D-G makes some seriously non-clowny Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah, and Zinfandel. I was skeptical about the Syrah and Zin, especially since this is the Russian River…not known for making both Pinot and Syrah, let alone Zinfandel. But this is a great example of how each wine region can have varied terrain, elevation, and weather that [More]

No, not me! Robert Parker. Well, me, too. Damnit. Click on the title of this post for more details.

You know, after obessing over entering all my wines into cellar tracker, I gotta start drinking some of these. I don’t want to take these to the grave with me! Not that I have 1,000 bottles; I could probably put away my 47 bottles in…47 days. But I need to start popping corks! It’s hard [More]

OK, I have updated my list on Cellar Tracker; I have 47 bottles! Look out Robert Parker! You can peep my collection on Cellar Tracker; my user name is sparkling vouvray.

Have you seen this? I have been nerding it up on this site since this morning; you can find and click on all the wines you have in your cellar, and you get an estimated value of your cellar! I’m up to about 700 bucks, but don’t get any ideas about my 1996 Dal Forno [More]

I must thank Argentina for getting people to drink Malbec; I have to admit it was a grape I was scared of at first. I am also hoping that now people (including me) are not afraid of Malbec that they will go to the source: Cahors! This region of France produces incredible Malbec, almost always [More]

I haven’t really been drinking a lot of Rioja, but I just had a 2002 Ostatu Rioja Crianza Alavesa. A very earthy, smoky, old-school Rioja. It is certainly not oxidized and would make a great food wine. Another winner from DeMaison Selections. They also have a kick-ass logo that I will post. Oh, and something [More]