Plaza de la Reina red marries three varietals Tempranillo, Grenache and Monastrell into a totally tasty blend that displays a medium ruby hue and aromas of plum and cranberry with some spice.  The flavors are surprisingly concentrated for a wine of this price with ripe fruit, nice tannins, and a long finish.

We finally get around to tasting the blue wine from Spain.  Since this is a sunny spring afternoon, it was a good time to pop it open and have a clear palate to see what I can compare it to.  Word on the street is it is too sweet and not a good regular drinking […]

A red Italian grape variety that, as of 2000, was the third most-planted red grape variety in Italy.  This grape has luscious flavors of ripe cherry and dark blackberry that harmonize with notes of sweet spice and vanilla.  This is from the Central Coast of California  

This wine offers notes of baked buttered apples and cinnamon almost reminiscent of apple strudel, with hints of toasted almond. The palate is full and lush with balanced acidity. Notes of nutmeg and allspice and a touch of clove. Drink now through 2023.  

This is a crisp and aromatic Sauvignon Blanc with lots of citrus and gooseberry aromas. Crisp and refreshing with lemon and lime flavours together with a steely mineral quality. Check out our mention in https://blog.feedspot.com/wine_podcasts/ Feedspot.com ranks the top 30 wine podcasts which does a good job with their criteria.  We’re ranked 19th this year  

Mendoza, Argentina- Dense and concentrated with a deep red color. This wine offers a rich palate of plums and black cherries. Lively acidity and refined tannins linger for a long finish. Bonarda may refer to one of several grape varieties: Douce noir, known as Bonarda in Argentina and Charbono in California.   Douce noir is […]

Our next Wine club/subscription is Splash wines. This goes a bit bigger with 15 bottle cases.  You choose the recommended case or build your own.  Lots of wine.  But are the the best quality and good price point you ask? Well, That’s why I’m doing this review.

This week I start my series on wine Clubs/Subscriptions with a a company called “Bright Cellars”.  A monthly wine club that caters to your taste with a very unique quiz that takes your data and suggests 4 quality wines.  Then after you have drunk a bottle or two and rate the wine you have drunk. […]

Bordeaux, France- A great value, this crisp Sauvignon Blanc features flavors of grapefruit and melon and a light body. The wine comes from the area known as Entre-Deux-Mers, famous for its dry white wines and works perfectly as an aperitif or with seafood. France, Bordeaux

This deep colored wine is full of jammy aromas of blackberry and black cherry. On the palate, blackcurrant, raspberry jam, and cedar layer over a lush, full body and a slightly peppery finish.  Some oak treatment was used during fermentation, and the finished wine was matured for an additional four months in a combination of American and French oak.