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While on our way out of the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival last year, we walked by a table with wines from Israel. At that point we had exactly zero experience with Israeli wines, and we weren’t really expecting much. Still, the Wine Spectator had just done a big spread on the wine industry Continue reading Great Wines from Israel and Domaine du Castel https://www.redwineplease.com/vina-maquis-viola-2009-premium-wine-from-the-colchagua-valley/ 
Here we have one more article on a Chilean winery, a Chilean wine, and a continuing trend of excellent juice. Vina Maquis will soon be celebrating its 100 year anniversary. Founded in 1916 by the Hurtado Family, Maquis is one of the oldest wineries residing in the Colchagua Valley, and has been owned for four Continue reading Vina Maquis Viola 2009 – Premium Wine from the Colchagua Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/some-wines-to-buy-from-the-mohegan-sun-wine-food-fest/ 
We just attended the 2017 Mohegan Sun Wine & Food Fest, at least the Saturday Grand Tasting portion of it. This event was held between 12 noon and 5:00, and featured over 1000 wines, craft beers and spirits. Celebrity chefs provided cooking demonstrations, and many local restaurants were serving up food. This event is different Continue reading Some Wines to Buy from the Mohegan Sun Wine & Food Fest https://www.redwineplease.com/furmint-day-wednesday-february-1st/ 
What could be better than Furmint Day? Wait, what’s that? What is Furmint? Ahhhh, good question. Furmint is a white grape indigenous to Hungary. It has traditionally been one of the two primary grapes in Tokaji (which used to be known as Tokay, sometimes Royal Tokay). Typically this is a sweet dessert wine, anywhere from Continue reading Furmint Day!!!! – Wednesday, February 1st https://www.redwineplease.com/matectic-vineyards-and-the-eq-syrah-2012-more-chilean-greatness/ 
Over the last few years we have tried many outstanding wines from Chile, and our appreciation the country’s vineyards and winemakers continues to grow. They certainly make wonderful value wines, and have for decades. What many might not realize, however, is that they also make incredibly high quality wines across the price spectrum. Our #3 Continue reading Matetic Vineyards and the EQ Syrah 2012 – More Chilean Greatness https://www.redwineplease.com/2014-francis-ford-coppola-diamond-collection-black-label-claret-not-the-best-option/ 
Here’s a quick wine review of the 2014 Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection, Black Label Claret. This is a wine we used to drink quite frequently several years ago, along with others from this line of wines. They have been quite good over the years. So we picked up a bottle of the 2014 version Continue reading 2014 Francis Ford Coppola Diamond Collection Black Label Claret – Not the Best Option https://www.redwineplease.com/the-wines-from-the-calling/ 
It’s no secret that I would, if I could pick anything for a profession, own a winery. While it is probably not in my future, it is always interesting to learn about people who do make that dream come true, frequently arriving at winemaking from completely different professions and careers. Such is the story with Continue reading The Wines from The Calling https://www.redwineplease.com/some-new-releases-from-galerie/ 
If you aren’t familiar with the wines from Galerie, you should be. Laura Diaz Munoz is doing great things with Napa and Sonoma fruit as she showcases the differences between growing regions and vineyards. We reviewed her line last year (click here to read about them), found them excellent, and placed the 2012 Pleinair Napa Continue reading Some New Releases from Galerie https://www.redwineplease.com/the-top-25-wines-of-2016/ 
It is that time of year again. Christmas carols fill the airwaves, shoppers struggle against the crowds, special bottles of wine are ready for the holiday celebrations and everyone puts out their top lists of this or that for the past year. Actually, since many lists are already out and have been finalized for weeks, Continue reading The Top 25 Wines of 2016 https://www.redwineplease.com/back-to-stellenbosch-south-africa-and-the-wines-of-kanonkop/ 
The wines from Stellenbosch in South Africa have become some of our favorites from anywhere in the world over the last year or two. There are very good reasons for this. The best reason, however, in simply that they are fantastic, world class wines at reasonable prices. That’s a hard combination to beat. Here we’ll Continue reading Back to Stellenbosch, South Africa and the Wines of Kanonkop |