Dear Santa: I have been a good boy this year. I drank up all the wine in my glass because it would be a waste to leave it when there are poor people in the world going around sober. As I sipped, I pondered. So I have a few ideas
Complex and chewy, this wine is worth twice the price and should be paired with a fine steak. Leather, bacon fat, plums, and black currant all show on a delicious nose. It is full-bodied and leathery, with very fine grained tannins and rich black fruit. A touch of licorice joins
The color is a beautiful, bright garnet. Aromas of earthy red fruit and leather come out on the nose. Black cherry, black raspberry, and dark chocolate lead on the palate, with leather and tobacco on the mid-palate and tart fruit on the finish. This is a wine that calls for
Fruit-forward and full of zing, this wine begs to be on the table. Blackberry, tomato, and herbs roil up from the glass. Firm and fleshy, with more acid than tannin, blackberry and raspberry have a touch of tomato in the background, and herbs and zing on the finish. Drink with
Susumaniello, whose name is a reference to its productivity (literally it means "loading up the donkey" or something close to that), has been around for years, but has only recently come into prominence in Puglia, especially in monovarietal wines. It actually is the offspring of Garganega, the main white grape
Everybody needs a buy-by-the-case wine for a hot dog and fried chicken picnic. A very pale salmon color and a sweet strawberry nose are the first impressions of this wine. A bit more tart on the palate, strawberry is joined by cherry and a touch of sour apple. The sour
A floral nose conceals a bushel of mixed apples. The nose is floral, hibiscus and apple blossom. It is meatier on the palate, filled with apples from tart to bruised, with a touch of lemon zest. Sour apples linger. Drink with fried pork tenderloin. Highly Recommended. 88 points. WHO: Jermann
Bright and refreshing, flowing from soft on the nose to tart on the finish. Apple and citrus blossoms waft up from the glass. The palate is more tart than the nose, showing sour apple and barely-ripe peach. It is clean and tart, a refreshing warm weather quaff. Drink with shrimp