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Quality versus value: Do you have to choose?
MiamiHerald.com At the moment, he tells cost-conscious sippers seeking quality to select South American wines, particularly the Argentinian Malbecs. From France, choose wines from the Côtes Du Rhône region. Don't try to buy to find a low-priced Pinot Noir. “It's a … |
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Quality versus value: Do you have to choose? – MiamiHerald.com
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WOOD ON WINE: Wine labels can make heads swim – TheChronicleHerald.ca
WOOD ON WINE: Wine labels can make heads swim
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Refreshingly light but characterful. Excellent value! Moulin Montarels Syrah Rosé 2012. Pays des Cotes de Thongue … on the smoothly rounded but refreshingly clean palate. The way Rosé should be. Excellent as an aperitif or to match with light summer …and more » -
Andrew Campbell: Splendid Sasso lives up to its ‘Super Tuscan’ billing – The Journal
Andrew Campbell: Splendid Sasso lives up to its 'Super Tuscan' billing
The Journal
The Sasso al Poggio is a 'Super Tuscan' – a term invented in the 1970s for a new breed of wines that fell outside the strict rules for Tuscan wine classifications such as chianti. Using 'unauthorised' French varieties such as merlot and cabernet …and more » -
Wahluke: Washington’s unsung slope for plush red wines – The Seattle Times
Wahluke: Washington's unsung slope for plush red wines
The Seattle Times
… land with little more than orchards and vineyards. The Wahluke Slope might not look much different from other parts of Washington's arid Columbia Valley, but for wine lovers, it delivers reds of quality and value. … Smooth, rich and approachable … -
All the Pinots in one – Wine Lovers’ Page
All the Pinots in one
Wine Lovers’ Page
Domaine Bott-Geyl's 2010 "Métiss" Pinot d'Alsace – a very fine value indeed at $15 in my local wine shop – is a rich, aromatic and well-balanced white made up of 35 percent each Pinot Blanc and Pinot Auxerrois, and 15 percent each Pinot Gris and Pinot …