Bianchi Winery Zinfandel and Petite Sirah

If you are looking for bold flavors and character in your wine without breaking the bank, the wines of Bianchi Winery are worth trying.  I recently sampled their Zinfandel and a Petite Sirah sent by the winery’s PR rep, and thought both offered a high quality-price ratio.  The 2007 Heritage Series “Zen Ranch” Zinfandel is ripe [...]

Fox Run Winery: Must Try Finger Lakes’ Rielsing and More

Wine expert Karen MacNeil, author of The Wine Bible, suggests that if you visit New York’s Finger Lakes wine region, make sure you stop at Fox Run Vineyards to taste their exceptional Riesling. It is one of a handful of very special wines that she says “shouldn’t be missed.” Indeed, Fox Run has much to [...]

Laurenz V Gruner Veltliner – Charming and Singing

Summer vacation come and gone.  With the heat wave that embraced us for the past month, I felt confident our readers would find something cool and refreshing during our writing hiatus.  I had the opportunity to share two white wines received as samples from Folio Wine Partners.  The wines were Austrian Gruner Veltliners made by [...]

For Around $10

Lately I’ve heard a lot of people complain about how hard it is to find a good bottle of wine for $10.  Wanting to put that hypothesis to the test, I walked into 6 DC wine retailers and asked the first sales staff member who approached me to recommend their shop’s best wine for around $10. [...]

Speed Reviews From 2010 Wine Bloggers Conference–Red Wines

More than a week has passed, so my speed reviews of the “live” blogging at the Wine Bloggers conference is more than tardy. However, the information remains relevant for our readers. On day two at the Walla Walla-based event, the“speed tasting” focused on red wines. Among them were: 2006 Louis Martini, Lot No. 1 Cabernet [...]

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