Red Wine Please!A wine, food and travel resource by people who love all three. | |
|
https://www.redwineplease.com/the-top-25-of-2025/ 
Another year has passed and it was an eventful one, filled with travel and work and everything else that makes up life. We were out and about again, going to wine tastings as well as evaluating the samples we receive for review, and the wines we buy for our personal cellar. This year we Continue reading The Top 25 of 2024 https://www.redwineplease.com/amazing-culinary-and-wine-experience-at-pippin-hill-farm-and-vineyards-in-north-garden-va/ 
On our way to Charlottesville in October of 2024, we stopped at Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards. Pippin Hill is located south of Charlottesville, which worked well for us as we were heading north from Raleigh, and in need of lunch. Fortunately that is something Pippin Hill could easily accomodate. When you arrive, you approach Continue reading Amazing Culinary and Wine Experience at Pippin Hill Farm and Vineyards in North Garden, VA https://www.redwineplease.com/a-great-choice-in-2019-brunello/ 
We’ve been pulling a bottle from our 2019 Brunello stock every now and then to see how things are going. We’re happy to report they are going well, and below is a great example of a quality wine from this excellent vintage. Wine: 2019 Caprili Brunello di Montalcino Winery Location: Montalcino, Italy Tasted By: Neil Continue reading A Great Choice in 2019 Brunello https://www.redwineplease.com/some-excellent-reds-at-lorimar-vineyards-and-winery-in-the-temecula-valley/ 
Our next winery stop on the recent trip to the Temecula Valley in Southern California was Lorimar Vineyards and Winery, a beautiful property on Anza Road, just off Rancho California Road. It’s in the heart of the winery area. When you walk up to the winery entrance you find a Tuscan style building with manicured Continue reading Some Excellent Reds at Lorimar Vineyards and Winery in the Temecula Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/another-great-counterpoint-cabernet-from-laurel-glen/ 
Laurel Glen was one of our favorite wineries when we toured the Sonoma and Napa Valleys two years ago (read about that here). My, how time does fly. We walked the mountain vineyards with the winemaker, Randall Watkins, and tasted through the wines. They were all excellent, but the value that really jumped out was Continue reading Another Great Counterpoint Cabernet from Laurel Glen https://www.redwineplease.com/another-fabulous-vertical-tasting-of-baily-cabernet-sauvignon-with-phil-baily/ 
When I visited the Temecula Valley a few years ago, the highlight of the trip was a vertical tasting of Baily Cabernet Sauvignon. In their small, estate tasting room on Pauba Road they offer these verticals, which are a chance to get a fascinating look at a single wine varietal, or blend if they’re pouring Continue reading Another Fabulous Vertical Tasting of Baily Cabernet Sauvignon – with Phil Baily! https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-gershon-bachus-vintners-in-the-temecula-desert/ 
One of our recent winery stops while in the Temecula Valley was Gershon Bachus Vintners. We started the day at Leoness Cellars, which you can read about here. If you leave Leoness and turn left, don’t take your eyes off the left side of the road because you’re going to get to Gershon Bachus in Continue reading Visit to Gershon Bachus Vintners in the Temecula Desert https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-leoness-cellars-in-the-temecula-valley/ 
On our recent trip to the Temecula Valley (you can read a summary of the trip here), our fist winery stop was Leoness Cellars on De Portola Road. It is an area with many wineries on both sides of the road, but this one had been recommended by someone at the Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association, Continue reading Visit to Leoness Cellars in the Temecula Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/another-superb-prosecco-from-fiol/ 
A few weeks ago we told you about a delicious Rosé Prosecco from FIOL. It was truly outstanding and you can read about it here. For this review we’ll talk about a sister wine, the white Prosecco. The wine: FIOL Extra Dry Prosecco DOC Our Thoughts: the wine is a light straw in color with Continue reading Another Superb Prosecco from FIOL https://www.redwineplease.com/two-days-in-temecula/ 
Cheri and I recently spent some time in San Diego on vacation, and part of that was a two day stop in the Temecula Valley. If you’re a wine lover and you find yourself in the San Diego area, you really should take the hour and twenty minute drive to a serious wine making region Continue reading Two Days in Temecula |