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Madeira Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Madeira is an island between the coasts of the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa that belongs to Portugal. It is also the fortified wine made there. One might legitimately claim that the island is so well known for no other reason than the sweet wine that is produced there.

Much like Port, Madeira is a wine whose fermentation has been halted by...

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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
 

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Rosé / Rose Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Rosé has a bad reputation in the United States. This is likely a result of the glut of White Zinfandel that has hit the market over the course of the last 20-25 years. But the reality is that real rosé could not be more different than White Zinfandel: Indeed, the good stuff, which traditionally comes from France and Spain, is more often than...read more
 

Still Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Rosé is produced in one of two ways. Saignee is the process of bleeding up to 1/3 of the fermenting red wine from the vat before it has had the chance to pick up too much color or tannin, resulting in a rosé, as well as in a more concentrated and intense red wine. The other method is to allow the skins and the juice to remain in contact only as...read more
 

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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
 

2004 Turley Zinfandel Pesenti Vineyard

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Pesenti is a historic vineyard, first planted in 1923, and Turley is a very consistent producer of this often jammy, one-dimensional grape. This is a good example of zinfandel from an excellent site made by a talented winemaker. It is a deep, dark, pretty ruby. The smells are interesting and compelling. There's something like nori (specifically...read more
 

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2004 Turley Zinfandel Pesenti Vineyard

Written By: Michael Zimberg on Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Pesenti is a historic vineyard, first planted in 1923, and Turley is a very consistent producer of this often jammy, one-dimensional grape. This is a good example of zinfandel from an excellent site made by a talented winemaker. It is a deep, dark, pretty ruby. The smells are interesting and compelling. There's something like nori (specifically...read more
 

Petite Sirah Wines | Prices, Types & Reviews

Written By: Brian Freedman on Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Despite its name, Petite Sirah is not believed to be related to the variety known as Syrah. However, much like Syrah, Petite Sirah produces a varietal wine that is peppery and full-bodied. Petite Sirah grows particularly well in Mendocino and Sonoma in California.

Though Petite Sirah is often made into an excellent varietal wine, its high level...

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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
 

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
 

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