Recommendation: Excellent BIG and BOLD California Syrah blend at a VERY good price. Winery/Producer: Ancient Peaks Winery, Creston, California. Grape Variety: Syrah blend: 80% Syrah, […]
Tag: Blend
Occhipinti SP68 Nero d’Avola & Frappato 2015
Recommendation: An easily recommended wine that’s a GOOD value. Winery/Producer: Arianna Occhipinti; Vittoria, Italy. Grape Variety: Blend of: 70% Frappato and 30% Nero d’Avola. Geographic […]
Ruffino Il Ducale Toscana 2012
Recommendation: Good Italian Super Tuscany that’s priced correctly. Winery/Producer: Bottled by: Ruffino; Pontassieve, Italy. Grape Variety: Blend: 55% Sangiovese, 25% Syrah and 20% Merlot. Geographic […]
Tablas Creek Vineyard Esprit Blanc De Tablas 2011
Recommendation: A MEMORABLE white blend. Winery/Producer: Tablas Creek Vineyard; Paso Robles, California. Grape Variety: Blend: 64% Roussanne, 26% Grenache Blanc and 10% Picpoul Blanc. Geographic […]
Chateau La Roque Languedoc Blanc 2014
Recommendation: Simply a GREAT French white wine!!! Winery/Producer: Jacques Figuette; Chateau La Roque; Fontanès, France. Grape Variety: Blend: 30% Marsanne, 30% Rolle, 25% Grenache Blanc […]
Chateau de Cugat Bordeaux Superieur 2014
Recommendation: A delicious inexpensive red Bordeaux. Winery/Producer: Benoît Meyer, Château de Cugat; Blasimon, France. Grape Variety: Bordeaux blend: 60% Merlot and 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. Geographic […]
Abbeycourt Cotes du Rhone 2014
Recommendation: A good garden variety Rhône Valley red that’s a bargain price. Winery/Producer:Abbeycourt, France. Grape Variety: Southern Rhône Red Blend (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre). Geographic […]
Chateau La Bourree Castillon Cotes de Bordeaux 2012
Recommendation: A classic Bordeaux that was a GREAT buy. Winery/Producer: Jean Francois Meynard; Chateau La Bourrée ; Gironde, France. Grape Variety: Bordeaux blend Geographic Region, […]
Vina Mein D.O Ribeiro 2015
Recommendation: A big step up from “run-of-the-mill” Spanish white wine. Winery/Producer: Javier Alén; Bodegas Viña Meín; Leiro (Ourense), Spain. Grape Variety: 70% Treixadura, 15% Godello, […]
Latium Morini Soave 2011
Recommendation: An OK Italian Soave. Winery/Producer: Latium Morini; Mezzane di Sotto, Italy. Grape Variety: Soave blend: 80% Garganega and 20% Trebbiano di Soave. Geographic Region, […]