The Paso Robles Wine Country is one of the fastest growing premium vineyard and winery regions in California.
Uh-oh! Oh, no! Oh, man! You waited ’til the last minute to buy your bubbly. Not to worry. This one is easy. There are lots of good sparklers from inexpensive to high-end in supermarkets and the state liquor stores. My favorites with a few more costly exceptions are wines made by French companies in California […]
If you are expecting a big group for New Year’s Eve, here’s an economical way to celebrate. I got these recipes from Don of Chicago’s North End.
New Year’s Wine Punch
1 part Ginger Ale1 part inexpensive Rose or Pink Wine1/8 inexpensive BrandyOptional: Add Orange Juice or Triple Sec to taste
Lake Forest Punch
1 Part White Wine1 Part […]
My mentor, Fritzy Haskell, was a rum runner, before she and Ben opened Haskell’s Wine and Spirits in Minneapolis many years ago. Rum Runner in Tucson, Arizona reminds me a little of Haskell’s. Of course, Fritzy directly imported many wines from small chateaux in France. This is almost unheard of today, although Mike Dodson in […]
Cheers from the Bon Vivant Wine Guide Staff!
Originally Syndicated via RSS from drink the good stuff!
“The first of five consecutive vintages tasted at Waddesdon Manor, December 2000. Very deep, intense; substantial fruit, after 50 minutes nose thick, rich; dry, spicy, tannic. Frankly, I didn’t much take to it. Daphne was positively rude. Next, tasted at the Vintners’ gala at Meadowood: swingeingly tannic and, frankly, undrinkable. […]
The Vin De Tabula Rasa, made by Oregon winemaker, Andrew Rich from Washington State grapes, is indeed a “blank slate.” Even though it is a blend of 50% Syrah, 26% Counoise, 13% Mourvedre and 11% Grenache, you can fill in the blank with whatever you want to call this more than adequate red, but you […]
Dear faithful blog readers,
If you haven’t had a chance to navigate on over to the Bon Vivant Wine Guide, now is as good a time as any! Not only have we uploaded our December launch issue — which is chock full of good stuff, including more than 90 wine reviews — but we just published […]
I heard about an interesting comment on Robert Parker’s site this week. To the question "How do you define a ’boutique’ wine producer?", someone replied "One that is failing". Well, I have great regard for Mr. Parker, but he DOES tend to attract more than his share of macho wine drinkers.
My wine road recently led […]
Okay, so you didn’t get to the wineries and it’s too late to order direct. No problem! There are lots of options. You can go to the state liquor store, high end supermarkets, wine shops or the local gas station. Here are some suggestions for last minute shopping.
At the state liquor store, you can buy […]
Don’t forget to give to Menu for Hope and get your hands on some ridiculously sweet (or elegant or cedary or fruity as the case may be) prizes! The more you give, the better your chance of winning. The campaign runs through Friday December 22nd, 6PM PST (that’s 9PM to you east coasters […]