Beelgara Cabernet Merlot 2012 April 15, 2016April 14, 2016Nick Comment Hailing from Australia, Beelgara Cabernet Merlot combines two of the great red grapes into a convenient blend. Do they build off each other [...]
Chateau La Blanchetterie 2014 April 1, 2016March 29, 2016Nick Comment Cheap Bordeaux is plentiful, but it doesn’t mean that it’s good Bordeaux. While some of the top wines come from the region, they [...]
Castle Creek Merlot March 24, 2016March 23, 2016Nick Comment While whites have done better than reds from Utah, perhaps the single varietal from Castle Creek Merlot can do better than the Monument [...]
Cupcake Black Forest 2013 February 12, 2016February 10, 2016Nick Comment Cupcake has come through once or twice before, and has managed to mostly provide unobtrusive wines with some subtly. The Black Forest though, [...]
Chappellet Mountain Cuvée 2013 February 6, 2016February 5, 2016Nick Comment Valentine’s Day is a special day, so what better to woo your better half, than a prestigious bottle. Hailing from Saint Helena, [...]
The Velvet Devil Merlot 2013 February 1, 2016February 2, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the start of our journey to Valentine’s Day, where we’ll be digging into some wines to make the night special, without [...]
Pindar Pythagoras January 29, 2016February 3, 2016Nick Comment Wrapping up our series on New York wine, we head to Long Island! Long Island AVAs Long Island actually has three AVAs: Long [...]
Alexander & Fitch Merlot 2013 December 4, 2015December 4, 2015Nick Comment Merlot got a bad reputation for being boring, but merlot can actually be a smooth, wonderfully balanced red packed with blackberry and plum [...]
2012 Peirano Estate “Six-Clones” Merlot September 30, 2015October 12, 2015Nick Comment Welcome to the fifth in a series of back to wine basics posts to help put you on the path to wine success! In [...]
Sexy Wine Bomb Blends Have More Fun May 7, 2013October 12, 2015Nick Comment Ooo la la, what a bottle you have there. Made up of Merlot, Zinfandel, and Syrah, Sexy Wine Bomb Blends Have More Fun [...]