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Wines That I Miss: Tres Sabores

Written By: Dylan York on Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Absence makes the heart grow fonder for Tres Sabores.

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 included my friend Julie Johnson's winery, Tres Sabores. It is a fantastic boutique winery on the...read more
 

Eiswein Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
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 immediately, a process that leaves the ice crystals behind and results solely in the sweet grape...read more
 

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Apulia Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
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 wine produced in Apulia is bad - not at all - it's simply that the wines made in other parts of...read more
 

Campania Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
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 ancestor of that most famous California grape, Zinfandel, and Greco di Tufo, a charming white wine...read more
 

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Puglia / Apulia Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
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 output in this region. Negroamaro and Primitivo are two of the most well-known grape varieties...read more
 

Primitivo Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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 Zinfandel are familiar with. Traditionally, it was used to add heft to lighter red wines, but in...read more
 

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Zinfadel Red Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
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 Coca-Cola has with Champagne. Fortunately, many people are now discovering the considerable...read more
 

Puglia: A Few Of My Favorites

Written By: Dylan York on Tuesday, April 1, 2008

A useful crash course on Puglia, of Southern Italy.

Today I have to catch up on my research into southern Italy and the bookmark lead me to Apulia, also known as Puglia. The area is located on the back heel of the boot and is home to twenty-five DOCs and six IGT zones. Like many of the growing regions of the south, there are only a handful of areas that produce quality wines. The two main...read more
 

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2005 Primitivo di Puglia Wine Showdown Transcript

Written By: ClassicWines.com Team on Monday, August 27, 2007

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 knows Red Zinfandel. Don’t get me started on the White stuff; but Red Zinfandel from California,...

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