Value seeking leads buyers to malbec
Don t look now, but malbec is gaining ground. Once grown extensively in Bordeaux, this often overlooked and fickle grape variety has put Argentina on the map in recent years. So how could a grape variety rejected by the French flourish in Argentina? ...
 3.9K - Oct. 13, 2009; scored 199.0 Mechanical grape harvester a quicker picker
LODI, Calif. Roaring up and down the rows of ripe pinot grigio grapes, the mechanical picker is a model of efficiency on a bright harvest day. Slim rods grip the vines and shake vigorously, sending grapes tumbling into the machine s maw. Conveyor b...
3.5K - Sep. 29, 2009; scored 199.0 Ten ways in 10 minutes to a classier glass of wine
NAPA, Calif. Is life too short to drink cheap wine? Perhaps. But since that s kind of an academic question for a nation living on a beer budget, here are 10 ways to make what you re pouring better in 10 minutes or less. Shop til you drop (the price...
2.9K - Sep. 1, 2009; scored 188.0 Some new wines to recommend
No matter how many times you have asked a wine salesman for a recommendation, it is amazing that he or she can come up with something new. There is no dearth of excellent yet unknown wines to discover. So we challenged several wine retailers and here...
4.3K - Aug. 18, 2009; scored 126.0 Wine Guys August 11
When you order a chardonnay in a restaurant, what do you expect to get? A wine with chardonnay on the label, right? We guess that would be obvious but it isn t. The waiter could bring you a chablis or a Macon Villages and he would be bringing you...
5.3K - Aug. 11, 2009; scored 126.0 Summer sizzling whites
Last week we wrote about roses, the perfect summer wine in our book. Not everyone likes roses, so this week we have a variety of other summer wines that we ve recently enjoyed. Like the roses, these wines are chosen for their versatility as patio sip...
4.6K - Jul. 1, 2009; scored 1000.0 Italian wines are unique
Raymond Lubrano knows a thing or two about Italian wine. Ask him for a nice chianti and you ll get a 10-minute conversation and probably buy a jewel you ve never seen before. It could be a $15 Salice Salentino or it could be a $75 G...
4.9K - May. 20, 2009; scored 327.0 What wines go well with potato salad?
Potato salads can vary so much from recipe to recipe warm or cold, spicy or mild, crunchy or soft, mustardy or mayonnaisy that sorting out what to drink with them requires real thought about the ingredients used in your particular batch. Debbie M...
2.9K - May. 12, 2009; scored 126.0 Trentino: One of Italy's lesser know wine regions
The Wine Guys By Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr Most wine enthusiasts are familiar with the Tuscany and Piedmont regions of Italy. But what about Trentino, the mountainous region with 300 lakes tucked in Italy s northwest corner? Do they really make...
5.1K - Apr. 2, 2009; scored 289.0 Trentino: One of Italy s lesser know wine regions
The Wine Guys By Tom Marquardt and Patrick Darr Most wine enthusiasts are familiar with the Tuscany and Piedmont regions of Italy. But what about Trentino, the mountainous region with 300 lakes tucked in Italy s northwest corner? Do they really make...
5.1K - Mar. 31, 2009; scored 289.0 | 
