Category: Delicious

'Some of the best wines in our tasting are at least somewhat widely available, but most are fairly limited-production, including our best of tasting, Beckmen Grenache Rosé.'

'Lightly sweet, with a hint of apricot to the pear and citrus flavors…'

'Bottled in late February, it's a pale straw yellow and shows clean aromas of grapefruit, lemon, honedew, citrus blossom and the sea.'

'When grown carefully and picked with some green flavors amid the typical fig and honey, it shines. The gastronomic potential is profound.'

'Alluring notes of black raspberries and cherries underlaid with licorice, dark spices and a kick of pepper.'

Everyone’s budget is a little tighter these days, but it’s still possible to celebrate with a bottle of bubbly. Which ones offer the most bang for the buck?'

'This grape – a challenge to ripen evenly – is generally grown in warm climates where it may over-ripen. Fans of Zin's hedonistic style appreciate the full body, soft to minimal tannins and dark juicy berry aromas and flavors that can become jammy.'

'The majority of the vineyards we visited were very accommodating and really keen to talk about their wines and share their knowledge. In many cases you actually got to meet the winemaker as opposed to the front of house.'

'This is the time of year when I think about serving lighter, crisp red wines, perhaps slightly chilled, that are refreshing to drink and match well with a range of foods…'

'Final results of the 2009 Critics Challenge International Wine Competition.'

'Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, on the western side of Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of New York is one winery that not only earned its reputation as a leading producer, but is showing no signs of slowing down in its drive for even higher heights.'

'It's incredibly drinkable – like many of the 2007 Ports, it has amazingly vivid fruit.'

Grassy goodness fills the glass and invites you to full refreshment with every sip.

Many wineries seem to take rosé more seriously, rather than making it as a by-product of their red wines. More wineries are jumping on the bandwagon as demand increases, so there is plenty of rosé in the marketplace now to try.

I may have discovered the perfect wine and dinner pairing in the Vail Valley last week. Sloppy Joes with a glass of Mayu Malbec. Yes, it sounds a teeny bit trashy, but I guarantee you, it’s anything but.

'The first week of April I got the opportunity to do an "immersion" course in Washington State wine. No, this didn't involve repeatedly dunking me in a vat of wine, amusing though that would have been. Rather, it involved attending the annual Taste Washington wine festival in Seattle.'

'Exciting Pinot Noirs are emerging from several different wine regions in California today, as well as from Oregon. But a region we hear little about might be one of the best: Anderson Valley.'

'After all the fuss about standards/conflicts of interest with respect to the new reviewers at the Wine Advocate, Robert Parker's influential publication, they have released a new set of Writer Standards. Very sensible they are too: this should put that little storm in a teacup to bed (sorry for the mixed metaphors).'