new oak

Depends on the Merlot or Cab. What is it about PN that makes it work? One ... doesn't have lots of brand new oak. So if you have similar profiles, I think the wines work. That's why old Rioja works - high acid, low...

Some more special Slovenian (Slovene) wine in the USA: Batičs' Cabernet Franc - also on snooth; barrique Cab Fr with great aromas and rich full body. Batičs' Pinot Gris - Macertaed and wood treated wine with powerfull...

I still find some Bordeaux I like. I bought maybe a half dozen 2005s. Bordeaux ... up the reverse o machines, new oak, and press-o-matic. That's all I'm saying

This subject is near and dear to me. My wife loathes white Rhones, mostly due to the fact that she craves acidity in her whites and several of the white Rhones she's tried verge on the soft, plump end of the spectrum....

So you don't like even some of the more expensive chardonnays from Burgundy? I am not a 'white OR red' type of drinker, but love many versions of both under the proper respective circumstances. That being said, there are a...

Tasting Steaks and Red Wine With some surprising results With the weather rapidly changing, it’s just about time to put the grill away for the winter. Well not for all of us, but many will have to...

I wasn't going to post anything but since this thread is still going . . . You ... are made with little or no new oak. The cost of a French barrel is around $800 these days, so it can be a great savings to the winery if...

Winter White Wonderland   The Cotes Du Rhone wine region is a place of mystery to many American wine drinkers.  If pressed, your average wine lover might be able to specify that Rhone is actually an area in France but...

But particles of something on a rock are not the rock, any more than perfume on a person is not the person. Lichen and molds smell like lichen and molds. The smell of a rainstorm is what the Indians call sondhi or the...

Great recommendations here! pardon the self-plug, but... Ours is a new 100% Malbec with a production of only 700 cases, and we've just released it... http://www.1150wine.com/our-wines/malbec Our absolute fall favorite...