Here’s a good value wine you can most likely buy right now at your local Costco for about $10. But it delivers at least twice that in laid back flavor. This Chilean wine from Santa Ema, as the ...

This Chardonnay is one of my two favorites Artesa wines. The other is their Pinot, just the regular non-reserve one (classic tier). At a recent tasting Loni and I both agreed that these were the standouts, especially at ...

Cherry. Bargain.

That’s the two word summary for this Merlot. I’d score higher if it weren’t for just a tad too much cherry. It eases off after about an hour or two of breathing. And you know, maybe it’s ...

Chile is all about hidden value. While Argentina, Portugal and others are getting recent glory and headlines, look to Chile for some wine deals.

Case in point: this ...

I was pleasantly surprised to: (a) find this wine sitting on a Safeway store shelf in San Jose, and (b) get it on sale for about $12. St. Francis Winery & Vineyards is a top tier Sonoma producer ...

Slightly off the beaten path in Sonoma County, Benziger is a scenic, wooded winery worth the visit. We visited a few years back and came back with plenty of good memories, not the least of which was the ...

The label on this Australian wine states, “The 2006 selection of Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Shiraz (30%) and Merlot (20%) is another masterful blend”. And I would agree. This is a nice twist on the typically excellent Shiraz we ...

We weren’t completely surprised by this Chardonnay from Tenuta. Just weeks earlier we had enjoyed some of it, along with several other wines and some barrel tasting, up at the vineyard in Livermore Valley. The winery is run ...

[Update: thanks to Linda Kuehl, formerly of Chateau Ste. Michelle, who corrected me on this. The Wine Spectator review of 88 pts. is actually for the Riesling form Cold Creek Vineyard, which I have yet to try. The ...

Perhaps I’m inspired by the unseasonably warm weather here in California.

Despite a long list of reds awaiting tasting, I found myself gravitating towards this Chardonnay.

The creamy and rich flavors of a nice Chardonnay at just the right temperature ...

This one’s a keeper. When perusing the shelves at the local wine shops, I’m looking ...

With cooler months ahead, red wines will continue to be the focus of my reviews. So I figured it was time to write about a white since I don’t normally drink ...

If you’re heading to Costco this weekend, here’s another good Cab to add to your wine list. From a new producer, Merryvale, established just 2 years ago in 2006, the winery seems to be on track to producing ...