January - 2019

2014 Calatyud Manga del Brujo winery

Whenever the winemaker writes on his label, “I hope this wine…”, that’s a clue that what you about to try is a crap shoot. This red is a...

2016 Saracosa Rosso di Toscana

Some wines form Tuscany could be served as desert wines. This red Italian blend would go well with warm chocolate cake with dark...

Brute Rose Scharffenberger Winery

Happy New Year, 2019: We are old fuddy-duddies, because we stay home. Its’ been years since we went partying on New Years Eve. But we do...

2010 Malbec Mendoza Vineyard

For our annual family Christmas gathering and potlatch, we drank an entire Jeroboam of Argentine Malbec. When bunches of relatives...

2016 Sauvignon Blanc Craggy Range Vineyard

I enjoyed this white wine from New Zealand. New Zealand lies even further south in the Pacific than Australia. The kangaroo lives in...

2015 Syrah Rudi Schultz Vineyard

Of course, a wine’s taste is personal perforce. This Syrah is from a South African vineyard, and this wine is bold. Their label’s...

2017 Rose Chateau D Aqueria Vineyard

A red Rose wine; that didn’t seem right. Isn’t a Rose is pinkish, not a light red? Well, here is an actual light red-color Rose. Dang!...

2016 Nero di Troia Mario Ercolino winemaker, Italy

One legend tells that some ancient guy carried this grapevine to his castle and Planted it. A different tale links it to the infamous...

2013 Gattinara Travaglini Giancarlo Vineyards

That crazy, crooked, and bent bottle got me again. This Italian wine maker actually distorts the Cote De Provence bottle. Creating the...

2016 Il Bruciato Antinori Winery

This is more about which wine with dinner, than a wine. We drove to our favorite Kansas City Italian Restaurant, Garozzo’s, for dinner....