Category Archives: Tasting

Burghound.com Selection of the Week In this free sample from Allen “Burghound” Meadows’s fully searchable database of Burgundy tasting notes, this feature on WineLoversPage.com will display a new report on a “top value” Burgundy every week.

Dave McIntyre’s WineLine: Plus a Change, at Lagrange Change can be revolutionary or evolutionary, and Ch teau Lagrange has experienced both in a generation. Dave McIntyre reports on the resurgence of this storied property under corporate management by Suntory.

30 Second Wine Advisor: Basic Chianti, cheap and good Sure, top Italian wines have gone upscale, and a Super Tuscan or big-name Chianti can knock a hole in your wallet. But there’s still a place in my heart for the … Continue reading →

Amazon to sell U.S. wine online: vintners (Washington Post) SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Amazon.com (AMZN.O), the largest global online retailer, plans to start selling U.S.-produced wine on its website within the United States by early October, wine industry insiders said … Continue reading →

Tiziano 2005 Chianti ($10.99) Simple but appealing, good and characteristic simple Chianti; at this price, a recession-buster.

Schaefer on Wine: Chile’s organic and biodynamic wine leader The wine world is “going green.” Correspondent Dennis Schaefer files this report from the largest organic grape grower in Chile, Emiliana Organico in the Colchagua Valley.

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 … Continue reading →

Win free tickets to the Granite Theatre Wine & Beer Tasting (Westerly Sun) The Wine Store of Westerly is sponsoring a Wine & Beer Tasting to benefit the Granite Theatre on Wednesday, September 17, from 6-9 p.m., at the Westerly … Continue reading →

Wine Reports: Moillard 2006 “Les Violettes” C tes du Rh ne ($10.99) Not overly complex, but this negociant Rh ne is a nicely balanced food wine and a good value.

Wine Advisor FoodLetter: Pork chops Liegoise We follow up on last week’s nostalgia session with another Belgian-inspired dish from another favorite 1970s cookbook.