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https://www.redwineplease.com/new-years-wines/ Over the New Years holiday we opened a few bottles while we relaxed a bit. There was a mix of good and relatively cheap as well as good and not so cheap. Tasting notes are below. We enjoyed all three of these. At between $10 and $12 a bottle we recommend the Las Rocas Garnacha Continue reading New Year’s Wines https://www.redwineplease.com/christmas-2012-trip-to-north-carolina/ Christmas 2012 brought a quick excursion down to Winston Salem, North Carolina to visit our daughter and soon to be son-in-law. We had hoped it would bring some warmer weather as well, since we were expecting snow in Rhode Island. That really didn’t happen though, as it was cold and rainy for most of the Continue reading Christmas 2012 Trip to North Carolina https://www.redwineplease.com/2009-justin-isoceles-revisited/ Back in September we attended the Newport Mansions Food and Wine Festival with some friends. On that day we all agreed that the wine of the event was the 2009 Justin Isosceles. It was a luxurious, mouth coating effort with vibrant fruits and a very long finish. We even went back and had a second Continue reading 2009 Justin Isosceles Revisited https://www.redwineplease.com/a-great-port/ 
We recently had some friends over after a restaurant trip and opened a great bottle of port for a nightcap. Here it is: The 1977 Messias Vintage Port. 1977 was a great year. I’ve had several vintage ports and Colheitas (single year ports) from 1977, and they have all been excellent. This may be the Continue reading A Great Port https://www.redwineplease.com/weekend-wines-dec-7-9-2012/ This weekend we popped one wine we know well and one we don’t. Here are the tasting notes: Wine: Finca Flichman Paisage de Barrancas Winery Location: Argentina Tasted By: Neil Date: Dec 7, 2012 Tasting Notes: This is a blend of Syrah, Malbec and Cabernet Sauvignon. Unfortunately this bottle had a very slight corkiness to Continue reading Weekend Wines Dec 7-9, 2012 https://www.redwineplease.com/weekend-wines-nov-30-thru-dec-2/ This weekend we opened two wines that were both good and reasonably priced. One was a 2006 Bordeaux and the other a 2010 California Petite Syrah. We love Bordeaux and drink it a lot. We also love Petite Syrah but don’t drink it a lot. There could be several reasons for this. It is not Continue reading Weekend Wines Nov 30 thru Dec 2 https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-from-thansgiving-2012/ What better way to celebrate a holiday than with family, friends and good wine? None better. So with our son home for the holiday and some friends over Thursday for dessert and the Patriots game, we opened a few bottles during the four day weekend. Some were very good and represent good value. The wines: Continue reading Wines From Thansgiving 2012 https://www.redwineplease.com/a-crazy-value-and-a-really-good-brunello/ Time for a quick blog about a couple of wines we opened after returning from Kennebunkport. One is a screaming buy, one of the best values I’ve ever come across in red wine. The other is a classic Brunello di Montalcino from an excellent vintage. Far apart on price, not as far apart on quality. Continue reading A Crazy Value Red Wine and a Really Good Brunello https://www.redwineplease.com/weekend-in-kennebunkport-maine-nov-9-12-2012/ We headed up as planned to Kennebunkport, Maine, this past weekend for an anniversary getaway. It’s been a good 10 years or so since we were there, and that was during a record cold spell on New Years day which meant we really didn’t see much. This was a chance to meander a bit around Continue reading Weekend in Kennebunkport, Maine Nov 9-12, 2012 https://www.redwineplease.com/a-value-bordeaux-and-a-little-about-the-1855-bordeaux-classification/ There is nothing we like better than finding a value wine that delivers way beyond its price point. They are all around us, you just have to ferret them out. For me, Bordeaux in great vintage years offers a very fertile field for finding killer values, since all of the properties tend to make at Continue reading A Value Bordeaux and a Little About the 1855 Bordeaux Classification |