2010 Alterra Merlot May 14, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the fifth of six tastings, Merlot, for a back to wine basics series. Merlot is something of the middle child between [...]
2010 D’Autrefois Pinot Noir May 12, 2012November 5, 2015Nick Comment Welcome to the fourth of six tastings, and the first red, for a back to wine basics series. Reds are a slightly different [...]
2009 Condado de Oriza Tempranillo May 3, 2012October 16, 2016Nick Comment Ribera Del Duero is one of those regions of Spain that is positively exploding with value for money reds. Almost exclusively growing Tempranillo, [...]
2010 Caleo Salice Salentino May 1, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment Negroamaro, the black bitter, is a brutish, brooding grape from Southern Italy. Forged in the fiery sun of the Italian summer, this wine [...]
2009 Vinzelo Tinto April 24, 2012January 8, 2016Nick Comment Blend Info: 30% Tinta Roriz | 30% Touriga Franca | 30% Tinta Barroca | 10% Touriga Nacional [...]
Middle Sister Mischief Maker Cabernet Sauvignon March 19, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment http://middlesisterwines.com/ [...]
2008 De Bortoli DB Family Selection Shiraz February 24, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment When in Australia, I had the opportunity to visit De Bortoli’s vineyard. While this wine wasn’t one of the one’s I sampled, De [...]
2009 Beso de Vino Old Vine Garnacha February 23, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment Sometimes winemakers have balls. In this case, their wine label has balls. Which would normally be a load of bull, except it is [...]
2010 Wandering Grape Malbec Merlot February 21, 2012November 15, 2015Nick Comment Sustainability and eco-friendly wines have been on the rise for a while, and have demonstrated an ability to be quality players in the [...]
2010 Lapostolle Casa Carménère January 5, 2012February 5, 2016Nick Comment 2010 Lapostolle Casa Carménère hails from Chile, and represents the lost grape of bordeaux, Carménère. This deep purple grape can have a ton of [...]