Tag: Napa
Summer Whites: Easy Sipping Party Wines, Plus a Few Complex Classics
The following white wines rose to the top of our tasting leaderboard the past three months, scoring for overall quality of the wines and values delivered. Most are widely available, except for classics from the cellar and...
Read More18 Chardonnays for Spring and Summer Sipping
The following wines were selected from tastings over the past three months for a combination of quality, style and price. Sources were local grocery stores, wine merchants, online discount houses and a warehouse store. Prices...
Read MoreMerlot and Malbec – BBQ, Beef and Pasta Wines
Over the past few months, we’ve tasted some 50 Merlot and Malbec wines, purchased from warehouse stores, local merchants and on-line discount sites. Here are nine that scored best and are good matches for food, mostly dishes...
Read MoreSauvignon Blanc Finds, $10 to $39
The following emerged as the best values, or offering fine style for a higher price, in tasting some 50 Sauvignon Blanc wines over the past three months. Wines were purchased from online flash sale merchants, big box stores and...
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Beyond Malbec: Premium Wines from Valle de Uco, Mendoza
We’d read many recent articles about the evolution of the wine business in the Mendoza region of...
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Twenty Quality White Wines Under $15, Plus a Few Higher-Priced Finds
As wines from the most recent harvests advance toward the distribution channels, spring white...
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New Names, Repeat Stars from Family Winemakers of California, $14 to $180
Family Winemakers of California was founded in 1990 to provide a voice for small wineries in...
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40 Crowd-Pleasing Whites and Reds, Under $20, for the Holidays
Heading into the holiday season, we started tasting potential party-pleasing wines to add to your...
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Finding Your Benchmark Wines, Calibrating Your Palate
During the early days of running the San Diego Chapter of WINO (Wine Investigation for Novices and...
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Whites for Toasting the Red, White and Blue
Heading into the July 4 weekend, we reviewed recent notes on wines suitable for a little summer...
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BBQ fun: Cabernet, Merlot, Malbec and blends from $10 to $19
Retailers, merchants, supermarkets in some states and big box stores can be good browsing...
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Easy Sipping Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc Value Wines
May and June are good months to look for values in white wines as the pipeline of new wines starts...
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