November is one of my favorite months of the year, when the cooler temperatures herald my wine club FedEx shipments from Washington State. I look forward to the latest vintages from Doubleback, Long Shadows Winery and L’Ecole– all from the Walla Walla region. The wines are unique, limited in quantity, and high in quality. Most […]
Month: November 2017
25 wines to turn Thanksgiving into a most memorable feast
Here’s the annual Thanksgiving wine list you’ve all been waiting for. Look the selections over, pair a couple with your holiday meal, and enjoy a spectacular day with family and friends. Once again, I want to thank my panel of experts: Andrea DiFiore, store manager and wine director at Andover Classic Wines at the Shawsheen […]
These wines carry bark and bite with flavor
To loyal readers of this column, I always preach that you should buy a wine for what’s inside the bottle and not because you like the fancy label. I must admit, however, I am a sucker for wines featuring dogs on the labels. And yet I’ve never owned a dog in my adult life. Maybe […]
Napa Valley's Trim wins 'best of show' — at $9.99 a bottle
It’s rare when a $9.99 bottle of wine emerges as the “best of show” at a grand tasting event, but Wine ConneXtion co-owner Sam Messina was glad to pin the honor on Napa Valley’s Trim Cabernet Sauvignon two weeks ago. “The winery burnt to the ground in the recent California fires. All the stock went. […]
