California wine
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Little Sister Is Serious (Wallis Family Estate’s New Parker-Friendly Cab Release)
This may be the first time that anyone has compared a high-end inaugural Napa Cabernet with a creepy video game. Probably because no one has been quite foolhardy cavalier enough to try it before, right? The wine in question is a sample of Wallis Family…
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“Fun and Messy and Wonderful” – An Interview With Buehler Vineyards’ Helen Buehler
Earlier this month, a guest on Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV caused a bit of a stir. That is, if you consider over 550 comments and an eight-page forum thread devoted to the episode “a bit of a stir.” The guest was Helen Buehler, who…
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Carrot-Top Elegance: The Inaugural Releases of Rossi-Wallace
I should just cut to the chase and tell you that the first releases from Rossi-Wallace border on beguiling, and that you should buy them now if you can, especially given their limited production. But that’s just downright boring, right? So, I feel obligated to…
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Hockey or Hokey? NHL Alumni Wine Series
Earlier this week, I could have had wine signed by Philadelphia Flyers bruising legend Dave “The Hammer” Schultz. Dave’s wine, that is. The Hammer Chardonnay. Given Dave’s playing reputation as an enforcer, I’d hope that this Chard packs at least 14.5% abv and is an…








