Vintage Values

kylewolf - there are many very good Rioja producers and it seems like there are more each day. There is a kind of breakdown between the "traditional" and the "modern" and that is something that some people make a big...

schellbe - that's because for the most part, wines fall into categories that are broadly understood and agreed upon. You need to search a bit if you want to find wines that are really far apart. We did a blind tasting a...

I'm kind of in agreement with you. Damn! But I've been very much enjoying the 2004 vintage in the south Rhone. Seems to me that they got things right - the ripeness was held in check, and the wines seem better...

As many of you know I am very enthusiastic about the latest Barolo releases. The  best wines of the 2005 vintage will probably eclipse the best that 2004 has to offer. One small problem is that with the sales of premium...

Well I hope I can help. The syrah element will make this difficult, since syrah is not allowed in Bordeaux, but it does say to me that you are looking for a bigger and maybe more sauvage tpe of Bordeaux. I would suggest...

Last night was Snooth-a -thon II and we celebrated in style with some classy Cabernets from the past several decades and a few other gems thrown in for good measure! Fourteen of us descended on North Square restaurant for...

Ok so I'm cheating a bit here, this is not the label of the wine I drank. The label of my bottle was in tatters as it so happens. I bought several cases of this wine on release and thoughtlessly left them in their...

Wine of the week - 1994 Ridge Monte Bello Ok so I'm cheating a bit here, this is not the label of the wine I drank. The label of my bottle was in tatters as it so happens. I bought several cases of this wine on release...

Re Philip: "$40 VA wine - thats near the top of the spectrum there? I want to try more US wine that isnt from CA, OR, WA or NY. I had a great sparkling wine from NM, so am excited to branch out some more." $40 is- to this...

French Country Wines at Everyday Prices We test tend to sample a lot of domestic wine here at Snooth so when we get the opportunity to try a selection of wines from, say, France for example we jump at it. I recently had...