Despite some people might think, you can have red wine with our Thanksgiving bird. One to try this year is the Manoir du Carra, Juliénas 2007, a Cru Beaujolais wine. It was recommended to the DC Wine Shopping Examiner by Vanessa Moore, proprietor of Unwind wine shop in the Belleview shopping center in Alexandria. Ms….
Red Grapes
Trapiche winemaker Daniel Pi presents Malbec to DC
Last week Daniel Pi, chief winemaker at Trapiche winery of Argentina, hosted a lunch for wine industry folks in the D.C. and Balitimore areas at The Wine Market in Balitmore. Pi presented some of Trapiche’s fabulous Malbec wines—showing why Argentina is the world’s leading producer of this varietal. In his presentation, Pi explained Malbec’s noble…
Vina Santa Ema Reserve Merlot, Maipo Valley Chile, 2005
If your pocketbook is still hurting in the recession and you still want a premium wine, look for the Chilean section of your local wine shop or supermarket. Winemakers in Chile are producing some of the world’s best values these days. Many of these values come from large, well established vineyards with long histories in…
2006 Luigi Bosca Single Vineyard Malbec, DOC
During the past few decades, Argentinean wines have undergone a transformation. Argentina has moved from a country that produced average wines for local consumption to one that produces premium wines that succeed in highly competitive world markets. To improve its ability to compete globally, the nation created a regulatory structure modeled after European ones. This…
Super Italians: Tenuta Cocci Grifoni Tellus Marche Rosso and Enotria Dolcetto
Italian wines are a mystery to many people, even many wine lovers. Most signature varietals are not all that well known in the U.S., such as Nebbiolo, Barbera, and Corvina. And while white wines like Pinot Grigio are often good for drinking alone, the reds are usually not made for sipping but for pairing with…