In search of "Best Buy" wines: We look, we find, we taste, we recommend
We have three wines to buy at Costco now. These three wines are under $15, but drink like much more expensive wines. If you shop at Costco, look for these wines. 2017 Andrew Murray Vineyards Syrah Tous Les Jours A steal at $13.49 at Costco in San Bruno Tous Les Jours Syrah is always an … [Continue reading]
Chianti Classico and Margherita Pizza - What a match! Our Chianti Classico recommendations Our recent tasting of Chianti Classico wine yielded a result much different from our previous tastings during this Pandemic period. The Vintage Wine tasters have been meeting virtually every other week … [Continue reading]
2017 Navarro Mendocino Chardonnay $16.50 a bottle 2017 Navarro Mendocino Chardonnay for $16.50 I just received my shipment of the 2017 Navarro Vineyards Mendocino Chardonnay. Now, until the end of this month, Navarro has a sale going on this … [Continue reading]
Wines from the Columbia Valley The Columbia Valley is a vast AVA which sits to the east of the Cascades. It is so big that only two of Washington's AVAs are not a sub-AVA of Columbia Valley. Some of the Columbia Valley's famous sub-AVAs are Red … [Continue reading]
West Dry Creek Road in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma Autumn means the days are getting shorter and the leaves are beginning to turn. It is a beautiful time of the year to enjoy wine. We still have plenty of sunny days out here in the West. The … [Continue reading]
Chateau Maris La Touge from the AOC Minevois Languedoc is most definitely an "Under the Radar" wine region. The Languedoc is producing excellent wines, mostly Rhone grapes, at unbelievably low prices. The Languedoc wines are under the radar for … [Continue reading]