Month: November 2017

With Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Festivus feasts coming, we visit mass-market, easy-on-the-wallet wines you can pour without shame, and certainly can use as second-plus bottles after you shamelessly showed off by ostentatiously opening your cellared treasure at the beginning of the meal. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; red fruit, spice, vanilla on the nose; plum, sour cherry, raspberry, red fruits, spice on the palate. Continue reading →

Inky purple-black color; black cherry, brambles, star anise on the nose; dark almost-jammy fruits, blackberry, spice, mocha on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep copper-salmon color; raspberry, cherry, yeast, whiff of white pepper on the nose; raspberry, red grapefruit, cherry, strawberry, lime on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby-purple color; Bing cherry, black currant, blackberry on the nose; dark fruits, blackberry, black cherry, raspberry, boysenberry, vanilla, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, leather, licorice, black currant on the nose; black cherry, black currant, plum, dried herbs on the palate. Continue reading →

With upcoming holiday feasts, the likelihood of fancier feasts dramatically increases, including cooking with wine. Tips, notes: Continue reading →

Medium copper color; strawberry, watermelon on floral nose; strawberry, watermelon, lemon zest, citrus on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep gold color; lemon, citrus on floral nose; citrus, pineapple, peach on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum on the nose; black cherry, licorice, plum, tobacco on the palate. Continue reading →