The Case of the Copycat Cases

Gary Thomas
Features
4 min read
The designer and producer of a highly rated wine suitcase has accused a major wine gear purveyor of stealing his design. Barry Wax, who conceived and produced the original VinGardeValise (VGV) in 2014, alleged that the new Vino-Voyage (VV) wine suitcase - designed and marketed by Wine Enthusiast – is

Twelve O’Five Four Finger Rye Whiskey

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
A surprisingly smooth, breads rye whiskey with a terrific pepper pop. The color is a lovely light butterscotch, an honest barrel color without added caramel. The vanilla offers vanilla, and baking rye bread. The attack is surprisingly soft, almost like a wheat whiskey rather than a rye. The distillery says

2016 MacMurray Estate Vineyards Pinot Gris

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The wine is pale gold, and the aromas are floral and stone fruit, evoking white flowers with peaches, pears and nectarines. Surprisingly hefty body with honey and acidity on the palate and a longish finish during which that hint of honey returns. Drink with grilled hamburgers or fish. Very good:

2015 Mullan Road Cellars Red Blend

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
Having recently become leery of wines labeled “red blend,” I was thrilled to discover this one is classic Bordeaux blend, and not one of the overly-popular, overly-sweet “red blends” I’ve been stumbling into lately. This wine opens with aromas of earth and wild thyme, and an almost Mediterranean heat, so

2016 Primarius Pinot Gris

Becky Sue Epstein
Features
1 min read
The wine is an appealing pale pink-gold, reflecting the color or the grape. To begin, there’s a woodsy aroma, that hints at the wine’s Oregon origins, then tints of stone fruit on the palate. A medium body, with a hint of bitterness and acidity on the palate that indicates it

2016 Kris Pinot Grigio, delle Venezia IGT

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
One of the classic northern Italian wines that really put Pinot Grigio on the map for Americans, this wine still delivers on its popular promise. The wine is straw yellow, and it becomes fruitier and sweeter as it warms in the glass, reminiscent of roses and apricots. On the palate

2006 Chateau Grand Corbin-Despagne

Becky Sue Epstein
Wine Reviews
1 min read
For wine-lovers who rarely have a chance to taste older Bordeaux vintages, this is a great experience: a Grand Cru Classé wine that is over ten years old, from the Saint-Emilion part of Bordeaux, which means that is is mainly merlot. The wine is just transitioning from mature fruit to