This is the final week of our exploration of different types of sparkling wines –Champagne included, of course – so you’ll be able to make a great choice for your New Year’s Eve occasion. Rather than an exhaustive explanation of champagnes and sparkling wines, this series is meant to provide
We highly recommend this lamb lover's Cabernet. The nose shows plum and mulberry. The palate shows blackcurrant, black cherries, and eucalyptus, wrapped in a thick warm sweater of dusty tannins. Pair with lamb chops. 91 points. WHO: d'Arenberg WHAT: Cabernet Sauvignon DESIGNATION: The Coppermine Road WHERE: Australia, MCLaren Vale WHEN: 2008
Huge. Brooding. Deep. This is bigger on the inside, a bottle-and-a-half of wine d'Arenberg somehow shoehorned into a single bottle. Aromas of blackberry, black pepper, seared meat, and tar boil up from the glass. The palate is just as complex. Deep black fruit flavors, blackberry and plums, blend with seared
My wife came home and saw me with a giant map spread out on my lap. "What are you doing?" she asked. "Writing a story about Australian Shiraz," I said. I'm leading with this because it's not the way people think about Aussie Shiraz. Common perception is that if you
Right off the bat it was like I dove head first into a rosemary bush and got a few sprigs shoved up my schnoz. I love rosemary and it’s a very distinctive aroma of the Syrah grape. Add that with-read more-
