The heritage of the grapes that make our favorite wines has always been European, but will it remain so? Are there currently legitimate rivals to the vinifera monopoly that has ruled our palates? “Drink American” could be the slogan for-read more-
A beautiful and light vision of port, the 2007 Quinta Reserva is made entirely of pinot noir grapes fortified with brandy from the winery's own fruit, making it unlike other more traditional ports. This wine shows concentrated flavors of black-read more-
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It's hard to believe we published the first Palate Press: the online wine magazine a year ago today. In that time we published 796 stories, including 372 wine reviews. Our stories have been written by 120 different writers on five-read more-
This is a big steak-worthy wine. Dark fruit, rasberry come through on the nose and palate. The veletey wine is smooth, bold and well structured. This is good as Malbec gets for under $25. WHO: Durigutti WHAT: Malbec WHERE: Mendoza,-read more-
The color is deep purple. Aromas of ripe red fruit, blackberry, black cherry, hint of spice. In the mouth, a pleasant melding of lush fruit that is expressive, but not an oppressive fruit bomb. Good balance and taste of fruit-read more-
Let's start with the conclusion: this is a QPR crazy bottle of wine. What do you do when you're having a couple of dozen people over for a barbecue, but one is your wine-loving boss? Buy this wine. Bright cherry-read more-
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