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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 https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-old-north-state-winery-in-mount-airy-nc/ 
*This is a re-post as the original was lost due to a data corruption error. So much to worry about.* For some unexplained reason, Cheri has always wanted to visit Mount Airy on one of our trips to Winston-Salem. It’s the home town of Andy Griffith, and inspired the town in the Andy Griffith Show, Continue reading Visit to Old North State Winery in Mount Airy, NC https://www.redwineplease.com/one-outstanding-ribera-del-duero/ 
We recently picked up a few half bottles of the 2006 Finca Villacreces. This property is right next to Vega Sicilia in Ribera del Duero, and used to provide fruit to them. Vega Sicilia is probably the leading estate of the region and home to the iconic Unico, a Tempranillo and Cabernet blend that is Continue reading One Outstanding Ribera del Duero https://www.redwineplease.com/a-2003-bordeaux-that-is-still-going-strong/ 
We only have a few 2003 Bordeaux bottles left, as they have been showing well but also mature, and several have actually been a bit past peak. There’s not much worse in your cellar than a bottle, and a good bottle at that, which you let go a little too long. Actually letting one go Continue reading A 2003 Bordeaux That is Still Going Strong https://www.redwineplease.com/a-spanish-cabernet-not-worth-searching-for/ 
Today we review a Spanish Cabernet that is a blast from the past. Years ago we tried a Cabernet from Raimat, I think it was a 1997, and loved it. The bottle had been opened at an Italian restaurant on Cape Cod, and then we searched high and low for a case but it was Continue reading A Spanish Cabernet, Not Worth Searching For https://www.redwineplease.com/virtual-tasting-of-casey-flat-ranch-wines-with-brandlive/ 
So this Wednesday night was a new experience, as I participated in a virtual wine tasting. It was virtual from a connectivity perspective, there was real wine. Trust me, I had four bottles of Casey Flat open at the same time, a glass of each lined up for the event. Essentially I and fifteen or Continue reading Virtual Tasting of Casey Flat Ranch Wines with Brandlive https://www.redwineplease.com/the-winery-and-wines-of-the-biltmore-estate/ 
Housed in what used to be a thriving dairy barn is a winery which produces just under two million bottles annually of vinifera wines, using estate grapes, North Carolina sourced fruit and West Coast grapes as well. The Winery at the Biltmore Estate is big, efficient, a gracious host and also makes some excellent wine. Continue reading The Winery and Wines of the Biltmore Estate |