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Lodi – the Motherlode of Affordable California Win...

Posted by Tom Gable | Mar 28, 2019 | California, Discoveries, Values | 0

Beyond Malbec: Premium Wines from Valle de Uco, Me...

Posted by Tom Gable | May 31, 2018 | Argentina, Discoveries | 0

Zinfandel, Rioja and Rhone Adventures in Red Wines

Posted by Tom Gable | Jan 31, 2018 | California, Discoveries, Rhone, Spain | 0

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...

Values from Four Nations in BBQ Wines

by Tom Gable | Jul 31, 2020 | Argentina, Baja California, California, Chile, Discoveries, Spain | 0

With Americans firing up the home barbecue and indoor grills more than ever before, we searched for good values in hearty BBQ wines to enhance the fun. We would typically suggest adding to beach parties and picnic fare as well,...

Big Reds: BBQ, Picnic and Party Wines from $12 to $32

by Tom Gable | Aug 31, 2019 | Australia, California, Discoveries, Uncategorized, Values, Washington | 0

With many outdoor events scheduled as we headed into the Labor Day weekend, we sorted through notes on bigger wines we’ve enjoyed with barbecue, picnic and party fare. Here are 12 favorites. The selections include wines made...

Lodi – the Motherlode of Affordable California Wines

by Tom Gable | Mar 28, 2019 | California, Discoveries, Values | 0

Randy Caparoso, wine journalist, wine country photographer and columnist for The SOMM Journal, led...

From Barbera to Zinfandel, Finding Values in Old and New World Red Wines

by Tom Gable | Nov 4, 2018 | Argentina, Australia, California, Discoveries, France, New Zealand, Oregon, Spain | 0

Recent tastings – foreign and domestic, remotely or in person — led us to wine discoveries from the Sonoma Coast, to the mountains of Argentina, sunny slopes of Rioja and emerging vineyards in Central Otago, New Zealand....