THE LOW DOWN: What a great selection of wines! Everything from white to red to rosé to sparkling. A full bar! Whites cover the spectrum from delicate Riesling to exotic Muscat to rich Chardonnay. And a few styles in between. Don’t miss the opportunity to experience two of Italy’s great everyday reds – Barbera and [...]
Wine School on the Web
Drink your way through Billy’s Best wine book – a bottle or two at a time. Follow the instructions and you’ll be a wine wizard by Easter. New lessons are posted every week, typically Wednesday. Looking forward to hearing about your ‘homework’!
Lesson #6 EXPERIENCE NICE
Nice is the most wrongly used wine [...]
Take a virtual trip to the sunshine state with the following white and red. They’re not bargain priced but the pair will cost you less than the scussiest wine at your local restaurant. Beringer’s winemaker has found a perfect middle ground between niceness and character in these wines. Be prepared to be charmed.
Stone Cellar Chardonnay [...]
Vintages Saturday November 7th 2009
THE LOW DOWN: This is Vintages at its best. Offering wine styles not generally available. In whites there’s seductive Viognier, classy Quincy and an upscale Pinot Grigio. Those who share my fondness for rustic reds will have a field day with no less than six picks. I’m offering six rich reds [...]
Posted in Vintages Picks, Wine Picks | Also tagged Australia, Barbera, Clos Jordanne, Coyote's Run, France, iItaly, Pinot Grigio, red wine, Vintages Picks, VQA, white wine |
Vintages, Saturday Sept 26
THE LOW DOWN: Three novel Italian whites are the hits of this release. All under $15. In reds, you’ll make a lot of people happy with my Côtes du Rhône or Napa Cab picks. I don’t usually recommend forty-five dollar wines but Foreign Affair Pinot is both novel and wonderfully satisfying if [...]
THE LOW DOWN: A very good release, and most of my selections are in the $15.95 range. Seize this opportunity to experience wines not generally available – the whites in particular. My four Italian picks are exciting and delightful drinks that bring something new to the market. Wine styles that are less showy than Chard [...]
THE LOW DOWN: New Zealand reds are the feature and I found three to recommend. The style could be likened to our local reds – bright, lively and appetizing. South African Shiraz and Californian Zinfandel are my favourite BBQ reds – check out Linton Park and Ravenswood. Pelham’s Cuvee Catharine is inching its way towards [...]
Posted in Vintages Picks, Wine Picks | Also tagged Cantina Tramin 07 Gewurztraminer, Carrick, Cider, Clos Saint-Denis, Coopers Creek, Cuvee Catharine, Henry of Pelham, Kim Crawfored, Linton Park, Malivoire, New Zealand, Niagara, Palliser, pinot noir, Quebec, Ravenswood, South Africa, VQA, Zinfandel |
The sweetish pink wine called White Zinfandel will soon be doing the rounds at summer parties, so let’s gets the facts straight about Zinfandel. It’s a red grape and its purpose in life is the be a red wine, not some frivolous candy sweet pinko.
The Italian immigrant farmers that lugged this grape the whole way [...]
Chardonnay may be out of fashion but it’s hard to ignore some of great values and great taste experiences out there. I think it’s time to give Chardonnay another chance.
I’m liking Chardonnay again because of the movement to craft in a dry style – in contrast with the candy sweet Chards of the past decade. [...]
