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This wine is an excellent choice for pizza night, and represents a good value in a juicy Italian red. Wine: 2020 Famiglie Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Winery Location: Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC, Italy Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: January 2023 Tasting Notes: this region is located almost directly across the Italian peninsula from Rome, on the Adriatic Continue reading Great Italian Red for Pizza Night https://www.redwineplease.com/excellent-2018-bordeaux-value-around-20/ 
Here’s another excellent value from a great Bordeaux vintage, which seem to happen more and more frequently as the years go by and global warming effects grow. Whatever the reason, this is a wine to enjoy at a great price. Wine: Chateau Puygueraud Winery Location: Francs – Côtes de Bordeaux, Right Bank Tasted By: Neil Continue reading Excellent 2018 Bordeaux Value Around $20 https://www.redwineplease.com/a-little-piece-of-wine-heaven-at-paradigm-winery-in-napa-valley/ 
The last winery stop on our recent trip to Sonoma and Napa Valleys was one of our best. We were heading back to San Francisco later in the afternoon for an early flight the next morning, but had time to visit Paradigm Winery in Oakville. On the west side of highway 29, the vineyards at Continue reading A Little Piece of Wine Heaven at Paradigm Winery in Napa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/top-25-wines-of-2022/ 
Another crazy year has ended, however hopefully the world continues to get less crazy in the next. As in 2021, it was very different than a normal year, as the large wine tastings and festivals are really just starting to come back, and instead of sampling 600-800 wines, our field of view was once again Continue reading Top 25 Wines of 2022! https://www.redwineplease.com/superior-red-wines-from-turnbull-in-napa-valley/ 
Our journey through Napa Valley would continue as we worked our way south, in this case to the AVA of Oakville. Oakville is roughly in the middle of the valley, and home to some pretty iconic wineries. Names like Opus One, Heitz Martha’s Vineyard, Groth, Harlan, and Robert Mondavi’s To Kalon Vineyard dot the Continue reading Superior Red Wines from Turnbull in Napa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/wine-and-food-at-clif-family-winery-in-napa-valley/ 
Our journey through Napa Valley continued at a winery we are quite familiar with but have never visited, Clif Family Winery. Winemaker Laura Barrett crafts the wines at Clif Family, from organically grown grapes in the estate vineyards, and with selected grapes from other growers. The Clif Family estate vineyards have been expanding, and she Continue reading Wine and Food at Clif Family Winery in Napa Valley https://www.redwineplease.com/superior-value-rioja-reserva/ 
Here is a great option for a complex and delicious red wine, from an area that produces some of the greatest values on the planet. This wine garnered multiple 93 point scores from the major wine publications. Wine: 2016 Bodegas Manzanos Voché Rioja Reserva Winery Location: Rioja, Spain Continue reading Superior Value Rioja Reserva https://www.redwineplease.com/the-sonoma-napa-trip-into-napa-and-canard-vineyard/ 
After three days in Sonoma Valley, Cheri and I took the mountain road through the Mayacamas Mountains and emerged in Calistoga, in the fabled Napa Valley. Home to some of the world’s most iconic wines, the history here, as in Sonoma, is long and rich. There is a rivalry between the two, jokingly alluded to Continue reading The Sonoma/Napa Trip – Into Napa and Canard Vineyard https://www.redwineplease.com/the-2022-sonoma-trip-a-check-in-with-seamus-wines/ 
We’ve reviewed the wines from Seamus several times over the past few years. They’re made by Jim Foley Jr. in the Sonoma Valley. Using relationships Jim Jr. has developed over years, he sources grapes from premier vineyards and produces small batch wines of high quality. A comprehensive review from several years ago is here, and Continue reading The 2022 Sonoma Trip – A Check In with Seamus Wines https://www.redwineplease.com/a-pair-of-delicious-portuguese-whites/ 
Let’s take a look at two Portuguese white wines, both of which use the Loureiro grape. One is 100% Loureiro, and the other a blend with two additional, indigenous Portuguese grapes. Here they are: Wine: 2021 Quinta do Ameal Loureiro Winery Location: Vinho Verde region of Portugal Tasted By: Neil Date: November 2022 Tasting Continue reading A Pair of Delicious Portuguese Whites |