A good friend of ours introduced us to this wine a while back before it became as popular as it has. It’s currently on Vivino’s top 20 under $20. I absolutely love this and you’ll see in our tasting video that follows. Sofia had never tasted this one and get her reaction to it. In …
Casual Winers member and good friend, Larry Dickson, treated us to a Primitivo he really likes when we visited with him a few weeks back. Sofia and I tasted it and share our thoughts, along with his, in this video. Please let us know. Have you had a Primitivo? It’s another name for the Zinfandel …
We were pre-gaming Noche Buena 2019, finishing off the decade so we selected something special. We brought Mom and big sis Monica into our tasting so we can hear what they had to say. This is a Super Tuscan blend with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Colorino Toscano. We picked it thinking it’s Tuscan, goes with …
Several years back, I visited Cafe Vialetto. It’s one of our favorite local restaurants where the owners Ernie and Marcelo welcome you with a complementary glass of their house wine. My wife and I always feel like we’re a guest visiting their home. (The food is fabulous, btw.) I really got to liking their house …
Tusany’s wine making dates back 3,000 years. The name “Chianti” appears in written records from the year 700 A.D. Chianti is a Tuscan wine region and it’s also the most recognized wine it produces. So what’s with all these names. Chianti sounds old. Chianti Classic sounds like the Coke Classic of Chianti. Super Tuscan sounds …
A lot of people enjoy getting wine as a gift during the holidays. I know I would like it. I’m all for it. I do get this question frequently, “What makes one wine bottle a better gift than another? There are so, so many to choose from.” Good question. Let’s go over things to consider. Wine is …
Because of our country’s rocky history with alcohol, including prohibition again “intoxicating liquors” from 1919 to 1933, our relationship with wine here in the States is different. It’s not like in other countries like Italy where it’s seen as a staple of everyday life. For them, you go to the store to buy eggs, milk, bread …
My wife, her parents, her brother and sister-in-law visited Cafe Abbracci last night. It’a classic Italian restaurant near us in Coral Gables, FL. We ended up ordering two bottles over dinner and I’m going to take you through the wine list as I saw it, what I considered ordering, what I ordered and why. Click here …
I visited a local Miami restaurant Zucca and they served us this wine. It as from the Tuscan Renieri vineyard and it was a Sangiovese. We all loved it. The couple that was with us ran into a bottle at the store similar to the one from the restaurant. It’s from the same vineyard and…
This is one of my favorite types of Italian wines. I discovered it at a friend’s restaurant. He serves a similar Montepulciano d’Abruzzo at a good price as his house wine and I really enjoy it. Years back I took a client to the restaurant and was ready to request my regular and was so disappointed. …
