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Rioja is generally a great value wine. It tends to over deliver at all price points. You can find excellent Crianzas under $15, Reservas under $20 and Grand Reservas under $30. Even the younger Joven wines can be excellent as well. Here, we’ll tell you about a wine that sells for $7 or so, and Continue reading Rioja under $10? Yes! https://www.redwineplease.com/two-low-priced-italian-wine-values/ 
In this article we’ll review two Italian wines from classic grape varieties, Pinot Grigio and Montepulciano. They are both modestly priced, and over deliver from a value perspective. Both wines are also imported by Mack & Schühle, which imports wines into the US from around the world. Let’s see what we have here. First the Continue reading Two Low Priced, Italian Wine Values https://www.redwineplease.com/affordable-sonoma-wines-from-ron-rubin-winery/ 
Ron Rubin grew up with the wine industry, as his family owned a wholesale liquor business in Illinois. Ron followed a love of wine to UC Davis in 1971 and 1972, studying viticulture and enology. Another 40 years would go by before Ron would realize his dream of owning and operating his own winery. In Continue reading Affordable Sonoma Wines from Ron Rubin Winery https://www.redwineplease.com/summer-wines-from-gonzalez-byass/ 
Gonzalez Byass is a fifth generation, family owned business which has a collection of wineries spread across Spain’s heralded wine regions. These include Rioja, Ribera del Duero, Rueda and many others. They also represent a group of international wineries. We’ve got examples of both in for review, so let’s see what’s in the bottle. 2018 Continue reading Summer Wines from Gonzalez Byass https://www.redwineplease.com/two-amazing-reds-from-3-rings-in-the-barossa-valley/ 
We’ve frequently said how one of the best things about wine is finding that gem, the wine that drinks far, far above it’s price point. They are always out there, and everyone runs across a few here and there, but even among the gems there are the diamonds. When you find one of these it’s Continue reading Two Amazing Reds From 3 Rings in the Barossa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/modern-style-amarone-from-famiglia-pasqua/ 
Famiglia Pasqua has been making wine in the Veneto region of Italy since 1925. In recent years the direction of the winery has been more and more influenced by brothers Allesandro and Ricardo. New wines which don’t necessarily follow the strict rules of winemaking in the region, with a flair for inventive names and labels, Continue reading Modern Style Amarone from Famiglia Pasqua https://www.redwineplease.com/virtual-tasting-this-friday-may-22-slovenian-sauvignonasse/ 
Laureate Importers and Klet Brda Winery will be conducting another wine tasting virtually with their winemaker, Darinko, this Friday May 22, 2020 at 2pm EST. Sauvignonasse will be one of the wines featured. Here is the link for the tasting. https://bit.ly/2LiveWineTastingUSA Remember, the link description says 2pm EST, and that is the correct Continue reading Virtual Tasting This Friday, May 22 – Slovenian Sauvignonasse! https://www.redwineplease.com/value-red-from-the-southern-rhone/ 
Here is yet another great value wine from Ferraton Père & Fils. We can honestly say that every wine we have reviewed from them over the past three vintages has been excellent, and consistency is an absolute hallmark of this producer. Excellent wines, great price points and unbeatable values. If you want a good, solid Continue reading Value Red from the Southern Rhone https://www.redwineplease.com/smith-madrone-wines-to-thine-own-self-be-true/ 
Stuart Smith founded Smith-Madrone Winery in 1971, high up on Spring Mountain in the Napa Valley. All of Stuart’s wines are made from estate grapes, farmed and picked in the winery’s high altitude vineyards. Back in 1971 most of the activity in Napa was on the Valley floor, and Smith-Madrone became somewhat of a pioneer Continue reading Smith-Madrone Wines: “To Thine Own Self be True” https://www.redwineplease.com/new-classic-from-an-old-icon-inglenook-cabernet-sauvignon/ 
Back in the early days of Napa Valley, when the industry was growing and just staring to gain attention, Inglenook was a name to remember. It became one of the iconic brands, making great wine along with the other relatively new upstarts. While some retained their positions, and strengthened them over the years, others unfortunately Continue reading New Classic from an Old Icon – Inglenook Cabernet Sauvignon |