Category: White Wine

2004 Quinta do Alqueve Fernão Pires, Ribetejano, Portugal
Perhaps we can make this week be about fantastic wine bargains. Earlier in the week I blogged about a great

2002 Domaine Ramonet “Boudriotte” Premiere Cru Chassagne-Montrachet, Cote d’Or (Burgundy), France
I think everyone who loves wine should occasionally go out and buy a bottle that falls into the category of

1999 Királyudvar “Lapis” Late Harvest Tokaji Furmint, Tokaj, Hungary
Let me get down on my knees and pray to the gods of wine drinking. “Please, oh gods who bestow

2003 CrauforD “The Highlander” Sauvignon Blanc, Napa
The CrauforD Wine Company began as a conversation over dinner. Marilyn “Mama” Crawford Anderson sat at the dinner table and

2003 Viñedos de Ithaca “Odysseus” Pedro Ximinez, Priorat, Spain
There’s nothing like a mystery to get me all riled up. For all I know it’s not really a mystery

2003 Taft Street Winery Chardonnay, Russian River Valley, Sonoma
The term garagiste entered the wine lexicon about 10 or 15 years ago, mostly because of some enterprising small producers
The 2004 Vintage in Germany and Austria: An Idiots Point of View
Before you read any further, you should know that I’m the idiot. I know next to nothing about German and

1994 Zind Humbrecht “Heimbourg” Gewurztraminer Vendange Tardive, Turkheim, Alsace
Today we are exploring off-dry wines as part of the monthly virtual tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This

2003 St. Innocent “Freedom Hill Vineyard” Pinot Blanc, Willamette Valley, Oregon
This wine review is my contribution to today’s online wine tasting event known as Wine Blogging Wednesday. This incarnation is

2001 Ancien Chardonnay, Carneros, Napa
I presume that some of you have friends like mine who belong to the ABC club. That’s “Anything But Chardonnay”
2001 Chateau Potelle Estate “VGS” Chardonnay, Mt. Veeder, Napa
In the espionage business, spies “cross over” or are “turned” to become double agents, working for the people they once
2002 Domaine Henri Pelle, “Clos des Blanchais,” Menetou-Salon (Loire), France
I only recently learned of the small Loire Valley appellation known as Menetou-Salon which sits nearby to its more famous
1996 Domaine Pichot Vouvray “Moelleux,” Vouvray (Loire), France
The Pichot family is one of the oldest in Vouvray and can trace its members (mostly restauranteurs and viticulturists) back
2003 TAZ Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California
It’s always a little bit of a mystery to me when I come across small producers that are part of
2003 Adegas Galegas “Dionisos” Albariño, Rias Baixas, Spain
It’s always great for me to be able to bring you wines that are relatively cheap and totally delicious. It’s
2001 Clos de la Coulee de Serrant “Becherelle” Chenin Blanc, Savennieres (Loire), France
One of the things I love about the world of wine is the sheer size and mystery of it. There
2003 Caves Plaimont “Colombelle” Blanc, Vin de Pays, Gascony, France
A few weeks ago I came across one of the best values in red wine I have encountered in a
2002 Vincent Girardin Corton-Charlemagne, Burgundy, France
Do you really know what Chardonnay tastes like? Really? There was a point at which I thought I knew. I
2000 Domaine Marcel Deiss “Gruenspiel,” Alsace, France
Domaine Marcel Deiss is one of the more famous, and possibly infamous, producers in the Alsace region of France. Proprietor