Winery – D’Arenberg Wine – Dead Arm Vintage – 1998 Varietal – 100% Shiraz Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £50 USD $73.46 It’s not often you come across a new world wine approaching twenty years in age, that could last another twenty years! But with the 1998 Dead Arm …
Winery – Louis Roederer Wine – Premier Brut Vintage – NV Varietal – 40% Pinot Noir, 40% Chardonnay, 20% Pinot Meunier. Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £34.99 USD $51.39 I’m not a huge drinker of all things carbonated, but I know that this is highly regarded as one of …
When Üllo founder and CEO James Kornacki was obtaining his PhD in chemistry from Northwestern, he probably wasn’t focused on the future goal of removing sulfites from wine. But when he developed the wine purification filters for his innovative start-up in 2014, his background in science certainly came in handy. Inspired …
In the lovely bucolic village of Shoreham in Kent lies a tucked-away surprise one wouldn’t quite expect to find here—a beautiful vineyard with an elegant, modern tasting room crafting award-winning wines from innovative blends. Lesser-known grapes like Siegerrebe (grown mostly in Germany and similar in flavor to Gewürztraminer) Seyval, and …
Winery – Prieure Saint Jean de Bebian Wine – The White Priory Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 60% Roussanne, 15% Clairette, 15% Picpoul, 10% Grenache Blanc. Score – 93/100 Price – GBP £23.00 USD $33.77 Delicately crushed rose petals and toasted almonds on the nose at first, followed by honey, …
As I sip this 2013 Matsu El Picaro, its rich, oaky flavor sates my palate and its robust finish clears my nose. Craving another pour, I find myself reaching for its midnight-black bottle (and wishing I purchased a 12 oz. NY Strip on my commute home—but alas, it’s tuna tonight). …
Winery – Dominio Del Plata Wine – Susana Balbo ‘Brioso’ Vintage – 2011 Varietal – 45% CS, 25% CF, 25% Malbec, 5% PV. Score – 95/100 Price – GBP £21.00 USD $30.72 ‘Brioso’ is an incredibly well balanced and elegant Bordeaux blend from Mendoza, Argentina. A treat for all occasions …
Around 40 years ago Italian winemaker Maurizio Zanella was living with his parents in Milan when his mother decided she wanted a rural weekend escape where she could grow her own vegetables and raise livestock. There just happened to be a couple of old vines on the property the family …
What started as a basement operation soon grew into a booming company. Juri’s lineage plays a huge role in his success. His great-grandparents, Joseph and Rose, emigrated from Russia in the early part of the last century. Upon settling in Chicago, the family scraped by and when the Prohibition …
For those of you who didn’t pay attention too well in history class, there was, in fact, life in California before Hollywood. Carne Humana was among the life in what is now known as Napa Valley. It is from these vineyards that we enjoy the wines of Joseph Wagner and …
By far one of the most exciting things about drinking wine is the variety out there. Over my next few posts for Drink Me, I want to share with you some of the upcoming wonders of the world of Asian wines. What better place to start than the world’s most …
Winery: Domaine O’Vineyards Wine: Stranger Stranger Vintage: 2010 Varietal: 100% Merlot Score: 94/100 Price: GBP £15.99 USD $23.40 Upon first sniff, one could be forgiven for thinking this wine was a top end Bordeaux, think St Emilion, or even Pomerol. Surely it can’t be a product of the Languedoc? Least …