Bully Hill Vineyards is a New York establishment started in 1958 by Greyton Taylor. Love My Goat Red is Bully Hill’s most popular label which is said to pair well with steak and pasta. We had a chance to pair it with an empty glass and sit down to enjoy. What did we find? On [...]
If you’re looking to expand your palate past the California wines but do not want to risk spending too much money, start simple. For instance, the 2005 Chateau du Trignon Cotes du Rhône, a red wine from the Rhône region of France. Wines in this region have been grown since the pre-Roman days, if anyone [...]
People are avoiding the shopping malls this year and hitting up the Internet for online gift giving. When looking for a beer gift or a wine gift, you’re at the mercy of picking a random item. Perhaps your gift receiver was nice enough to link you to exactly what you want; everyone else, you need [...]
After drinking many California Merlot’s it was time to move on to some old world wines, particularly the 2006 Jean-Philippe Janoueix Bordeaux. This dark ruby wine is made with 100% Merlot and comes with a blackberry cherry old world taste. You’ll find this Bordeaux doesn’t bomb your pallet with fruits, it smoothly touches your taste [...]
Porto, Vinho do Porto or simply “Port” is a fortified wine from Portugal. This isn’t a normal red or white wine, this is something a bit more sweet with varieties of dryness. The grapes of a Port wine grow in Douro River Valley in northern Portugal. Unlike standard wine, the grapes and fermentation happens at [...]
Grüner Veltliner is a style of grape primarily found in Austria and, in many ways, competes well against the Chardonney grape. Many of us are used to a Riesling coming out of this area of the world, so a Grüner Veltliner based wine was a slight difference, not as refreshing and sparkling as a cold [...]
Merlot wines can be very soft and full of berry and fruity flavors if you look hard enough. You can spend a lot of money on a Merlot or you can spend a fair price on a Merlot and get a wine that delivers. Francis Coppola Blue Label Merlot (2005) can deliver on taste and [...]
Many wine lovers search for days, weeks or even months trying to find a place to buy good wines at lower prices. Some companies auction off wines that are aging and not moving off shelves for a good price because…well… it’s not moving. Like many products, nothing dulls a sale like one that doesn’t actually [...]
Tonight I took the in-laws to the Chateau for some “Italian Family Dining” in Andover Mass, we ordered a bottle of Mirassou Pinot Noir (2006) for the table, although only my mother-in-law and I touch red wine (or any wine for that matter.) The bottle cost USD $23.00, a fair price considering the restaurants standard [...]
Have you noticed how beautiful the front of some wine labels can be? Some are bright pink, others are white with bold lettering or have cool images of chickens, hens, dogs, lizards and other sorts of cool artwork. It seems, there is a good chance, you’re actually looking at the back of the wine bottle! [...]
