I've written before that I prefer Italian wine for my everyday drinking. You may be able to find a fancier bottle from France or Napa Valley, but for an economical, flavorful glass of something to wash down your dinner (or your day), go with a montepulciano.
But it's not perfect. My (regrettably) constant source on wine education, Dr. Wikipedia, tells me that montepulciano grapes have lots of fruit, but almost no skin (since they grow in such a temperate region.) The result? A wine with lots of sweet, fruit body but not a lot of tannic complexity -- a bit
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Dragani Montepulciano D’Abruzzo 2010
by Dennis Mayer on December 6th, 2011 | Budget-Friendly Wine Review, Red Wine, Wine
Liar’s Dice 2004 Zinfandel
by Shannon Cyr on November 29th, 2011 | California Wine, Red Wine, Wine
Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Murphy-Goode
Wine Name: Liar’s Dice
Vintage: 2004
Region: Sonoma, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
Growing up in California, I thought that everyone knew that Zinfandel was a red wine. Zinfandel is probably the most symbolic grape of California wine making since it’s planted in over ten percent of all California vineyards.
It wasn’t until I moved to New England that I discovered when most people hear “Zinfandel” they think of a sweet, rose wine.
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Murphy-Goode
Wine Name: Liar’s Dice
Vintage: 2004
Region: Sonoma, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
Growing up in California, I thought that everyone knew that Zinfandel was a red wine. Zinfandel is probably the most symbolic grape of California wine making since it’s planted in over ten percent of all California vineyards.
It wasn’t until I moved to New England that I discovered when most people hear “Zinfandel” they think of a sweet, rose wine.
Ravenswood 2007 Sonoma County Old Vine Zinfandel
by Shannon Cyr on November 25th, 2011 | California Wine, Red Wine, Wine
Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Ravenswood
Wine Name: Old Vine Zinfandel
Vintage: 2007
Region: Sonoma, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork
Average Price per Bottle: $14.00
Ravenswood is one my personal favorite producers of Zinfandel wine. The winery has been making Zinfandel for over 35 years, and is dedicated to mastering the art of creating a great Zinfandel. I usually drink their Zinfandel from the Lodi appellation, but this weekend I decided to try something a little different – the 2007 Old Vine Sonoma County Zinfandel.
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Ravenswood
Wine Name: Old Vine Zinfandel
Vintage: 2007
Region: Sonoma, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork
Average Price per Bottle: $14.00
Ravenswood is one my personal favorite producers of Zinfandel wine. The winery has been making Zinfandel for over 35 years, and is dedicated to mastering the art of creating a great Zinfandel. I usually drink their Zinfandel from the Lodi appellation, but this weekend I decided to try something a little different – the 2007 Old Vine Sonoma County Zinfandel.
Casa Solar Tempranillo 2008
by Dennis Mayer on November 22nd, 2011 | Red Wine, Wine
I'm usually a bit wary of bragging when I find a bargain at one of my local wine stores. Many great deals can be had in stores' sale baskets, or in end-of-bin sales. Who's to say the wine will ever be available at that price again? And if not, what's the point in bragging about it?
This week's wine was a bargain for me -- I found it in a 2-for-$10 bin -- but a bit of research (how did people ever write wine reviews before the Internet?) shows that it usually slots into a $6-$7 per bottle price range.
This week's wine was a bargain for me -- I found it in a 2-for-$10 bin -- but a bit of research (how did people ever write wine reviews before the Internet?) shows that it usually slots into a $6-$7 per bottle price range.
2009 Gnarly Head Zinfandel
by Shannon Cyr on November 18th, 2011 | California Wine, Red Wine, Wine
Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Gnarly Head Wines
Wine Name: Old Vine
Vintage: 2009
Region: Lodi, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Average Price per Bottle: $14.00
While roaming up and down the wine aisle of my local wine merchant’s store, in search of my next victim, I paused in front of a red labeled Zinfandel that sported the name Gnarly Head. What a great name for a wine, I thought. I broke out the iPod and pulled up the vineyard’s website in an effort to learn more about them before
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Gnarly Head Wines
Wine Name: Old Vine
Vintage: 2009
Region: Lodi, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Average Price per Bottle: $14.00
While roaming up and down the wine aisle of my local wine merchant’s store, in search of my next victim, I paused in front of a red labeled Zinfandel that sported the name Gnarly Head. What a great name for a wine, I thought. I broke out the iPod and pulled up the vineyard’s website in an effort to learn more about them before
