2014 Yarden Malbec

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The color is a very deep garnet, almost black in the center. The nose smells like black fruit and blueberry baked in a pie. Black currant, blueberries, and tart raspberry pair with pastry and plenty of vanilla on the palate. The wood comes through strong. A bit of tobacco leaf

Cavas de Paratges attempts to upsell Cava

W. Blake Gray
Feature Stories
5 min read
Cava has a problem, a common one in the wine industry. Call it the trap of cheapness. The question is, with the new Cavas de Paratges category, introduced this summer, have the Catalans found the key to escape? But first, the trap. Big Cava producers sold the Spanish bubbly worldwide

What We’re Drinking – 2013 Katsaros “Valos”

David Honig
Wine Reviews
1 min read
The nose is marvelously sweet and fruity, with dark cherry, plums, and strawberries, with a darker herbal and balsamic background. Dryer than expected from the nose, with unsettled tannins, darker flavors come to the fore. Black cherries and plums are joined by licorice and tomato leaf. Cherries linger with dusty