amber Ridge Vineyard” Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley
The Northern California wine scene is like a giant spreading metropolis. I think I read a few days ago that
2005 Lusco do Mino “Pazo Pineiro de Lusco” Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain
Spain has many claims to fame in the wine world but it will always hold a special place in my
The World’s Best Sake: Tasting the Joy of Sake 2007
I’ve currently got my man Blake Gray doing some writing here on sake, but that won’t stop me from writing
Okunomatsu Ginjo, Fukushima prefecture
By W. Blake Gray. I’m so frustrated, I’ve got drinkus interruptus. Or more accurately, blatherus interruptus. Here’s what happened: I
2001 Raphael Cabernet Sauvignon, North Fork of Long Island, NY
Like many wine lovers, I enjoy exploring the wine regions of the world from the comfort of my own kitchen
The Best of Brazilian Wine: My First Taste and Impressions
Call me curious, or just call me a big geek, but I get really excited when I get the opportunity
Dewazakura Dewasansan Nama Junmai Ginjo, Yamagata Prefecture
By W. Blake Gray It’s easy to taste the difference between wine grapes. But can you taste the difference between
2006 Vincenzo Cesani Vernaccia di San Gimignano, Tuscany, Italy
If someone ever held my feet to the fire and forced me to name just one group of wines that
California’s Best Boutique Wines: Tasting Family Winemakers 2007
Better late than never? Many of you have been e-mailing me for the last few weeks since the Family Winemakers
Shirataki Shuzo Jozen Mizunogotoshi Junmai Ginjo, Niigata Prefecture
By W. Blake Gray. Shirataki brewery was founded by an innkeeper on a road through the snowy Mikuni mountains in
W. Blake Gray on Sake
Irrashaimase! Welcome to Sakography. (Rice-ography?) We’re in the golden age of sake on this planet: sake has never been better
2005 René Noël Legrand “La Chaintrée” Cabernet Franc, Saumur Champigny, Loire Valley, France
Lots of people I know have a “house wine” — some bottle that they buy in much larger quantities than
Masters of Wine Champagne Tasting: September 17th, San Francisco
There was a time, I am not ashamed to admit, that I wasn’t really a fan of Champagne or sparkling
2007 Joy of Sake Tasting: September 13, San Francisco
It brings me great pleasure to not even really have to explain why a sake tasting in San Francisco might
Rolf Binder Wines, Barossa, Australia: Current Releases
Some of my favorite people in the world are those who offer no affect of their knowledge, even when you’re
1970 Chateau Gazin Pomerol, Bordeaux, France
It shows a particular breed of idiocy that the American public has turned its nose up at a grape as
The Inexact and Ancient “Science” of Growing Stuff
Farmers, that is, people who spend pretty much all day trying to coax living things out of the soil are
