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Top 15 California Bordeaux Blend Wines Under $125

France may have established that the grapes of Bordeaux go very well together, but that essential blend can now be found in excellent wines worldwide, from South Africa to Washington State. California does particularly well with the black grapes of Bo...

The Capitols of Cabernet

Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the most popular and widely planted red grape varietals in the world. Part of its attraction is that it has a distinctive and very recognizable taste no matter where it is grown—which is perhaps why today we can find it in ...

Napa Merlots

In 2004, the movie Sideways put a major dent in California Merlot sales when Miles uttered the immortal words “I am not drinking fucking Merlot!” At that point there were a lot of ripe, insipid Merlots on the market—many grown in areas that were too ho...

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Beringer Vineyards

Those of my ilk tend to perpetuate certain notions. For example, the idea that smaller or newer is better, as if merely being either bestows some magical ability. It's a symptom of our society, with its 24-hour news cycle and instantaneous social decla...

Monte Bello’s New Old Wine

I recently had the very good fortune to spend several hours with Paul Draper during a visit to Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello property. While Ridge is well known today, and their Monte Bello is arguably one of California’s greatest Cabernet-based wines, t...

Beyond the Usual Suspects

There’s more to Napa Valley than the big, well-established brands and “cult” producers of unobtainable Cabernet Sauvignon. There are hundreds of family-owned wineries making distinctive wines that are reasonably priced and not sold out before release. ...

Turnbull Winery

Turnbull should be better known that it probably is. Founded in 1979 as Johnson-Turnbull, and with an excellent location smack on highway 29 just north of Oakville, the winery and home vineyards are in the heart of the Napa Valley, surrounded by such f...

The Way of Things at Smith-Madrone

Out of the way, down a drive lost in Spring Mountain, one comes upon Smith-Madrone, a winery that speaks as much of the past as the present. There’s a bit of a Twilight Zone feel here; it’s in a GPS black hole, and somehow it recalls the innocence of a...

The Art of Blending

At Larkmead Vineyards we have a Tasting Room. But as our venerable, resident raconteur and Winery General Manager likes to say, we don't normally give tours to visitors because we don't have antique cars or a fancy art collection, we h...

Celebrate the season with Uncorked.com

OK, I know we’re all getting bombarded with Gift giving ideas and it can be overwhelming. Sometimes we all could use a little help, and getting a good deal while you’re at it can’t hurt. We’re all looking for something special for our wine loving frien...

The Cool Grapes of Connecticut's Wine Trail

Cold, snow, leaves changing color, New York City, Martha's Vineyard....most of you out there might think there's just a lot of preppy talk going on up here in New England. What many people don't know is that Connecticut, despite it's continually changi...

What's news on Snooth 11/02/09

What's new on Snooth. History, Chianti, and the Canadian wine scene.

Terlato Family Vineyards

Terlato Family Vineyards: Four Generations of Quality - The Terlato Family Vineyards selection of wines is produced by Anthony Terlato and his sons, Bill and John. It’s a collection made throughout the top regions of California - Stags Leap, Rutherford...

Great wines for the holidays and experiments from the Vegetarian Kitchen

I know we are all in full gift mode right now, so it’s time to take a look at what are some of the top wine buys in the marketplace. You can always scramble after the “Best vintage anywhere, ever!”...And Experiments in the Vegetarian Kitchen with Caber...

Bargains in Bordeaux

On a warm June day I was lost on the winding roads of Canon-Fronsac, an appellation on Bordeaux’s Right Bank. When I finally turn up more than an hour late at Château Moulin-Pey-Labrie, owner Grégoire Hubau makes a few witty digs about wine critics rar...

A Spotlight on Natural Wine

If you're more than a casual wine drinker, if you follow wine the way bookies follow horses and TMZ follows starlets, then you're familiar with the Natural Wine movement. How could you not be? In the last couple of years, it seems as if every cogent wi...

7 Wines for Football Season

Football season has begun, and with it the inevitable tailgate parties and groups gathering around the TV. What to drink, you might ask? Good question, and one that I’m gonna answer with a short list. What could be better than kicking off the season wi...