Classic Wines

Eiswein is the famous dessert wine of Germany. The process by which it is made relies entirely on the largesse of Mother Nature. Simply put, bunches of grapes are left on the vine until they freeze. When this happens, they are picked and crushed imm...

Apulia is a wine region in the heel of the Italian boot, deep in the southeastern part of the country. A great deal of wine is produced here, though precious little of it has made much of an impact in the world of classic wines. It's not that the wi...

Primitivo is the Italian version of California's Zinfandel. In fact, it is genetically identical, and when it is made into a varietal wine, the result is a similarly fruit-forward, spicy, and highly alcoholic red wine that lovers of California Zinfa...

Zinfandel, sadly, suffered from a bad reputation for many years, due to the popularity in the United States of an inexpensive and sweet pink wine called White Zinfandel. Zinfandel varietal wines, however, have as much relation to White Zinfandel as ...

Campania is much more well-known for its tourism than for its wines. Which is not to say that the wines of Campania are not good: Rather, there are some very nice wines being made in this region, including Primitivo, which is produced from the ances...

Puglia, or Apulia, as it is known to English-speakers, is Italy's second most important wine-producing region in terms of quantity. It is located along the Adriatic coast in the southeast of the country, and its fertile soils have led to a huge wine...

Brian Freedman: Welcome to the Weekly Wine Showdown, brought to you by Classicwines.com. I am Brian Freedman, and today we are going to be tasting two wines that you are probably a whole lot more familiar with than you realize.

You see, everyone kno...

Today I was thinking about some of the wines that I wish were available on the island and one in particular popped into my head. Before I got to the island I took a quick trip to Napa Valley to visit a few of my favorite wineries. One of my stops inc...