," meaning you ignored the excessive VA and enjoyed the Chianti Classico Riserva anyway. My exposure to “serious” California wine was, at this time, pretty much limited, to the reserve bottlings of Cabernet Sauvignon...

in “paradise.” I had to struggle to find anything for the beef from the B-T-G list, but went with a glass of some Cabernet Sauvignon, but did not note which one. Seems that it was Beaulieu Vineyard Coastal, but cannot find my...

is followed by a floral, kirsch-liqueur-like nose, fresh, lively strawberry and cherry flavors, and a zesty finish. Consume it before the end of 2006. $10 Turkey Flat Vineyards 2006 Rosé (Barossa, Australia) 90 points. A dramatic...

.00. It looks like her luck was starting to change. For wines, we chose an ‘04 Rodney Strong Chalk Hill Vineyard Sonoma Chardonnay by the bottle, and then The ‘04 Rosemont Shiraz, ‘05 Acacia Carneros Pinot Noir and the ‘02...

on this site (from reading your posts over the past month). But not everyone is as advanced. Most of the people that buy wine at Target wouldn’t know the definition of varietal, Single Vineyard, or even know where Napa...

My number one recommendation for someone getting started in wine... Learn that it’s the YEAR that matters, in most cases. Learn how to read vintage charts. A wine from a “good” or “great” vineyard in...