Two of the best resources for Spanish and Portuguese wines are Ryan and Gabriella Opaz. When researching these great wines I read their blog Catavino. The grapes used in making Fâmega are Avesso, Azal and Pedernã (known as Arinto in the Bucelas Region). These are all native to the Vinho Verde region of Portugal. white wine Vinho Verde Portuguese MORE >>

Harmonious aromas of vanilla, glycerine, black cherry and plum set against semi sweet flavors of ripe blackberry and dried fig. What follows are indulgent finishing touches of eucalyptus, bacon and cinnamon. For such a young and inexpensive ($8) wine this is a super value, I'd call this a very good everyday wine MORE >>

All too often, French labels are stuffy. However, when it comes to good vin de table wines, puns and word play abound. Consider these from the Loire: This is a tasty yet tannic (thanks six-month maceration!) gamay from Emile Heredia of Domaine de Montrieux in the Coteaux du Vendômois. It’s labeled simply “G.&# With a spot over it. MORE >>

When I left off, Jean-Marie Fourrier was about to describe what he changed about the Domaine Fourrier wines, since the days when his father made the wine. He said that it began with the 1997 vintage. JMF: It was 1998 and I'm tasting my 1997 wines and I thought the wines were fragile, with such purity and beauty. didn't want to rack the wines. MORE >>

The other week, the Wine Media Guild hosted a Vertical Tasting of three chateaux from Bordeaux–a luncheon at Felidia‘s that began with a one-hour self-pour tasting of twelve wines, before everyone sat for lunch. Wine Reviews Wine Stories Wineries Bordeaux Chateau Angelus Chateau Figeac La Conseillante Wine Media Guild MORE >>