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Red Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Red wines are made all over the world, and are generally the most popular type of wine among both connoisseurs and novices. Red wine is always made from red (or black) grapes, and the red color, like most of the tannins in the wine, is a result of the juice having prolonged contact with the grape skins. Tannins are the chemical compounds that...read more
 

Merlot Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Merlot has a bad reputation in the United States. Perhaps this is because, for years, before the American market began to change and wine-drinkers in the United States began experimenting with a wider variety of wines, Merlot was the most popular wine in the country, and not always made particularly well. It is not difficult to see why people...read more
 

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Semillon Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
To the casual wine drinker, Semillon may or may not be terribly familiar. In its New World incarnation, Semillon is best known as a popular varietal wine that is produced in Australia. Here, it tends to produce a wine whose flavors can range from honey to flowers to spice. It is typically rather austere in its youth, but as the best ones age,...read more
 

The Old Field Vineyard Transcript

Written By: ClassicWines.com Team on Monday, November 27, 2006

Brian Freedman: Here at the old field, and there is an extraordinary history. The land has been in the family at least since 1918, and Perry, you are actually the 5th generation here. What is your role here in the operation?

Perry Weiss: Everything, we do everything, we are four people here, so we do everything from—I prefer to be up in the...

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Wine Investor Case Study: Michael Rareshide

Written By: Kasey Carpenter on Monday, December 17, 2007

Just so you guys out there understand that this is a very real practice, this investing in wine, I have begun to pepper this column with a few interviews here and there - our first installment will be an interview with a good friend and former (I no longer sell retail) client of mine, Michael Rareshide.

While he has his "day job" in the world of...

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Inside Channing Daughters

Written By: Romany Reagan on Friday, May 9, 2008

The Renegade on the North Fork

One of my favorite local vineyards here in New York is Channing Daughters, on the North Fork of Long Island (http://channingdaughters.com/). They always have interesting new blends and methods to try - - and thus far, according to this girl's palate, nary a misfire. Their Scuttlehole Steel-fermented Chardonnay is elixir enough to make you want...read more
 

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