From the beginning of our involvement with the wine world, the constant has been change. In some ways reminiscent of the 60′s, stuffed shirts and fustiness have given way to a fresh less hierarchical approach to the enjoyment of wine. The hegemony of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Barolo has been shaken; and has wine kingpin Robert Parker [...]
Over the past decade, US wine enthusiasts have explored far-flung wine regions and little-know varietals. Pinot Noir from Tasmania? Check. Frumint from Hungaria? Done. Tannat from Uruguay? Of course. But one region we have only begun to sip the wines of is Castilla-La Mancha, in central Spain. Castilla-La Mancha produces 6% of the world’s wine. [...]
KATRIN – On one of the first true summer evenings in Boston, a group of area food and wine bloggers were treated to a special event featuring Freixenet sparkling wines and tapas by Tapeo on Newbury Street. Last night could not have been a better evening for sipping some cool Cava, both straight and in [...]
This old vine Garnacha is a fantastic value from Spain’s Calatayud region, which is known for its high altitude vineyards and continental climate. If you have scoped out Spanish value wines, then you have certainly come across another wine from the region: the seemingly omnipresent Las Rocas Garnacha and Garnacha Rosé from the Bodegas San [...]
The cold of winter came quickly this year – no lingering warmth from autumn. In fact, temperatures in December were below average. (Thanks, Harvey Leonard, for the meteorological data.) Then January turned into a marathon of storms. February begins ominously. I received an email from a wine shop this week that stated the one [...]
I don’t always fall for the pitch and buy the wine that has been awarded a rating of 90+ or has appeared on some wine critic’s top 10, 25, or 100 list for the year, but vinodivino’s recent email about the Viña Zaco’s Tempranillo from Rioja at the everyday price of $15.50 caught my eye. [...]
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