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We recently enjoyed one of the best wine and food weekends of the year, courtesy of the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival. One aspect of the weekend we always enjoy are the seminars, where you can get up close and in depth on a region or a style of wine, presented by a brand Continue reading Malbec for Everyone! Some Great Malbecs from Bodega Catena Zapata https://www.redwineplease.com/quality-wines-from-peter-zemmer-in-alto-adige/ 
The Alto Adige DOC is located in Northeast Italy, tucked under the southern slopes of the Dolomites. This area presents an Alpine and Mediterranean climate, with the Adriatic Sea not far away. Primarily known for its white wines, the region can, none the less, do quite nicely with other varietals such as Pinot Noir. We’ll Continue reading Quality Wines from Peter Zemmer in Alto Adige https://www.redwineplease.com/world-class-wines-from-hickinbotham-in-mclaren-vale-south-australia/ 
Before we get to some truly amazing wines, let’s put how we’ll describe them in some context. The more we taste wines from all around the world, in all different styles and at all different price points, the more wine tends to group itself into distinct ranges. While there are the ubiquitous number ratings, which Continue reading World Class Wines from Hickinbotham in McLaren Vale, South Australia https://www.redwineplease.com/wines-from-clif-family-winery-checking-in-with-winemaker-laura-barret/ 
Napa Valley maintains a reputation as one of the preeminent wine producing areas in the world. This reputation was enhanced, and actually created for all intensive purposes, by the celebrated Judgement of Paris in 1976, where both a white and a red wine from the valley beat much heralded French wines in a head to Continue reading Wines from Clif Family Winery – Checking in with Winemaker Laura Barrett https://www.redwineplease.com/riverbank-wines-from-chile-and-concha-y-toro/ 
Riverbank Vineyards – courtesy of Concha y Toro website Concha y Toro is, by now, a venerable name in wine. Certainly they are one of the most well known names when it comes to Chilean wine. We have reviewed many of their wines over the past few years, and are rarely disappointed. Here, Continue reading Riverbank Wines from Chile and Concha y Toro https://www.redwineplease.com/visit-to-hawk-ridge-winery-in-watertown-ct/ 
On a very soggy winter afternoon, we recently found ourselves in western Connecticut, and at the Hawk Ridge Winery in Watertown, CT. Fortunately for us the winery has a big, beautiful new tasting and function building, so we were dry and warm while we tasted through the Hawk Ridge portfolio. This place must be gorgeous Continue reading Visit to Hawk Ridge Winery in Watertown, CT https://www.redwineplease.com/riesling-one-of-the-great-white-wines-some-examples-from-dr-h-thanisch/ 
Riesling is clearly among the great white wine grapes in the world, capable of producing refreshing whites, complex and profound whites, and long lasting, age worthy whites. They can range from dry to very sweet. Some can bring significant body and complexity. It is a broad canvas. Mosel River Hillside Vineyards Traditionally, the Continue reading Riesling – One of the Great White Wines: Some Examples from Dr. H. Thanisch https://www.redwineplease.com/two-value-carmeneres-from-chile/ 
The Carmenere grape has a long history, and was a standard part of a typical Bordeaux blend up until the mid-1800s. Then the Phylloxera scourge hit Europe, and much of the existing vineyards were devastated. When the industry recovered using new, Phylloxera resistant rootstock, the Carmenere grape was sort of forgotten in Bordeaux. They did Continue reading Two Value Carmeneres from Chile https://www.redwineplease.com/back-where-we-began-rioja-and-the-wines-of-carlos-serres-the-final-spanish-series-article/ 
We started drinking wines from Rioja decades ago, and it was a favorite area early in our wine journey. We didn’t know what Crianza really meant back then, but we drank a lot of it. So when we think of Spanish wine that is the specific area which always comes to mind first. There are Continue reading Back Where We Began – Rioja and the Wines of Carlos Serres – the Final Spanish Series Article https://www.redwineplease.com/a-quick-trip-back-to-rioja-the-spanish-series-part-13/ 
Landscape near Bodegas Loa We’re going to take a look at a few more wines from Rioja before we explore a new area in the Spanish series. Previously we had introduced Rioja, and covered several producers in the region. You can read the first article on Rioja by clicking here. This is an Continue reading A Quick Trip Back to Rioja – the Spanish Series Part 13 |