2006 Chateau Smith Cabernet Sauvignon – $16

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I am a fan of the wines made by Charles Smith Wines.  He is doing some really cool things with wine at a affordable price. This Cab is sourced from a vineyard in Columbia Valley, Washington. 85% … [Read more...]

2009 Cahors Malbec Tasting “BLACK WINE”

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At the latest tasting, we sampled not white wine, not red wine, but BLACK WINE! The “Black wine of Lot” as it’s known, or wines from the Cahors region in France. Here, they make ROBUST wines … [Read more...]

2006 Craggy Range Te Kahu

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A Bordeaux blend, Merlot 58%, Cabernet Sauvignon 22%, Cabernet Franc 15% and Malbec 5%, from Craggy Range Vineyards, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. All the grapes were sourced from a single vineyard … [Read more...]

Summerfield Merlot 2006

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If I had only three words to sum up this wine I'd say Easy, light, strawberry.  And really there isn't much else to this wine.  Its nice and easy to drink and there isn't anything in it that stands … [Read more...]

Tin Roof Merlot 2005

Finally a great merlot for under $10.  I was very surprised by the quality if the Tin Roof Merlot. I bought this wine at costco just because of the price and rating by the … [Read more...]