Wine Reviews and Accessories

In the spirit of the holiday season Wine.Com is extending discounts and free shipping promotions on wine gift baskets.  If you are looking for great deals on beautiful wine gift baskets, the flat shipping offer makes this a really good bargain.  The flat shipping rates continue until December 19th.  See below. Wine Gift Basket Deals [...]

Buying bargain wine doesn’t have to mean cruising the sales bins hoping to find something drinkable. Food and Wine editor Ray Isle shows you how to impress your friends and dinner guests with a bottle that tastes expensive but really is a bargain wine.  And if these wines are not available at your local wine [...]

Believe it or not, it’s time to start thinking about Valentine’s Day. You can really get better offerings, better prices and better delivery options when you plan ahead. Wine is one of the best gifts to give for Valentine’s Day. Its puts a smile on the recipients face, and it sets the mood of the [...]

As the holidays and the season of special occasion’s approaches, an outstanding gift to give is a Gourmet Holiday Wine Gift Basket.  Wine makes an excellent gift any time of the year, but wine gift baskets can really put a big smile on someone’s face during the holidays. Wine gifts give a very special sophistication [...]

Red is preferred – full-bodied and dark. If it really is worth the money I *may* be willing to spend $1-15 more. More than one suggestion is appreciated, as are reviews. Hogue 2003 Genesis Cabernet Sauvignon This is a spicy wine with anise, clove and coffee bean accenting its bright fresh cherry and raspberry fruit [...]

With the economy still struggling along, you would think it would have a negative effect on wine consumption, but it doesn’t seem so.  According to the Beverage Information Group’s recently released 2009 Wine Handbook, wine consumption in the U.S. rose 0.9 percent in 2008 to 294.7 million 9-liter cases.  Although the growth rate of the wine [...]

HOT LEGS’ Kyle Meyer reviews affordable 2005 Chanteauneuf-de-papes. See more at www.thewinerychannel.tv. Technorati Tags: Chantauneuf-de-pape

Your choice of wine gives clues into your personality.  Isn’t that fascinating.  This is new research done by scientists in Australia and Britain.  The research was based on whether you prefer sweet wines or dry wines.  What personality traits does the research say can be derived from your wine taste buds; impulsiveness, empathy, openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness [...]

I love a good wine review.  I don’t like trying new wines unless I have some idea what to expect, that’s why I appreciate the opinions of true wine connoisseurs  Charmina Smith, Food and Wine Editor of the Otaga Daily Times has reviewed six wines; a Pinot Gris, a Riesling, a Rose, and a few others.  No [...]

Txakoli, pronounced CHAC-o-lee, is a very unusual wine in my book.  It’s dry, usually a white wine, high in acidity, but low in alcohol content.  Wine Editor, Jon Bonné of The San Francisco Chronicle has just written a wonderful review on Txakoli, Basque wine Txakoli flirts with fame. “Just a few years ago, Txakoli was [...]