We continue to review wines to help you pick pours promoting holiday joy. Continue reading “Chardonnay”
Category: Wine & Grapes
Zinfandel
Thanksgiving is tomorrow and you have not thought seriously about what wine you are going to buy. Continue reading “Zinfandel”
Sauvignon Blanc
Intimidated by need to pair wine with food for your grand holiday meal? Have no fear, two-word answer here: sauvignon blanc. Continue reading “Sauvignon Blanc”
Pinot Noir
Holidays mean different foods for different folks—turkey, ham, lamb, fish, throw in clutch of vegan demands and a beef steak dripping with blood. What is a host to pour for multifarious family and friends? Continue reading “Pinot Noir”
Riesling
Wine sellers adore Thanksgiving-Christmas-New Years. This is when non-wine drinkers drink wine, increasing store sales by as much as 25 percent. Continue reading “Riesling”
Madeira
What a wonderful time: summer heat is past; great harvest holidays approach. Time to contemplate one of the greatest and most unusual wines in the world: Madeira, an ideal wine to enjoy at the warm, fuzzy end of a feast or while snuggling in a favorite blanket as the first chills of winter whisper outside. Continue reading “Madeira”
Texas tempranillo
Viticultural science may speed things up, but winemaking nuances move at their own pace even if Texas producers want ‘em to get-a-goin’ now. Continue reading “Texas tempranillo”
Yquem
Most of us will never taste Château d’Yquem, world standard in Sauternes—the unfortified sweet white wine from the Graves region of Bordeaux. Continue reading “Yquem”
Bonarda-Malbec
When a Bordeaux grape and South American terroir tumbled into passionate embrace, Argentinean vintners gave birth to an international legit hit in malbec. Continue reading “Bonarda-Malbec”
Pinotage
Pinotage (pinno-tahj ), the distinctive South African wine, is a work in progress. Continue reading “Pinotage”