IN THIS ISSUE Spring Food Pairings with Top-Rated Wines Under $30! As spring heralds longer, lighter days, enjoy lighter, livelier wines to go with them. Spring is on the horizon. And as it heralds nature’s annual burst of glory, it also heralds a shift in the foods we eat, and the wines we drink. Moving…
IN THIS ISSUE Enjoy More Liquid Aussie Gold… Top Wines Under $30 Enjoy Liquid Aussie Gold! More Top Wines From Down-Under for You to Drink Up… Early leaders in the “Varietal Movement” that has swept most of the non-European wine making regions, Australia is living proof that truly great wine doesn’t just come from France…
IN THIS ISSUE Valentines… Wines for Lovers (and REALLY good friends…) St. Valentine’s Day Wines! Special Bottles for Lovers (and REALLY good friends…) What are folks really drinking together for Valentine’s Day? Are the assumptions about Champagne as the aphrodisiac of choice accurate? For the most part, yes. But there are some surprises. After all,…
IN THIS ISSUE Twelve Wines for Restocking After the Holidays The holidays were a time to feast, and now it’s time to clean up the wreckage. The house, the neglected job, the vastly diminished wine cellar. Since you broke the bank last month, you’ll want to make sure the wines you choose now aren’t (too)…
IN THIS ISSUE Yet Another Reason to Enjoy Red Wine… The French Paradox Gets a Boost from Spanish Scientists. Not only good for your heart and your head, now it’s good for your lungs, too!For much of the past decade, the “French Paradox” has been held up as proof by various industry groups that moderate…
IN THIS ISSUE Enjoy Liquid Aussie Gold… 20 Top Wines Under $20… Pls forward! Proof of the changing, progressive nature of a business that goes back thousands of years, our perception of THE region for “great wine” has expanded dramatically. Once including France – almost exclusively – that honor now includes California and Spain, as…
IN THIS ISSUE “Only drink white wine with fish!?” Uh, no. We don’t think so. In our opinion these kinds of “rules” can do more harm than good, especially when it comes to expanding your tasting experience and drinking more great wines. That’s why we’re backing up our opinion in this issue, giving you a…
IN THIS ISSUE BBQ: American Classic! 20 Wines for Great Grilling… Pls forward! BBQ. For most, the phrase conjures up images of warm summer nights, dinner with pals and a bottle (or two) of great vino. Of course, we’ve also been known to huddle over the grill in the mid-January rain for that perfect burger….
IN THIS ISSUE Ah, France: The country that protected and nurtured wine-making through the Dark Ages still has something to make us grateful… this month, 20 great wines under $30 from the Rhфne, Loire, Languedoc and Champagne regions. France is the birthplace for many of the world’s best known red and white wines, though different…
IN THIS ISSUE The Wine PocketList loves a deal, and in today’s market there are plenty of great wines to be had for a song. We’ve always maintained that a good wine doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, and in fact, a high price tag doesn’t always translate into a great wine….