Jest Red California Red Table Wine $11.00 Wine label said: Giddy pleasure, leaping grace… This red wine, blended from seven noble grape varietals, was crushed by the bare feet of 69 beautiful women in the wee light of dawn one misty October day. The nose is deeply perfumed with wild dewberries, Himalayan breeding musk and whorehound candy, while...

— Lyeth Meritage is a raw, rough-around-the-edges wine that does not immediately show well. Subsequently, the wine was given low ratings and ambivalent reviews. But this doesn’t mean the wine isn’t worth buying — rather, what it means is that Lyeth Meritage does not impress critics in a typical wine ... After getting hammered by several wine critics, I just had to get my hands on a bottle and find out...

A friend of mine recommended this wine, and I hadn’t gotten around to trying it for almost a year ... of the wine shop. Crazy, I know, considering it’s the “local” wine to me, but that’s just how ... , the name — Toasted Head — further suggested that this might be an oaky wine. When I read the back label ... for the masses, which means there’s a chance you’re going to get a soda pop wine. Now, that’s not ALWAYS...

This episode of Succinct Wine Reviews : "Floral and fruity with mineral character.  A sensual, rich texture - almost Gewurz-like - rounded, complex flavors with an exceptionally long finish.  Perfect with earthy-sweet dishes like roasted butternut squash stuffed with prosciutto." -- Brought ... Tags: alsace , france , french wine , muscat...

When I first started getting into wine, I didn’t even know there were different grapes. Well ... at the supermarket, and the “wine grapes” my grandfather grew in the backyard. But that was about it. Needless (or seedless) to say, I was indelibly blessed when someone handed me the Wine for Dummies book — it was without a doubt the singlemost important educational wine resource for me at the time (back...

... of these kids a great deal, and that is one of the highest compliments I can offer up. In the wine business, you either take everything very seriously and make great wine, or you approach wine with a sense of humor and often times wind up with not-so-great wine. One of the few great winemakers who has managed to straddle both ideals and make serious wine without losing his child-like desire to giggle...

I couldn’t find a lot online about this wine but it seems popular at my store, well, at least I ... one review at The Wine Cask Blog for the 2003 vintage: Fragrant nose Strawberry and raspberry on the palate A dark, woody layer Nice finish with moderate tannis There is a lot of great wine ... fool you- it looks like a home-made label with “House Wine” in huge black-on-white lettering. I paid...

… a tremendous figure. For years, Pinot Noir was something of a secret of the wine geeks. Any ... wine on earth. However, both the cost and availability of Burgundian bottles has made Pinot ... kinds of places, at prices starting under ten bucks and going through three digits. Where a wine shop ... for a bottle of liquid magic. If you paid less than $40, then you likely weren’t getting a worthwhile wine...

Friday night I stopped in for a few hours at the first ever Cleveland Wine Festival on Voinovich Park. I was a little worried about the weather, but the rain cleared up nicely for a cool, crisp evening leaving perfect weatherfor enjoying some wine. Sadly, I hadn’t the time to visit on Saturday ... , but understandable, given the counterscheduling with the Columbus Food & Wine Affair ; most of the smaller ohio...

... that is — are referred to as “Regaleali”. Whether you call it Regaleali or Tasca d’Almerita, the wine ... aromas of pear, straw, and lemon, but the wine really comes alive in the mouth. Fresh, clean, ripe ... on the palate , and stays ripe and apparent through a surprisingly long and balanced finish . This wine’s ample, chalky acidity and hint of mineral make it a wonderful wine to match with a wide variety of foods...