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Here is a pretty special, Bordeaux style red blend, crafted from grapes sourced in Pritchard Hill as well as surrounded areas in Napa Valley. It’s a big wine at 14.9% alcohol, and in every way is a stellar example of a rich, complex and delicious Napa red. Here it is: Wine: 2018 David Arthur Proprietary Continue reading Spectacular Red Blend from David Arthur https://www.redwineplease.com/rich-and-round-merlot-from-emmolo-in-napa-valley/ 
Almost all wine lovers know about the bad press the Merlot grape received when the movie Sideways came out. Paul Giamatti’s character went off on the varietal, essentially murdering it and then shooting the corpse, which he then lit on fire. It was a scathing denouncement of Merlot as vapid, unworthy wine that only cretins Continue reading Rich and Round Merlot from Emmolo in Napa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/fruit-driven-pinot-noir-from-the-sonoma-coast/ 
Great Pinot Noir has that pure core of cherry fruit the grape is know for. It is surounded, nuanced and accentuated with other aromas and flavors, but the fruit core is the driving element. You might get a warm, earthy note such as in the wines from Burgundy, Orgeon and other places. There could be Continue reading Fruit Driven Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast https://www.redwineplease.com/a-super-high-quality-sauvignon-banc-from-napa-valley/ 
Sauvignon Blanc is one of hose wines that has really distinct quality levels. Most are fresh and crisp. Some have more fruit, some have lots of grassy notes. Wines in all of those styes can be good to very good. If you add some oak you get another wine entirely, also good and a style Continue reading A Super High Quality Sauvignon Banc from Napa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/a-super-value-gavi-from-riva-leone/ 
While the Piemonte region in northwest Italy is known for it’s red wines, such as Barolo and Barbaresco, there are also charming, flavorful white wines that call this area home. Made in the region surrounding the town of Gavi, this juice comes from the Cortese grape. In fact, Cortese di Gavi is the real name. Continue reading A Super Value Gavi from Riva Leone https://www.redwineplease.com/two-beautiful-white-wines-from-portugals-alentejo/ 
South of the Tejo River in Portugal lies a region that produces world class red wines, in a hot climate that stresses the vines. There are more acres under vine here than in all of Napa, so this is a serious wine producing area. We’ve reviewed many of the reds over the past few years, Continue reading Two Beautiful White Wines from Portugal’s Alentejo https://www.redwineplease.com/a-bit-of-italian-wine-country-in-ronda-n-c-raffaldini-vineyards/ 
As part of a concerted effort to get out and sample more of our local, North Carolina wineries, we recently took a weekend trip and headed west into the Yadkin Valley, the center of North Carolina wine. We did visit a few producers right after moving to the state years ago, but COVID and a Continue reading A Bit of Italian Wine Country in Ronda, N.C. – Raffaldini Vineyards https://www.redwineplease.com/a-barbera-built-for-food-from-riva-leone/ 
Here’s a good red for Italian food, one that will stand up to red sauce nicely and pare with your next pizza or pasta. Wine: 2021 Riva Leone Barbera Winery Location: Piemonte, Italy Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: Feb 2024 Tasting Notes: Medium dark purplish ruby in color, this wine has a nose of Continue reading A Barbera Built for Food from Riva Leone https://www.redwineplease.com/a-throwback-look-at-the-2015-canard-throwback-cabernet/ 
We opened up a bottle of the 2015 Canard Vineyards Throwback Cabernet Sauvignon recently. It started when we received several older vintages in our club shipment from Canard in the fall, owing to the fact that it should have been 2020 wines, but those were lost to the fires of that year. So we started Continue reading A Throwback Look at the 2015 Canard Throwback Cabernet https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-from-the-abruzzo-region-of-italy-and-the-masciarelli-family/ 
Tenute Agricole Masciarelli was established in the Abruzzo region of Italy in 1981 by Gianni Masciarelli, starting with about 5 acres of vineyards owned by his grandfather. Things would grow rapidly from there, as Gianni introduced a reserve level Montepulciano d’Abruzzo in 1984. He bought more vineyard land, expanding the comany holdings. Throughout the vineyards Continue reading Wines from the Abruzzo Region of Italy and the Masciarelli Family |