Category: Great Value Wine
2010 Les Chevaux Columbia Crest H3 Red Blend
This Washington State red blend from Horse Heaven Hills AVA is beautifully balanced with Old World nuances and just enough oak. Great value from Columbia Crest at $15.
Onion Tart – Perfect for your holiday party or New Year’s brunch
This onion tart is the perfect complement to just about any sparkling wine. Take it to an office holiday potluck, serve it at your Christmas or New Year's Eve party, or best of all for a holiday brunch. Then make ...
Glen Ellen 2007 Petite Sirah
Show a little faith there's magic in the night You ain't a beauty but hey you're alright Oh and that's alright with me - Bruce Springsteen, Thunder Road I did not expect to write this review. Glen Ellen? Don't they make bum wine? I ...
Wines of the Loire Valley: Muscadet
There is a wine from the oft called "Garden of France" that is the perfect pairing for fresh seafood. So much so that whenever I reach into the wine chiller and suggest it, Joe chastises me, "No, that's for when ...
Wine for the Holidays: America’s Most-Visited Winery
There are plenty of people who do exactly what they're told. Who follow all of the rules. Who "know their place" from birth to death. The type of people who do not see a bullfighter's red cape when someone tells ...
Wine Review: Sacre Bleu Cabernet Sauvignon
On September 29 of last year I got a random e-mail from one of my twitter followers. Random I say, because most of folks I know from twitter never email me. If they want to get my attention that day, ...
Ooh La La! It’s Rue La La
Everyone loves a great deal, especially a great deal on wine! We found an "invitation only" website that not only sells designer labels at greatly reduced prices. From time to time, you can also find some great deals on an ...
2009 LOIS Grüner Veltliner: A Grüner for Everyone!
Wine and fun! What could be better? We found a refreshing Austrian Grüner Veltliner perfect for the lighter fare of Oktoberfest. While many people think that Grüner is just a summer wine, this wine is the perfect pairing for ...
Great Wines for Labor Day: New Age from Argentina
We attended a Passport to Argentina celebration and wine tasting at our local Central Market a few months back. Looking up to check which wine was next, I noticed glasses filled with ice and slices of lime. I was curious, ...
Wine Review: Alexandria Nicole Cellars Quarry Butte
Often we visit a tasting room, love a wine, and purchase bottles to ship home, only to find that once at home, the wine does not live up to the tasting room experience. This was certainly not the case with ...


