It’s easy to rave about a $30 or $50 bottle of wine.  At those prices you’re thinking,  it better be good.  The challenge is finding a delicious wine that can be drunk as often as you like, while more expensive,…

Spent a glorious weekend of wonderful Father’s Day weather outside on the patio and around the fire pit. We kept the fare very simple to prepare and wanted excellent satisfying wines to enjoy along with the food.  The two Ramey…

Many of you may recall Ed Sbragia back when he was the Head Winemaker for Beringer Estates.  He turned out some amazing Reserve Cabernets and Chardonnays back in the mid-1990’s.  If memory serves, his 1994 Private Reserve Chardonnay was the…

In the wake of the interview with Caprili winemaker Giacomo Bartolommei, I had been eager to try Caprili’s Brunello di Montalcino.  It took some time to locate it, but persistence paid off and I was finally able to enjoy the 2006 this…