It’s party pack time, a six-bottle sampler for a weekend getaway or an extended trip to the beach. In my mind, the key to any good summer road trip includes a rosé, a crisp white wine, and a punchier red varietal or blend. Andiamo! (Let’s go!) THE ROSATTOS: There are simple, good rosés, and then […]
Red wines
Taster's Choice: Four wines to kick start summer
The Mill City Oenophiles Club made its spring debut earlier this month, sampling an impressive array of five summer wines from Argentina, Chile and Italy’s Venezia Giulia region. Four of the wines — two rosés, a Pinot Noir and a Cabernet Sauvignon — are discussed in this article. The fifth wine tasted, a Sauvignon Blanc, […]
More to Cycles Gladiator than a sexy label
California’s Central Coast wine-growing region isn’t as well known to the general public as Napa Valley and Sonoma Valley, but true oenophiles know this six-county zone is producing very exciting wines at affordable prices. Vineyards stretch from Santa Barbara County in the south to San Francisco Bay in the north. The area covers many subregions […]
Frankly, Finger Lakes is wine heaven
When you see the name Dr. Konstantin Frank on a wine label, it represents an American success story derived from the Ukrainian immigrant who used his brains and brawn to turn the Finger Lakes Region of upstate New York into one of the most amazing grape-growing areas in America. For years, viticulturists struggled to grow […]
5 wines to cure your spring fever
I’ve got spring fever for rosé and lighter white and red wines. Lately, I’ve been sampling a bunch with the Wine Goddess, my wife Mary Lee, and here are five you should consider for your patio drinking pleasure. Most of these wines can be found in fine wine stores throughout the area and Greater Boston. […]
3 experts (and 1 novice) select top Easter wines
We’ve reached a new milestone. This is Wine Novice’s fifth annual Easter wine column, and it wouldn’t be possible without the oeniphiles who look forward to the selections and, of course, the expert contributors who make them. (See my “novice” list.) Thanks to our three specialists, there are 26 fabulous wines to peruse and choose. […]
Post House Penny Black is stamped for your approval
If you’re looking for an exquisite new red wine for an adventurous palate, try the 2014 Post House Penny Black from South Africa. This is wine every postal worker should want to call his/her own. More on that later. Penny Black is one of the inkiest, black-colored wines I’ve ever seen. Once in the glass, […]
Goldschmidt Cabernets big, bold and beautiful
The only thing missing from a tasting of Nick Goldschmidt’s California wines was the winemaker himself. I wrote Goldschmidt an email with several questions about the wines sampled recently at the Wine ConneXtion, and he quickly responded: “Sorry I am out of the country completing harvest down below the equator. … Sorry for the inconvenience […]
Two Pinot Noirs that won't break the bank
Napa Valley winemaker Joe Wagner put Meiomi Pinot Noir on the map, proving that you can make a quality wine for consumer tastes and achieve commercial success. Some winemakers choose to make wines for themselves, without taking into account what the public prefers in wine. That best part of Wagner’s philosophy is that a good […]
Boston Wine Expo: A weekend of delights
Looking for a midwinter wine getaway? Well, you don’t have to book a flight to Tuscany or Napa Valley when you can spend a weekend at the 2017 Boston Wine Expo, held at the gorgeous Seaport Hotel & World Trade Center. The two-day event (Feb. 18-19) is rapidly approaching, so now is the time to […]
