The nose is sweetly aromatic, strawberries in cream, with lingering hints of vanilla on background. On the palate, it is still very young, very tight, but shows promise. The sweet strawberry on the nose is tighter, tarter, trending more toward-read more-
Everybody loves a good bargain, but few wine connoisseurs would admit to shopping on QVC or Ebay for their wines. Flash sites offer quick deals for the savvy wine consumer, but are they just another flash in the pan? What-read more-
As unlikely as it seems, 2010 seems to be the second excellent vintage in a row for the Grands Crus wines of Bordeaux. This phenomenon does occur a few times a century, but early reports of this new great vintage-read more-
This is an excellent, balanced expression of Viognier that is a pleasure to drink. Medium yellow straw, vibrant, clear in the glass. The nose is as fragrant as a Viognier should be, but not overpowering with notes of white peach,-read more-
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Wine is a wonderful drink, but beer has a far greater range of flavor. It can be 4% or 14%, and it can be caramelized, roasted, smoked, aged in wood or flavored with spices. This broad variety is the basis-read more-
Hunter Kangas is a Canadian freelance wine writer who runs his own blog Hunting Vines. He is currently completing the Winery and Viticulture program at Niagara College, as he one day hopes not only to write about wine, but produce-read more-
The kind of wine you either love or hate – I loved it, and the person with whom I was drinking it disliked it. This is a big, muscular Napa Cabernet on steroids (14.8% alc.) that needs at least a-read more-