Category: Rhone
In Search of Good Red Wine Blends — Traditional to Creative
by Tom Gable | Nov 30, 2020 | Argentina, Baja California, Bordeaux, California, Chile, Discoveries, France, Italy, Rhone, Spain, Values, Washington | 0
One strategy for calibrating your palate is to taste wines made from the same varietal grape and decide on styles you like. This is best done blind, where a co-conspirator buys the wines and another puts them in numbered brown...
Read MoreSyrah Smackdown: Appreciating a Sense of Place and Personality
by Tom Gable | Nov 29, 2019 | Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Washington | 0
The annual SommCon® conference provides sommelier-level education and training of wine...
Read More32 Wines Under $23 for Spring Sipping, Picnic and Party Fun
by Tom Gable | Apr 30, 2019 | Argentina, Australia, Bordeaux, California, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Rhone, Values, Washington | 0
The following wines rise to the top in price and value from among several hundred wines tasted over the past few months, from individual bottles with food at home to sampling through scores at trade tastings and industry...
Read MoreZinfandel, Rioja and Rhone Adventures in Red Wines
by Tom Gable | Jan 31, 2018 | California, Discoveries, Rhone, Spain | 0
Looking for new adventures in matching red wines with food? We reviewed tasting notes from...
Read MoreBig wine country: 13 reds to match with BBQ, pasta, pizza
by Tom Gable | May 31, 2016 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Spain, Washington | 0
With the grilling season officially launched this past Memorial Day weekend on barbecues all over...
Read MorePalate-Pleasing Reds $9 to $15 from Three Continents
by Tom Gable | Sep 19, 2011 | Australia, Bordeaux, California, Classics, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Values, Washington | 0
The following are highlights from wines tasted and Tweeted during the past two months on good finds in red wine values in Cabernet Sauvignon and Rhone blends from the U.S. and France, plus a big grapey Shiraz from Australia. Among the missing: val…
Read MoreBurger, BBQ and Brownie Wines to Please the Palate and Pocketbook
by Tom Gable | May 29, 2011 | Australia, California, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Values | 0
Yes, that???s right ??? wine with Brownies! Big, rich Cabernet Sauvignon wines, Syrahs and blends with higher alcohol content titillate the taste buds when paired with brownies or other rich chocolate dessert (truffles). Of course, they also go well w…
Read MoreMarch Madness in Red Wine Values
by Tom Gable | Mar 27, 2011 | Argentina, Bordeaux, California, Discoveries, France, Rhone, Uncategorized, Values | 0
It hasn???t quite turned to barbecue weather in California (or anywhere else given the recent cold snap in the east), but you can start scouring the shelves at your friendly wine merchant, grocery or discount store for super values in wines perfect …
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