With the help of several excellent wines, I’ve been testing fun wine toys: wine enhanchers, an instant wine chiller, and even red wine cleaners. Having had the red wine version for a while, I love the sound the Vinturi makes when you pour wine through it into your glass. Vinturi’s new white wine enhancer works [...]
News from Chile’s vineyards and wineries: quality, identity and value At this week’s Wines of Chile tasting in New York, the winemakers proved they have not only found their country’s best terroir, but they are making wines that express it too. Long known for the international varietals such as sauvignon blanc and cabernet sauvignon, Chilean [...]
Continue reading about Chile extends itself in geography and quality
On one of my first wine trips in California, we flew over some Central Coast land that Robert Mondavi had purchased. It was maybe 20 years ago, and everyone thought he was crazy to get involved with anything south of Napa. His Central Coast wines were OK when they debuted, then they became too lcd [...]
