Category Archives: Wine Blogs

Wine is the answer! Now what was the question? There is a House Wine wine tradition in Western Europe that has just not translated into the US.  If you go into a café, bodega, or trattoria the menu will have a handful of red wines for under €12.  The vineyard that produced those wines isContinue reading “Wine – Bill’s Red House Wines Under $15”

For very good reasons Italy is known predominantly for its red wines.  In my cellar Italian reds outnumber the Italian white wines by around 20 to 1.  But there are some very good Italian white wines: Gavi, Vernaccia, and Falanghina are some good examples and maybe a blog on Italian White Wines should be onContinue reading “Wine: Excellent Italian White Wine”

In 2020 my focus was on Rhone Valley wines. In 2021 that focus shifted to Pinot Noir and especially (virtually) exploring the Willamette Valley in Oregon which I think is second only to Burgundy in the production of excellent Pinot Noir. The Elton Pinot Noir from the Willamette Valley Vineyards is a great example. WhileContinue reading “WINE – Willamette Valley Vineyards 2018 Elton Pinot Noir”

Chateauneuf-du-Pape is the the standard bearer for the Cote du Rhone and Hermitage is its counterpart in the Cote Roti at the north end of the Rhone valley. But just like Michael Jordan took a lot of the limelight away from Scotty Pippen, Gigondas in the Cote du Rhone and Crozes-Hermitage in the Cote RotiContinue reading “WINE – Guigal Crozes-Hermitage 2016”