Apr

20

This month’s question:

What is the most underrated wine region (judging by wine value) anywhere in the world? 

We’ve talked a lot in the past couple weeks about the Santa Cruz Mountains AVA, which has fast become one of our favorite jewel-in-the-rough wine regions.  There are just so many wineries in the SCM crafting exquisite Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, and at the level of quality that we’ve been seeing, we’ve become convinced that the area is producing the best Burgundy look-alikes available in California.  

Try Hallcrest Vineyards’ 2006 Belle Farms Pinot Noir, Heart O’ The Mountain’s Pinot Noir, Windy Oaks’ 2006 Estate Wild Yeast, and Mount Eden’s 2004 Estate Bottled Chardonnay if you’d really like to get a sense of what we mean.  Note that you can order these wines at the respective wineries’ web sites, subject to your state of residence.  And as a reminder, we tell you where you can purchase the wines only so that you know where to find them.  There’s nothing in it for us!

Know of a better underdog region??  Share with everyone by posting a comment below.  

Mar

21

In case you haven’t noticed, we love talking about wine.  But we also realize that much of the fun achieved from discussing wine is from hearing about other peoples’ experiences, and not just our own.  In fact, if you read Wine Rabbi often, you probably agree!

With the above in mind, we decided that once a month, beginning today, we’ll pose a question for readers to ponder and comment on over the course of the following four weeks.  The point?  To engage as many of the wine lovers out there as possible in conversation so that we all end up learning something new. 

Thank heavens for the Internet! 

Anyway, answer by posting a comment below, and note that you can always access your, and others’, comments by clicking “Question of the Month” under the “Explore WineRabbi.com” sidebar menu.  Then, please tune in on April 20, 2008 for next month’s topic. 

Now, on to our first question:

What is your favorite winery (anywhere) to visit?

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