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The 2001 Louis Martini Monte Rosso Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a very special wine to us. We first encountered it at the Mohegan Sun Winefest, I believe the first year of the event, when the person pouring reached down behind the counter and produced a bottle with the iconic dark red label. It was at Continue reading The Continuing Evolution of 2001 Louis Martini Monte Rosso Cabernet https://www.redwineplease.com/value-list-southern-rhone-from-ventoux/ 
We love wines from the Rhone Valley, both the north and the south. Here we journey to the southern climes of the Rhone, and the Ventoux appellation, which lies east of Chateauneuf and surrounds Gigondas and Vacqueyras to the east and south. There are many grapes grown here, but the major ones are Syrah and Continue reading Value List Southern Rhone – From Ventoux https://www.redwineplease.com/a-few-more-portuguese-values-from-a-grand-tasting-at-portugalia-marketplace/ 
In mid-October Portugalia Marketplace had three different distributors of Portuguese wine pouring on the same Saturday, and that was certainly something not to be missed. We’ve come to expect some great values from Portugal, and expected more treasures from this particular expedition. We weren’t disappointed. There were several wines which were excellent, especially at their Continue reading A Few More Portuguese Values from a Grand Tasting at Portugalia Marketplace https://www.redwineplease.com/two-great-whites-sauvignon-blanc-and-pinot-grigio-from-slovenia/ 
There are so many areas throughout the world producing good wine, sometimes it’s hard to keep track of them. The two wines showcased here are a prime example, produced in the Brda (pronounced beer-da) region of Slovenia near the Italian border, and providing excellent value in crisp, delicious white wine. If this is any indication Continue reading Two Great Whites – Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Grigio From Slovenia! https://www.redwineplease.com/james-bond-terroir-and-salumi-review-of-the-seminars-at-the-2014-newport-mansions-wine-and-food-festival/ 
With so much to do at the Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival you just can’t get to all of it, but we certainly gave it our best this year. One change that helped along those lines was the move of the Saturday and Sunday seminars into the Chinese Tea House, right there on the Continue reading James Bond, Terroir and Salumi – Review of the Seminars at the 2014 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival https://www.redwineplease.com/wine-spectator-recognizes-casey-flat-ranch-finally/ 
We’ve been ranting about Casey Flat Ranch wines for over a year now. Their 2010 Estate Red is one of our favorite wines anywhere, period. Their 2012 CFR Sauvignon Blanc got us drinking white wine again, and now it’s spreading (go figure!). We love just about everything they make, and think they’re all great values. Continue reading Wine Spectator Recognizes Casey Flat Ranch – Finally https://www.redwineplease.com/even-more-good-value-wines-from-portugal/ 
We’ve been reporting on our recent excursions into the Portuguese wine market, and have been uncovering some pretty screaming values along the way. You can read about our earlier experiences here and here. In this blog we’ll share three more wines that have stood out, and this time the reds actually include Touriga Nacional in Continue reading Even More Good Value Wines From Portugal https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-of-antinori-tasting-at-gasbarros-october-2014/ 
Here we report on yet another outstanding wine tasting hosted by Mark Gasbarro, of Gasbarro’s Wines on Federal Hill in Providence. This time the wines belong to the Antinori Family. Ten wines were open and pouring, and Marco from Antinori was manning the table with the big guns. I started, appropriately, with the whites and Continue reading Wines of Antinori Tasting at Gasbarro’s – October 2014 https://www.redwineplease.com/review-of-the-2014-greenwich-wine-and-food-festival/ 
We just returned from the 2014 Greenwich Wine and Food Festival, and overall a good time was had once again. This really is more of a foodie event, with lots of food vendors, celebrity chefs, burger battles and even a food truck corner. There was scotch, bourbon, tequila and lots of beer. There was also Continue reading Review of the 2014 Greenwich Wine and Food Festival https://www.redwineplease.com/top-ten-white-wines-of-the-2014-newport-mansions-wine-and-food-festival/ 
Now it’s time for the top whites. (you can read about the Top Ten Reds here) We’ve been drinking more white wines lately, and due to that fact we’re expanding to a Top Ten list for whites. There were many good ones. A few trends were that Sauvignon Blanc was everywhere, Chardonnay is still everywhere, Continue reading Top Ten White Wines of the 2014 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival |