Tag Archives: Wines

How to Spot Counterfeit Wines

“Keep clear of wine I tell you, white or red, especially Spanish wines which they provide and have on sale in Fish Street and Cheapside. That wine mysteriously finds its way to mix itself with others.” Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales

A Wine Lover’s Weekly Guide To $10 Wines – A Peloponnesian Greek Wine

This will be our third Greek wine review. The first was a sweet wine from the island of Samos. Then came a red from the island of Crete also made by today’s producer. Now we continue with a white from

A Wine Lover’s Weekly Review Of $10 Wines – A Sweet Low- Alcohol Italian Wine

Did you ever want to drink a wine with a very low alcohol level? Here’s your chance. Today’s wine is kosher, marketed by the largest kosher wine distributor in the world. It comes from the Asti province of the Piedmont

Consider the Wines of Abruzzo For Your Next Wine-Tasting Party

The wines of Abruzzo, Italy, can offer more than just wine for your next wine tasting party. By offering your guests a little history on the legendary wine making region of the wines you feature, you provide more than a

Washington Wines Revealed

For too long now, Washington wines have existed under the shadow of their neighbors to the south, and living under the pretense that they could not, and would not stack up to the boisterousness and nobility of California wine. Washington

A Wine Lover’s Weekly Guide To $10 Wines – A Red Crete (Greece) Blend

This is one of our first Greek wine reviews and the first review devoted to a wine from the island of Crete which produces about one fifth of all Greek wine. Kourtaki, the producer, was founded way back in 1895

A Wine Taster’s Guide to Environmental Wines – A Look at Lageder Reds

With today’s global attention focused on environmental health, entrepreneurs, citizen groups, and national governments attempt cooperation to improve air, water, and soil quality, to safeguard oceans and forests and especially to control climate change. You can join the effort at

A Wine Lover’s Weekly Guide to $10 Wines – A Red From Montenegro

This is our first review of a wine from Montenegro, a small country in southeastern Europe that was part of Yugoslavia. Montenegro has been producing wine for more than two thousand years, so perhaps it’s time to take a look