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Burgundy is a storied wine area, for centuries known as the source of some of the best wine in the world. This is the kingdom of Pinot Noir (of which almost all red Burgundy is made) and Chardonnay (which comprises virtually all of white Burgundy). There are iconic names, such as Romanee Conti, which command Continue reading Elden Selections: A Guide Through the Maze of Burgundy https://www.redwineplease.com/serious-elegant-and-top-quality-champagne-from-bruno-paillard-perfect-for-new-years/ 
With New Year’s right around the corner, it’s worth taking a moment to highlight a top quality French Champagne that is worthy of your, and anyone’s, New Year’s Eve celebration. This one comes from Bruno Paillard, who established his Champagne house in 1981, at the ripe young age of 27. Since then his wines have Continue reading Serious, Elegant and Top Quality Champagne from Bruno Paillard – Perfect for New Year’s https://www.redwineplease.com/uncommonly-good-shiraz-from-down-under-and-two-hands/ 
It wasn’t all that long ago that Australian wine flooded the world’s markets, bringing millions of liters of reasonably priced, everyday wine onto store shelves. These were drinkable, but not memorable. The overall effect was to create an almost worldwide impression that Australian wines were just that, drinkable but not memorable. The notion of truly Continue reading Uncommonly Good Shiraz from Down Under, and Two Hands https://www.redwineplease.com/beaujolais-nouveau-season-with-georges-duboeuf/ 
Every year, on the third Thursday in November, at 12:01 AM in the morning, the current year’s Beaujolais Nouveau is released. This is per French law, and is a very serious, and celebratory evening. The young wines are opened, and they have been made to drink immediately. These Gamay based wines tend to be fruity Continue reading Beaujolais Nouveau Season with Georges Duboeuf https://www.redwineplease.com/another-great-wine-from-nik-weis/ 
We’ve reviewed several wines from Nik Weis over the past few years. You can read about some of them here. Founded in 1947, Nik Weis has become a mainstay in the Mosel region of Germany. They make ridiculously good Riesling. This is yet another. 2018 Nik Weis St. Urbans-Hof Ockfener Bockstein – this vineyard site Continue reading Another Great Wine from Nik Weis https://www.redwineplease.com/two-solid-reds-from-the-federalist/ 
When you look at a bottle of wine from The Federalist, you immediately notice the image of a great American president on the label. We could refer to the two wines reviewed here as Lincoln and Franklin, but we’d rather talk about what’s inside the bottles. Here they are: 2017 The Federalist Honest Red Blend Continue reading Two Solid Reds from The Federalist https://www.redwineplease.com/two-sherries-for-sherry-week/ 
It was International Sherry Week this week, and a chance to focus on one of the great fortified wines of the world. Sherry is an interesting thing, produced in a wide variety of styles, with some very unique characteristics and production methods. You can find sherry from light golden in color, and bone dry, to Continue reading Two Sherries for Sherry Week https://www.redwineplease.com/dependable-value-malbec-from-bodega-catena-zapata/ 
Here is a wine to add to your list of dependable, go to wines that are always good, always a good value, and something you simply can’t go wrong with. We’ve been drinking it for years. The producer is Bodega Catena Zapata, from Mendoza in Argentina. You can find values all over their price spectrum, Continue reading Dependable, Value Malbec from Bodega Catena Zapata https://www.redwineplease.com/top-ten-white-wines-from-the-2019-newport-mansions-wine-food-festival/ 
We’ve already written about the wonderfully successful Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival, which took place in Newport, RI this past September. In previous articles you can read an overview of the event (available here), as well as the Top Red Wines (available here). We would be remiss if we didn’t pay proper respect to Continue reading Top Ten White Wines from the 2019 Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival https://www.redwineplease.com/extreme-value-wine-from-codice-citra-in-abruzzo-italy/ 
We love finding wines that we feel comfortable putting on our Value List (which you can see by clicking here). These are wines we feel everyone will be happy with, as they over deliver quality at their respective price points. Most wines don’t end up on this list, and even fewer end up in the Continue reading Extreme Value Wine from Codice Citra in Abruzzo, Italy |