The Black Bee
Torrevento Puglia IGT "Il Filare" Rosato 2008 12.0% ABV | Price: about $12 I'm gonzo about this wine. I've been drinking it all summer….
Wine Reviews
Quincy
Domaine Lecomte Quincy “Vielle Vignes” 2008 13.0% ABV | Price: about $20 Pale straw yellow and aromatic, with a salty, floral nose. On the…
Tinged, Not Tainted
Navarro Vineyards Anderson Valley Deep End Blend Pinot Noir 2008 13.8% ABV | Price: about $36 “Dear Navarro Friend,” the letter began, “We need…
Riesling, Dry
Hermann J. Wiemer Dry Riesling 2008 12.0% ABV | Price: about $17.50 We purchased this bottle at the winery on a recent three-day trip…
Enfants de la Patrie
Domaine des Varinelles, Famille Daheuiller Saumur-Champigny 2006 13.5% ABV | Price: about $25 It’s Bastille Day, so a good time to think about my…
Riesling Lessons
Reichsgraf von Kesselstatt Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett 2005 9% ABV | Price: about $19 I'm trying to learn about Riesling, so I'm buying all…
Stony, Steely
Domaine de la Pepière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie 2009 12% ABV | Price: about $15 This wine is clear pale yellow, offering…
Summer of Riesling
Prinz du Salm-Dalberg'sches Weingut Schloss Wallhausen Riesling200010% ABV | Price of current vintage: about $18–20 We don't know where we got this bottle, and…
Interestingness
Damilano Barolo "Lecinquevigne "200414% ABV | Current price: about $36 Nebbiolo grapes from five eponymous vineyards go into this wine. It's young for a…
Not Typical
Le Clos de Caveau Vacqueyras Le Carmin Brillant2007Current price: about $23 We're Vacqueyras fans, so we were happy to find this bottle recently at…
Frosty
Hermann Wiemer Frost Cuvée2008Current price: about $12 In early May we visited the Finger Lakes of upstate New York, part of the group attending…
Ventoux
Domaine de Fenouillet Ventoux Rosé2009Current price: about $13 (with case discount we paid $10) I love rosé, and I love the southern Rhône, so…