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Pinot Noir Clones: Part I

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, November 28, 2007

What Is A Pinot Noir Clone?

Since the great Pinot Noir craze began almost three years ago, wine shops all over the country have more than doubled their selection of pinots. When selecting domestic Pinot Noirs, consumers now are faced with limitless options not only from different producers but specific vineyard sites. Tantara Winery alone produces over 9 different single...read more
 

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
 

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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
 

Cabernet Franc Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Cabernet Franc is one of the three main blending grapes in Bordeaux, which is often considered the worlds greatest wine (the other two blending grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with supporting roles played by Malbec, Petit Verdot, and Carmenere). Along with the white grape Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet Franc is one of the parent varieties...read more
 

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Malbec Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 5, 2006
Long considered a supporting player in Bordeaux, Malbec is now best known as one of the most widely planted varieties in Argentina, which arguably produces the worlds best Malbec varietal wines. In Argentina, Malbecs are tannic, deeply colored, and rich wines that, depending on the vintage and the style in which they are made, can be drunk...read more
 

Ice Ice Baby - Chilled Summer Reds

Written By: Romany Reagan on Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Are those ice-cubes clinking in your cab? Why it's ok (gasp!) to put your reds on ice this summer.

My apartment doesn't have air conditioning. This tragedy is born from a combination of long work hours, lack of car and a questionable financial position. Thus, for this article I find myself focused on temperature again. When the heat makes all your thoughts fall right out of your head, you reach for the classic summer beverage: an cool...read more
 

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Other White Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
White wines, like their red counterparts, can be made in a wide variety of styles and at every price point on the continuum, from inexpensive table wines to moderately priced New World Chardonnays to super-expensive white Burgundies and Sauternes. And as with red wines, price is no guarantee of quality: There are some excellent and inexpensive...read more
 

Champagne Sparkling Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The Champagne region is northeast of Paris, and produces what is probably the single most famous wine in the world. In fact, the name Champagne has become synonymous with sparkling wine. The truth, however, is that not all sparkling wine is Champagne. Indeed, fewer than one out of 12 bottles of sparkling wine produced each year is...

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Port Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Port is the sweet, fortified wine for which Portugal is famous. Like Champagne, Port must be made only in a specific part of the country and through a process that has been strictly defined by law. Essentially, this somewhat syrupy, wonderfully soothing dessert drink is made by adding brandy to a wine whose sugars are only partially fermented....read more
 

California Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
California is the single most well-known wine producing state in the country. From the Cabernet Sauvignons of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys to the Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs of Carneros, to the world-renowned wines of Paso Robles, Carneros, and the Russian River Valley, there is seemingly no wine that California vintners cannot make. In fact,...read more
 

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