Continuing our "12 days of Scotchmas" gift guide. ANOTHER discount from our friends at Kessler Wine & Spirit - they must like you guys. U.S. MARKET ONLY: Kessler Wines & Spirits is offering a The Scotch Blog reader discount on the 1968 Glenfarclas. Regular price is $315. but for you, the bargain price of $270.00 that's $45 off the price (we apparently have math-challenged readers). Reading...

! These days even Napa-based winemakers far prefer Russian River, Sonoma Coast, or Santa Lucia...

I have a soft spot for this wine because it’s named in honor of the the mediaval walls in Saint-Emilion, and I expect to be seeing them next year. Also, Iiked the 2003 version of this wine, for which I gave a score of 120%. I tasted the 2004 shortly ...

This Mendocino winery is better known, to me at least, for its brandy. They also make a little sparkling wine, though they really should be ashamed of themselves for calling it “champagne”. I think the place just sold, so maybe they will change that. The wine is deep purple, with ...

I really want to like wines from small family producers, and I do. Those guys pay my mortgage. This wine is the furthest thing possible from that. It’s produced by Diago Wines, owners of Beaulieu Vineyards, Chalone, Jade Mountain, Acacia, Sterling, Provenance, and Canoe Ridge, just to name a few. ...

Not many wine writers take food into account when writing their reviews. Here’s a simple truth - wine is meant to be enjoyed with food. Yeah, wine by itself is nice, no question, but wine with food and family or friends is what it’s about, and a wine tasted alone, ...

Pinot Noir under $12, it’s a decent value. Price: $8.99 Score: $125...

Arid and hellishly hot by day, yet cool by night, Paso Robles is becoming known as a great area for Syrah, so it’s nice to see some of that filtering into TJ’s at this price point. This Syrah starts with varietally correct aromas of black and white pepper with plums, ...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Stephane Hebert Post Time: 10-10-2007 at 11:49 AM

Join me tomorrow, Christmas Day, readers, as I begin what to me is the most fun I have all year on Bigger Than Your Head, the “12 Days of Christmas with Champagne and Sparkling Wine” countdown. These bottles, generally one each day, take us from the day of Christmas itself to Twelfth Night, when ... on New Year’s, just for the hell of it. The examples in this segment of “12 Days of Christmas...