Quake and Dave start off talking about the Sparkling Wines of the Asti Region in Italy, and the discussion heads off to points unknown … [Read more...]
Old Moon Old Vine Zinfandel 2016
The Old Moon Old Vine Zinfandel 2016 is a $5.99 Trader Joe's exclusive, part of the Trader Moon series of wines produced for TJ's by a family owned vineyards and winery located in the Lodi AVA, the gnarled vine on the bottom of the front label is a clue to the producer. As with most Trader Joe's contract wines there isn't any information, other than whatever is written on the … [Read more...]
Shoofly Shiraz 2015
The Shoofly Shiraz 2015 is sourced from select vineyards located in the McLaren Vale, Langhorne Creek, Padthaway, and Wrattonbully wine regions of South Australia. Shoofly is one of Ben Riggs wines, he has been a successful winemaker in Australia for a long time and CWF has featured 4 or 5 vintages of his Woop Woop Shiraz (always a solid bang for the buck wine) on this website. … [Read more...]
Folie à Deux Russian River Chardonnay Unoaked
Quake and Dave Talk About A Very Tasty Unoaked Russian River Chardonnay From Folks Who Know How To Do Chardonnay Right … [Read more...]
Susana Balbo Crios Malbec 2017
The Susana Balbo Crios Malbec 2017 is 100% Malbec sourced from vineyards in the Uco Valley of western Mendoza in the foothills of the Andes, well maybe not exactly foothills since the elevation for the vineyards is 3,700 feet above sea-level. Susana Balbo founded her line of wine in 1999, the Crios label features younger, drink-it-now style of wines, but she produces wines in … [Read more...]