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Londer Vineyards Anderson Valley Pinot Noir, 2008 27 Aug 2013 | 06:45 am
The forest fires that threatened northern California in 2008 are now threatening the longevity of this Londer Pinot Noir. The smokiness that permeated the grape skins in that vintage have been apparen...
Costa di Bussia Barbera d'Alba, 2010 27 Aug 2013 | 06:41 am
I usually think of Barbera as a Pinot Noir type wine--more finesse than power. This Costa di Bussia Barbera d'Alba has both, although I think it's a few years away from showing its best. Very deep ru...
NV Scharffenberger Cellars Anderson Valley Brut Excellence 27 Aug 2013 | 05:55 am
Scharffenberger Cellars established itself as a sparkling wine producer in the Anderson Valley in 1981--several years before Roederer, a top Champagne producer, explored the West Coast and chose a sit...
Domaine Rabasse Charavin Cotes du Rhone Villages Cairanne, 2004 22 Aug 2013 | 04:42 am
I was lucky enough to acquire nearly a case of this beautiful Cairanne for a song at a Winebid.com auction. It is fully mature and at a beautiful stage for drinking. Good deep ruby color. Red berries...
As Sortes Val de Bibei Valdeorras Godello, 2007 22 Aug 2013 | 04:34 am
I had an almost sexual attraction for this wine when I first saw it on the shelves of D&W FreshMarkets. It is in a big heavy Burgundian bottle with a classy label. It is imported by Eric Solomon (alwa...
Chateau Pesquie Terrasses Ventoux, 2008 18 Aug 2013 | 05:43 am
At $12 to $15, the Pesquie Terrasses Ventoux is a good value, even though it costs significantly more than other equally good wines from this appellation such as La Vieille Ferme, Altitude 500, Font-...
Epicuro Salice Salentino, 2006 18 Aug 2013 | 05:31 am
The blend of 80% Negroamara and 20% Malvasia Nera is typical of wines from Salice Salentino, an Italian wine appellation in the boot heel of Apulia. And it delivers the goods quite nicely. Dark ruby ...
Pierre Bise Anjou Blanc, 2001 4 Aug 2013 | 07:09 am
I bought several cases of this wine for about $5 a bottle for my daughter's wedding in 2005. It was the best white wine I could find for $10 a bottle or less. But that was eight years ago, and I had m...
Chateau La Tour de Beraud Costieres de Nimes, 2010 4 Aug 2013 | 05:39 am
Costieres de Nimes is south of the Cotes du Rhone per se, in the area near Arles on the Mediterranean coast. The blend is Southern Rhone-like (Syrah, Grenache and Mourvedre) but with one difference--t...
Domaine Sainte-Anne Cotes du Rhone, 2001 4 Aug 2013 | 05:26 am
This has to be my favorite vintage of Domaine Sainte-Anne. Deep and dark with lovely scents of berries and peppery spice. Some floral notes. More pepper and less ripeness than the 1998 or 2000. More f...
