Famiglia Pasqua, Passimento 2016, Veneto, Italy
Tasting Note: A red blend from Italy that employs one of the country’s oldest winemaking techniques that is enjoyed by lovers of Amarone.[Read more]
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Don Beningo Cream Sherry – A Good, Uncomplicated House Sherry
Don Beningo, Cream Sherry, Andalucia, Spain
Tasting Note: A good, uncomplicated house Sherry that is straightforward and does its job.[Read more]
Il Bastardo Sangiovese di Toscana 2017 – A Good-Value Sangiovese
Il Bastardo, Sangiovese di Toscana 2017, Tuscany, Italy
Tasting Note: A good-value sangiovese with bright fruit to pair with a midweek meal.[Read more]
Blandy’s 5 Years Old Bual Madeira – The Next-to Sweetest of the 4 Traditional Styles of Madeira
Blandy’s, 5 Years Old Bual Madeira, Portugal
Tasting Note: This is the next-to sweetest of the four traditional styles of Madeira.[Read more]
Fields Family Wines Zinfandel 2014 – An Elegant Zinfandel with Welcome Constraint & Complexity
Fields Family Wines, Zinfandel 2014, Stampede Vineyard, Lodi, California
Tasting Note: On the red zinfandel, flavor-intensity scale, this elegant zinfandel provides welcome restraint while delivering complex aromatics and flavors that underscore fine winemaking.[Read more]
Blandy’s 5 Years Old Sercial Dry Madeira – Pronounced-Intensity Flavors
Blandy’s, 5 Years Old Sercial Dry Madeira, Portugal
Tasting Note: Madeira comes in various levels of sweetness and Sercial is the driest of the styles made from one of the four noble grape varieties Sercial is grown on the northern side of Madeira on terraced vineyards at high altitudes.[Read more]
La Bastarda Pinot Grigio 2017 – Stands Shoulders Above the Mass of Flavorless Pinot Grigio in the Marketplace
La Bastarda, Pinot Grigio 2017, Sicilia IGT, Sicily, Italy
Tasting Note: A good-value pinot grigio with more flavor intensity than your average Italian pinot grigio – especially at the price point.[Read more]
R.L. Buller & Son Fine Muscat – Experience an Australian “Sticky”
R.L. Buller & Son, Fine Muscat, Victoria, Australia
Tasting Note: In Australia they call fortified muscat wines “stickies,” and when you taste this concentrated, solera-blended, oxidatively-aged fortified wine you’ll experience the concentrated, fruit flavors this style of wine is known for.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas Late Bottled Vintage Port 2012 – An LBV Gem
Quinta Das Carvalhas, Late Bottled Vintage (LBV) Port 2012, Portugal
Tasting Note: If you enjoy Late Bottle Vintage Port this one is a gem.[Read more]
Quinta Das Carvalhas Vintage Port 2013 – Proves You Don’t Have to Wait for Vintage Port to Age
Quinta Das Carvalhas, Vintage Port 2013, Douro, Portugal
Tasting Note: Most of us don’t want to wait for vintage Port to age, and this bottle proves you don’t have to wait to enjoy a vintage Port if you don’t want to.[Read more]
