Free tasting at The Wine Place (Newport News-Times)
Cathedral Ridge will be the featured winery
Wine Reports: Vi a Ventisquero 2006 “Root: 1″ Colchagua Valley Cabernet Sauvignon ($10)
Grown on its original rootstock, this fresh, juicy and tart Chilean Cab is a fine value.
Dee’s Wine Stop adds new tasting room (OnMilwaukee.com)
Owner Deanne Wecker has been working on her tasting room for months and now that the dust has settled, she’s opening it to the community for a celebration.
Wine Reports: Falesco 2005 Umbria “Vitiano” Cabernet-Merlot-Sangiovese ($14.99)
An Umbrian mix of Sangiovese, Cabernet and Merlot in equal proportions, this “super-style” Italian red is quite a value.
From Amazon.com: Hugh Johnson’s 2008 Pocket Wine Book
If there’s one indispensible reference for the wine
Bucko’s Wine Reports: 100 new wines
With warm spring and summer days around the corner, our attention turns to crisp white wines and friendly reds. Randy “Bucko” Buckner reports on wines from $6 to $105, sure to fit any occasion and pocketbook.
For The Love of Port: Roy’s 2004 Port Wine Forecast
The trend toward more frequent releases of “second label” Vintage Port seems here to stay, says Port expert Roy Hersh, who offers this extensive report on the Vintage Ports of 2004.
Wine Reports: Omaka Springs 2007 Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc ($14.99)
Striking aromas of green chile pepper and green olive set up a mouthwatering Sauvignon Blanc in classic Marlborough style.
Oxford Town Wines: The power of the bubble
Sparkling wine
Wine Reports: Smith-Berry Winery non-vintage “Brother John” American Dry Red Wine ($18.99)
Made in tiny quantities by a Kentucky winery