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This wine is one of those unexpected finds, where you pick up a bottle at a good price but aren’t really expecting anything great. We grabbed this at North Kingston Liqours one day on the 2 for $26 rack. Over the years we have experienced many excellent Ripassos, and some good ones. I was expecting Continue reading An Outstanding Value Ripasso di Valpolicella https://www.redwineplease.com/albino-rocca-where-family-meets-great-wine-in-barbaresco/ 
Sometimes everything just seems to go right on a given day, and when you wake up in the middle of Piemonte surrounded by vineyards then the odds get even better. Recently we took advantage of being in northwest Italy on an extended vacation and zipped over for a two night stay in Alba, the perfect Continue reading Albino Rocca – Where Family Meets Great Wine in Barbaresco https://www.redwineplease.com/a-magical-italian-wine-shop-in-stresa-on-lake-maggiore/ 
Standing along the Via Cavour in the town of Stresa on Lake Maggiore is a wine shop that belies it’s ordinary appearance. La Cambusa seems to be just another local shop selling wine, olive oil and dry foods. Baskets of pasta bracket the entrance. On your right as you go in is a wall of Continue reading A Magical Italian Wine Shop in Stresa on Lake Maggiore https://www.redwineplease.com/the-wines-of-caymus-vineyards-at-gasbarros-on-federal-hill/ 
This past Thursday, June 19th, there was a tasting of Caymus Vineyards’ wines at Gasbarro’s on Federal Hill. Mark Gasbarro brings some pretty amazing wines and wine makers into his store for tastings throughout the year, and this was another good one. We’ve always been fans of Caymus Cabernet, but they have an entire stable Continue reading The Wines of Caymus Vineyards – at Gasbarro’s on Federal Hill https://www.redwineplease.com/caymus-tasting-this-thursday-gasbarros-on-federal-hill/ 
Caymus vineyards will be in town this Thursday, June 19th, for a tasting of their wines at Gasbarro’s Wines on Federal Hill. This looks to be a great opportunity to try some pretty impressive offerings. They’ll be pouring Conundrum, two Chardonnays, two Pinot Noirs as well as the 40th Anniversary 2012 Cabernet and the 2011 Continue reading Caymus Tasting this Thursday @ Gasbarro’s on Federal Hill https://www.redwineplease.com/an-excellent-new-england-red-wine-from-saltwater-farm/ 
When you make the rounds of New England wineries you quickly get the message that there will be good white wines, some fruit wines, some hybrids (like Vidal Blanc or St. Croix) some light reds (probably Cab Franc, maybe Merlot) and some more full bodied reds made from grapes or juice that were imported from Continue reading An Excellent New England Red Wine from Saltwater Farm https://www.redwineplease.com/casey-flat-ranch-on-the-shelves-in-ri/ 
We’ve been writing about Casey Flat Ranch wines for almost a year now, ever since we tried their wines at the 2013 Newport Mansions Wine and Food Festival. We love pretty much everything they make, and the best part is they are now available in Rhode Island at various locations. This really is great news, Continue reading Casey Flat Ranch on the Shelves in RI! https://www.redwineplease.com/a-first-glance-into-2009-bordeaux/ 
Since we’re almost through our 2003 Bordeaux, have tried enough of the 2005 to gage quality and progress, and are sometimes a bit impatient we opened a 2009 Bordeaux a little while ago to see what we might have. The results were pretty spectacular. Of course this doesn’t translate into a quality assessment across the Continue reading A First Glance Into 2009 Bordeaux https://www.redwineplease.com/a-good-value-tuscan-red-from-antinori/ 
Marchesi Antinori has been making wine in Tuscany for hundreds of years. Their product line spans Chianti, Brunello, a range of world renowned Super Tuscans and all sorts of other things. We’d be hard pressed to remember an Antinori wine we didn’t like. This one certainly doesn’t fall into that category. Here’s the wine: Wine: Continue reading A Good Value Tuscan Red from Antinori https://www.redwineplease.com/an-outstanding-cabernet-under-20/ 
Excellent California Cabernet under $20 can be a hard thing to find. Sometime you catch a sale on a really good Napa or Sonoma bottling, but that is the exception. If you look elsewhere, either Central Coast, Mendocino or Lake you can find some pretty good juice at reasonable prices. Here is an example from Continue reading An Outstanding Cabernet Under $20 |