What’s “hot” this holiday season for wine lovers? Large format bottles that make a statement. They’re big, bold, and beautiful — gold-etched labels add elegance — and represent a perfect gift for the connoisseur, collector or special person in your life. They also add luster to any holiday party and dinner table. I’m talking about […]
Month: November 2015
Expert selections: 31 wines for Thanksgiving holiday
For the fourth year in a row I’ve gathered Thanksgiving Day recommendations from area wine experts for your perusal and enjoyment. Feel free to visit them at their respective stores and talk about what might go well with your holiday dinner, which is seven days away. Finally, remember to drink responsibly and show gratitude for […]
Tasters' choice: Willamette Valley Vineyards, Wild Horse wines
What’s on your palate? It’s Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir for the newly-formed Mill City Mass Media Oenophile Club, a small group of novice wine tasters from The Sun’s newsroom. We met recently after work to sample seven wines — two whites, five reds — from Oregon’s Willamette Valley Vineyards, California’s Wild Horse Winery in […]
House of Speri hits high mark with voluptuous Valpolicella
“We don’t make wine to shock the mouth. We make wine to fill the mouth with intense flavors that are smooth, elegant and lasting. We make wine that is beautiful with food. A great vintage is one in which we make less.” The words from Luca Speri were music to my ears, like the great […]
Sicily's Nero d'Avola: The wine of 'The Leopard'
“I belong to an unlucky generation, astride between two worlds and ill-at-ease in both. And what is more, I am completely without illusions. Now, what would the Senate do with me, an inexperienced legislator who lacks the faculty for self-deception, an essential requisite for wanting to guide others. No, I cannot lift a finger in […]
