KWG 2010 Dessert Wine Recommendations
Ken I love Dessert wines. I feel they are the best way to finish off an evening or a dinner. This year we had a chance to try several dessert wines.…
Wine Recommendations
Merlot Results 2010
This year our Merlot samples were smaller in number when compared to some varieties submitted throughout the year. For example, we started Riesling in July and are still working on…
Plenty Of Very Good Chardonnays — Part 2
In this Chardonnay report, we cover all of the 90 point Chardonnays and the other Very Good Chards we tried this summer. We will start off with two late entry…
Chardonnay Winners Summer 2010 – Part 1
In this report we will cover 16 Chardonnays that scored 91 points or better. However, like we have found in the past, the best Chardonnays do come with a pretty…
Petite Sirah Tasting Results
Working with Jo Diaz from PS I Love You, we recently put together a blind tasting of 15 Petite Sirahs. I have highlighted below the winners from this blind tasting…
Pinots on Parade 2010
We have been tasting Pinots for several months now. There were so many good ones that it has taken until now to put together the summary of winners. Like we…
Sauvignon Blancs For Summer
The Sauvignon Blanc wine samples we received this year included two which were exceptional.  Both are at a higher price point, but are definitely worth the investment. These wines…
Mid-Priced Malbecs Offer Good Value
We recently covered a few dozen new release Malbecs. We found that many of the mid-tier priced offerings performed as well, if not better, than some of the higher priced…
Zinfandels For Grilling Season
We covered a ton of Zins over the last 4 months and several of them scored in the 90+ point range. We will highlight these gems below.  There are…
Syrahs That Sing To You!
We tasted a lot of terrific Syrah and Shiraz options this winter. The quality of most of the wines was easily Very Good or better. There were very few throw…