drinkable now

Weird, we were just talking about this last night. We visited the Vinakoper winery in Rovinj in September and tasted their full line. Didn't care much for the Refrosk (sp?) or the Malvesia (sp?) but really enjoyed the...

Simi wines are made to be drinkable young, even in larger format bottles. If you have multiple bottles of the 2005 go ahead and serve it at at your dinner party. Big bottles are always more festive. That being said, if you...

Guessing that you're based in Hawaii, you should still be able to find some Californians from '79, though anything good, in drinkable condition, is likely to go past your $100 budget. Bordeaux is also a reasonable...

!http://www.wine-flair.com/grapes_and_wines/uploaded_images/Montus-704945.jpg!You've got to really love red wine to even get near this one. Tannat grows in southwest France in a region called Madiran and produces what I...

Andre Cold Duck, by Gallo, might be the first wine I ever drank, back at the end of the '60s, when (very underage) I snuck some glasses from a punch bowl of it that was being served at a reception surrounding my aunt's...

Personally, I've always questioned the American 100-point scale. It's more flashily impressive than scales with lower point totals, and supposedly is more rigorous, but actually provides more leeway for smoke and mirrors...

California’s Sierra foothills appellation spans across some of the least heralded great wine producing regions of the state. Unlike Napa and Sonoma, Cabernet Sauvignon did not serve as a historic touchstone here, though...

Wines, much like people, tend to be lumped together in broad categories based on over-arching generalizations and limited samples sets. It’s just second nature to presuppose that a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc will taste...

You’ve heard it before I’m sure. Anything but Chardonnay, and I mean anything, or do I? I don’t know if you’ve noticed but all the cool kids have left that club and formed a new club. You should come and join us...