So as to ensure that we’re not encouraging people out there to skimp on wine when it comes to preparing for Valentine’s Day this Thursday, we felt it appropriate to choose a slightly more expensive bottle for this week’s Weekday Wine.
Last weekend, I was in New York City for a wedding, where I found the bottle of Riesling for which this […]

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As many of you know, the Italian version of the Pinot Gris grape is Pinot Grigio, and this unoaked version hails from the Isonzo appellation of Italy’s Friuli region, which is located in the extreme northeast of the country.   
On sipping, I found tart pear, green apple and lemon citrus flavors that lingered on, and even resurged momentarily, through a long finish.  True to the […]

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We opened this bottle last night, and I can’t wait to fill up another glass this evening.  One of my favorite things about wine in general is that the same variety of grape grown in two different regions can produce wines with entirely different characteristics due to the influence of factors like soil composition and sun exposure.  If you’d like to experience this […]

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This evening I attended a wine tasting that was hosted by Johannes Leitz, who runs the Josef Leitz winery in the Rheingau region of Germany.  It was a unique opportunity to sample German Rieslings that fully cross the spectrum of sweetness.  As you may already know, German Rieslings can be super sweet or completely dry (i.e., non-sweet […]

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Usually in the chardonnays of Washington you’ll be tasting more apple, pear and lemon than you would in a California bottling of the same varietal, which tends to taste more of tropical fruits.  The Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Chardonnay 2006, however, seems to defy this rule of thumb, which shouldn’t come as a complete surprise given that the grapes were […]

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I was in New York last weekend with the family and had the pleasure of tasting a very typically refreshing New Zealand sauvignon blanc.  It was citrusy, crisp and acidic with a tart finish (emphasis on the latter).  It was also a good bargain at around $14.
Happily, this week I noticed this wine on the discount rack at a San Francisco […]

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