Wine Reviews and Accessories

2000 Select Zinfandel Port “Crazy About Wine” has choosen 2000 Select Zinfandel Port as the Wine of the Week.  It’s a deep ripe blackberry with plum flavors.  It’s a delightful wine highlighted by a touch of cedar and a whiff of smoke. Zinfandel is grown by over 200 producers, and the quality and character of [...]

One of the best holidays to pop the cork on a good bottle of vino is Valentine’s Day.  Plan ahead and choose wisely.  There are many suggestions to consider.  It all depends on your personal preference.  Dry, sweet, red, or white, wine lovers are passionate about their libations.  Most people think about Champagne for Valentine’s [...]

Gather your friends for a wine tasting.  Unofficial wine tastings use to be very popular.  Is the decrease due to the economy?  Probably, but it is time to pop your corks again.  Have everyone bring a bottle of wine, make it a red night or a white wine night, and keep the bottles covered so [...]

By Leslie Gevirtz      NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) – The wine world is raising a glass to President Barack Obama as he moves into the White House, hoping his enjoyment of U.S. wine will impact on American’s drinking habits.   U.S. wine producers could hardly contain their glee at the news that the Obamas [...]

The holidays go by fast.  You only have a matter of weeks to gather champagnes and other spirits for your celebrations.  There’s a lot to choose from.  If you are looking for something new, consider the list of champagnes that fall in the middle price range.   The San Francisco Chronicle has reviewed and rated several champagnes [...]

Wine Accessories Shop Brian Freedman is extra sweet in today’s episode as he guides you through the ins and outs of dessert wines. Dessert wine, which is interchangeably referred to as sweet wine, is often mistaken as something that must be enjoyed accompanying dessert. This false assumption can lead the unsuspecting wine drinker astray, as [...]

Wine Accessories Choosing wines to enjoy with Thanksgiving dinner is easy. Why? Because it’s hard to make a bad choice. Simply picking your favorite wines to share with your guests on this special day will make them thankful.  Or, let us give you some ideas. Because your guest list is as diverse as the dishes [...]

What are generally considered to be the finest wines in the world? A true gourmet or connoisseur of fine wine:what would he or she want to have in their wine cellar? Or, if that person were ordering at a fine restaurant,what would they order that would show that he or she is indeed someone who [...]

I’m typically a red wine drinker (sangiovese and merlot in particular). I have yet to develop a taste for white wine, but I wanted to start trying some out. Any white wine suggestions for a red wine lover? You seem to prefer drier wines (higher alcohol content BTW). Dry wines seem to be on my [...]

Just, in general. I need a gift and I’m stumped! Merlot? Chardonnay? Help! Depends on where you are from; In Italy Chianti is king as Rioja is in Spain and Malbec in Argentina. Here in the States I would think Pinot Noir, Cabernet and Merlot are the most popular reds. Those who prefer dry whites [...]