Tag: Cabernet Franc
Beyond Malbec: Premium Wines from Valle de Uco, Me...
Posted by Tom Gable | May 31, 2018 | Argentina, Discoveries | 0
White, Red Wine Values for Continued Hunkering in 2021
by Tom Gable | Dec 30, 2020 | Burgundy, California, Discoveries, France, Italy, New Zealand, Values | 0
Some celebrants usher in the New Year with a little bubbly and an expensive vintage wine or two. Based on requests from some friends for lower cost wines to get through the first quarter of 2021 under a pandemic budget, we took...
Read MoreIn 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 MoreBordeaux: Introduction to Second Labels, Second Wines and Petit Chateau
Confused about second labels, second wines, third labels and petit chateau in Bordeaux? Mary...
Read MoreFast Facts, Hints for Tasting Your Way through Bordeaux
by Tom Gable | Sep 30, 2018 | Bordeaux, Classics, Discoveries, France, Uncategorized | 0
For future French escapes, add Bordeaux to your itinerary. The city has blossomed in many ways....
Read MoreBeyond Malbec: Premium Wines from Valle de Uco, Mendoza
by Tom Gable | May 31, 2018 | Argentina, Discoveries | 0
We’d read many recent articles about the evolution of the wine business in the Mendoza region of...
Read MoreBaja California Adventure: Wines of Valle de Guadalupe
by Tom Gable | Jun 29, 2017 | Baja California, Discoveries | 0
Exploring the wine country in the Valle de Guadalupe in Northern Baja California requires good...
Read MoreNew Names, Repeat Stars from Family Winemakers of California, $14 to $180
by Tom Gable | Mar 31, 2017 | California, Discoveries | 0
Family Winemakers of California was founded in 1990 to provide a voice for small wineries in...
Read MoreFinding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
by Tom Gable | Sep 30, 2016 | Argentina, Bordeaux, Burgundy, California, Chile, Classics, Discoveries, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Oregon, South Africa, Spain, Washington | 0
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
Read MoreHawke’s Bay — New Zealand haven for Bordeaux blends, big Reds
by Tom Gable | Feb 29, 2016 | Discoveries, New Zealand | 0
Hawke’s Bay is the oldest wine region in New Zealand and one known for the quality of its Bordeaux...
Read MoreNew Zealand Wine Adventure — Quality Reds on the Rise
by Tom Gable | Nov 29, 2015 | Discoveries, New Zealand | 0
Two thoughts typically come to mind when someone in the U.S. hears the term New Zealand wines:...
Read MoreBBQ fun: Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec and blends from $10 to $19
by Tom Gable | Jun 30, 2015 | Argentina, California, Discoveries, France, Values, Washington | 0
Retailers, merchants, supermarkets in some states and big box stores can be good browsing...
Read MoreBurgers and BBQ Red Wines to Toast the Fourth
by Tom Gable | Jun 30, 2014 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France | 0
Assuming big crowds are showing up for the Fourth of July festivities, we went through our tasting...
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