Quinta Das Maias Vinho Tinto 2011 September 20, 2016October 16, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to our first post in our series on the wines of Portugal. While we will cover Portugal’s most famous wine, “Porto”, we’ll [...]
Cypher Monarchy 2012 September 16, 2016September 13, 2016Nick Comment Every now and then you just have to cut loose and splurge, and one of my favorite ways to do that is with [...]
Santa Teresa Nuova Sangiovese Monteregio 2012 September 15, 2016September 13, 2016Nick Comment Tuscany makes some truly beautiful Sangiovese, including the well known Chianti. While Chianti might be the best known of them, it’s not the [...]
Feudo Principi Di Butera Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 September 13, 2016September 11, 2016Nick Comment If you were to look in the Wine Bible, Feudo Principle Di Butera is listed as one of the top producers for nero [...]
d’Arenberg The High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon 2011 September 10, 2016September 12, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the final post in our quick refresher series on Wine 101, Cabernet Sauvignon! If you want to start at the beginning, head [...]
Bogle Merlot 2014 September 9, 2016September 8, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the fifth in our quick refresher series on Wine 101! We led off with Riesling, and now are moving along to the [...]
Rapa Nui Reserve Pinot Noir 2014 September 8, 2016September 8, 2016Nick Comment Welcome to the fourth in our quick refresher series on Wine 101! We led off with Riesling, and now we’re hitting our first [...]
Wine Cube Vintner’s Red September 1, 2016August 31, 2016Nick Comment To say that Wine Cube has had a rocky go of it might be an understatement. The Shiraz-Cabernet originally had leaned into passable [...]
Sutter Home Cabernet Sauvignon August 24, 2016August 23, 2016Nick Comment It’s been years since I’ve reviewed anything from Sutter Home. The last foray was into the surprisingly not disastrous Sutter Home White Zinfandel. [...]
d’Arenberg The Stump Jump Shiraz 2012 July 26, 2016July 25, 2016Nick Comment d’Arenberg is one of the best names in the Australian wine business, but it doesn’t mean all of their wines are out of [...]