2009 Kirkland Rioja Reserva July 31, 2015October 12, 2015Nick Comment Mano a Mano was the first bottle of wine I bought from Costco, but it occurred to me that it might not be [...]
2011 Mano a Mano Tempranillo June 23, 2015October 12, 2015Nick Comment When I last left this site, I had been writing in Maryland, who mercifully didn’t have a state a controlled liquor authority, but [...]
Segura Viudas Brut Reserva December 31, 2012October 12, 2015Nick Comment Last chance before new years to pick up a sparkling bottle, and just like Forrest’s mama said, you never know what you’re going [...]
Freixenet Brut Cava December 29, 2012October 12, 2015Nick Comment Last year, we had on Freixenet Extra Dry which had a rocky attitude and just a hint of sweetness. Of course that sweetness [...]
2009 Condado De Eguren Tempranillo November 30, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment Hailing from Castilla Spain, Condado De Eguren comes out of Spain’s heart land near Madrid. While not necessarily Rioja or Ribera del Duero, [...]
Spain: Ribera Del Duero & Rioja November 23, 2012October 16, 2016Nick Comment While most of Spain’s wine history has been unsettled, the country is one of the most prominent wine producers in the world, hiding [...]
2010 Vecordia Joven November 23, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment 2010 Vecordia Joven was one of the representatives for Ribera Del Duero in our video cast on Spain. Younger than a Crianza, [...]
2008 Castillo Calvijo Crianza November 23, 2012October 16, 2015Nick Comment Hailing from Rioja, 2008 Castillo Calvijo Crianza seeks to demonstrate how being a Crianza helps produce smoother, more complicated wines. Can it live [...]
Rondel Brut Cava November 6, 2012December 31, 2015Nick 2 Leading off the Thanksgiving season with a bang is Rondel Brut Cava. While you could theoretically toast the end of the overwhelming glut [...]
2011 Nostrada Tempranillo November 2, 2012October 27, 2015Nick Comment Tarragona is one of those old world regions that has a long, interesting history. Dating back to the Roman empire, this area has [...]