Remember the review on the three selections of Champagne Henriot? Well, those same friends are having a gathering next month and were having trouble in picking the sparkling wine to kick start said event. So, what else would a good wino do, but have a pre-event with a small group of fellow drunks oenophiles...
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It was sometime in November of 2006 when I was first introduced to the wonders of Segura Viudas. It was the time of year when distributors were pushing their sparkling wares and we were sampling 3 wines from this Spanish Cava producer, the Brut Reserva, Aria and Reserva Heredad. Unfortunately, the Heredad was corked,...
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A French wine from an American winery, with a label featuring two frogs. Yeah, that works for me.
When I was in retail, I used to sell a couple of the Toad Hollow wines. My personal favorite was Erik the Red, a truly American mutt of a wine that had 17 different grape varieties thrown...
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FULL DISCLOSURE: I received this wine as a sample from the importer, Rudi Wiest.
German Riesling is my favorite white wine that doesn’t bubble when opened. Whether it be the German DNA which powers me or just the taste for things that are both sweet and tart, I’m not sure and honestly, don’t care....
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FULL DISCLOSURE: I didn’t pay for this wine.
Pink Prosecco is something relatively new to me, with my first experience coming last year when Riondo released their version and you found stacks of it at Whole Foods. So far, in my opinion, the Italians are having more success than the Spaniards and their pink Cavas.
This...
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