Red Wine Please!A wine, food and travel resource by people who love all three. | |
|
https://www.redwineplease.com/new-wines-at-pail-shop-vineyards-theres-more-than-baseball-in-cooperstown/ 
We were in Cooperstown, New York over the weekend, visiting Alex at school for Easter, and used a few leisure hours to visit some of the local wineries. One, Rustic Ridge, we had been to before and the reviews this time were similar. The other however was brand new, and we got a chance to Continue reading New Wines at Pail Shop Vineyards – There’s More Than Baseball in Cooperstown https://www.redwineplease.com/a-nice-fiano-and-a-middle-of-the-road-sauvignon-blanc/ 
We’ve been so busy with other things that the reviews of wines we tried over the last eight months have been building up. Here are two of them, both whites. One is from Campania, Italy, and the other a Napa Valley offering. Our notes follow: Wine: 2010 Fiano di Avellino by Azienda Agraria San Paolo Continue reading A Nice Fiano and a Middle of the Road Sauvignon Blanc https://www.redwineplease.com/trader-joes-two-or-three-buck-chuck-and-musings-about-wine-values-are-more-expensive-wines-better-or-worth-the-money/ 
The debate about what constitutes wine value will go on forever, and since it is always dependent on your own personal tastes and budget there will always be unlimited opinions. Our own perspectives have changed over time, fluctuating with our individual tastes and income, but never really getting too far afield from their early roots. Continue reading Trader Joe’s Two (or Three) Buck Chuck and Musings About Wine Values: Are More Expensive Wines Better or Worth the Money? https://www.redwineplease.com/part-6-of-the-stellenbosch-series-the-wines-of-demorgenzon/ 
This is the sixth, and sadly last for the near future, installment in our series on the wines of Stellenbosch, South Africa. Here we’ll take a look at something a bit different, and by that we mean a place which is part winery, part botanical garden, part philanthropic institution and likely a sublimely therapeutic estate. Continue reading Part 6 of the Stellenbosch Series: The Wines of DeMorgenzon https://www.redwineplease.com/some-wines-to-look-for-from-red-white-and-brew/ 
This past Saturday, Red, White and Brew was held in Providence, RI to raise funds for Trinity Repertory Company. Wine, beer, bourbon and food provided the backdrop. We strolled around and sampled everything, and there were some real highlights to note. These were pleasant surprises, as most of the wines were new to us. The Continue reading Some Wines to Look For from Red, White and Brew https://www.redwineplease.com/part-5-of-the-stellenbosch-series-a-french-adventure-on-african-soil-glenelly-estate/ 
For our fifth installment in the series on Stellenbosch, South Africa, we move back to the southern slopes of Simonsberg Mountain and the wines of Glenelly. This farm is actually very close to another we previously highlighted, Thelema Mountain Vineyards. (you can read about that here). Glenelly is one of the farms that spurred our Continue reading Part 5 of the Stellenbosch Series: A French Adventure on African Soil: Glenelly Estate https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-truro-vineyards-of-cape-cod/ 
As we’ve mentioned, we happened to be on Cape Cod during the recent blizzard, and what fits in better with snow and ice than a trip to a local vineyard? While there may be several better answers, in this case we were there, one of the owners graciously offered to show us around, and Truro Continue reading Visit to Truro Vineyards of Cape Cod https://www.redwineplease.com/when-you-read-james-laubes-wine-spectator-editorial-on-south-africa-also-consider-this/ 
When you pick up the latest issue of the Wine Spectator, you’ll find an editorial piece regarding the state of the South African wine industry, on page 31 by James Laube. We’ve been covering some of the farms in the Stellenbosch District of the Coastal Region, near Cape Town, for several weeks and have two Continue reading When You Read James Laube’s Wine Spectator Editorial on South Africa, Also Consider This https://www.redwineplease.com/two-big-red-wines-from-the-blizzard-trip-of-feb-14-2015/ 
We were planning on going to Boston for the Wine Expo this past weekend. Mother nature intervened, covered Boston with another foot or so of snow and re-routed us to Cape Cod a day early for a slightly extended R&R vacation. Of course we brought some wine to help pass the time. Three bottles emerged Continue reading Two Big Red Wines from the Blizzard Trip of Feb 14, 2015 https://www.redwineplease.com/a-look-at-the-wine-of-stellenbosch-south-africa-part-4-raats-family-wines/ 
For our fourth Stellenbosch, South Africa review we’ll move somewhat west to Raats Family Wines, where Bruwer Raats presides over an apparently fanatical approach to making the absolutely best Chenin Blanc and Cabernet Franc that South Africa, or the world for that matter, can produce. They specialize in those two grapes, although they do make Continue reading A Look at the Wine of Stellenbosch, South Africa: Part 4 – Raats Family Wines |