Wine Valentine

When I first began drinking red wine, Merlot was a god starting place. We were at a place that had Columbia Valley wines, and we ordered...

I was in Lee Valentine's wine cellar looking at a 2015 Chappellet Signature Cabernet Sauvignon. I never got a chance to taste it. The...

Costco’s wine buyers grab large quantities of a varietal. They vineyard bottles the wine under the Kirkland label, and it’s always...

We have ordered this wine in restaurants, paired with seafoods. However, these were 2014 & ’15 vintages. As I recall, these were full...

Argentina produces some really good Malbec, especially the high mountain vineyards. It’s probably because of their gauchos, bolos,...

Washington State’s Yakama Valley produces really good wine, and this Syrah holds to form. “Grand Estates” grabbed my attention because so...

I first began drinking wine way back in the 1990’s, and the first varietal was California Chardonnay. One of the vintners I liked was...

14 Hands is from one my favorite West Coast wine producing areas: Yakama Valley, Washington. Their 2014 “hot to trot” red blend beats...

Generally, high altitude Malbec from Argentina are quite good. I was looking forward to this Malbec- Reserve, Piechra Negra. The first...

Costco stores market various products under their Kirkland label. Their ’14 red wine comes form the Napa Valley, CA. It’s a Meritage of...