Filed under: Wine , South America , Magazines , Australia , America , Europe , Italy Over on BusinessWeekOnline, uber winegeek Robert Parker picks ten wines that are all under $10 , some as low as five bucks. So if you're looking for something that won't break the bank, but still have high scores on the tasting scale, here are his choices: Vina Antigua Tinto 2005 - Argentina, 86 points...

In Show 49, we answer a few more listener questions and correct a major omission from Episode 48. Show Notes: • Wines from Spain Book Request In Show 50, we take a tour of Sonoma County, California. It may...

... not be as well known as Cab and Merlot, but Spanish reds are gaining in popularity. In order to communicate that this is one of those hot new wines from Spain, C Brands plays on the fact that the guitar originated in Spain, employing a "Miro inspired" image on the label. Interest in Spanish ... .  For years they have individually specialized in bringing new fruit-forward high-alcohol Spanish reds...

Nora has been one of my favorite non-Chardonnay white wines since I discovered it a few years ago.  The quality is still up there, although the price is a bit higher. From Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain, and made from the Albarino grape, Nora is a crisp tank-fermented white. Tasting Notes : Color: Pale straw.  Aromas: Peach, citrus, and hints of bitter orange and ginger.  The mouthfeel...

Spain is still churning out some of the best red wine buys, like the new vintage of Jorge Ordoñez ' real Spanish value, Viña Borgia.  Sporting a new modern label, the wine is framed like a Cote du Rhone, but comes across as more casual and abstract. The 2005 vintage of this 100% Garnacha (Grenache) from Campo de Borja* was vinified all the way in stainless steel. Tasting Notes : Color...

Captured in an everyday-priced red wine is this contemporary masterwork that plays on the bold traditions and attitudes of Catalonia. 2004 is the introductory vintage for Laely Heron 's new Sexto red blend from Terra Alta Spain. Terra Alta is in northeastern Spain, in the driest area of Catalonia.  This ...

Just recently I posted about wineries going organic, and it is nice to see that wine folks out there in the industry actually read my little ol' blog here because I soon heard from the nice folks at Charles Krug... Continue .

Have written many times about Coturri Wines - no matter how much I like them - I would be remiss by not admitting - that they're not for everyone - Rich - syrupy - all natural - they are what I call real wines - So I opened a bottle of Coturri - Zinfandel - 2002 - with a summer night steak BBQ - offering my wife a taste - expecting her to immediately switch to a cool white Sauvignon Blanc...

... medal, denoting an ''extraordinary wine.'' The winning entry eclipsed 251 wines in the daylong ... German and French dessert wines I have savored. Alas, most mortals will never see it. Only 75 cases of 24 ... to the premium white dry wine market. The three runners-up, platinum medal winners, were dessert wines. The '86 ... a number of categories of white and red wines said they found too many entries disappointing. An overriding...

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