2005 Veramonte Primus Red Wine, Casablanca Valley, Chile

Vinography blogger Alder Yarrow suggests that readers of the Weekly Wine Pick try the 2005 Veramonte Primus Red Wine from the Casablanca Valley in Chile. Yarrow says he chooses this wine “because it’s a fabulous value and a really tasty red that will go with the heartier dishes of winter, including, of course, any red meat [...]

Casa Lapostolle Cuvee Alexandre, 2006 Apalta Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon

Michael Pappas, wine director at Salem’s hottest new restaurant, 62 on Wharf, believes Lapostolle’s wines offer tremendous value to his guests. This Chilean cabernet is rounded off with a 15% blend of merlot. The 2006 growing season in the Apalta vineyard was ideal, allowing a harvest of perfectly mature fruit. Year after year, [...]