by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Malbec is a grape that originated in France but has found a new and better home in Argentina. This grape was a minor player in European vineyards, being used mainly as a blender and its only real claim to fame was that it was used to color and “beef up” some of the...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
Wines with a Hispanic flavor have been showing up on our shores with more frequency in recent years. We had an opportunity recently to sample some and will admit to being pleasantly surprised with one and reunited with another. The pleasant surprises were the wines...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
The name Ecco Domani has become almost synonymous for quality Italian wines, and so it is. It seems almost ludicrous to talk about Ecco Domani’s commitment to quality and to producing the finest wine for the money, when everything that is advertised today is...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
As a child, winemaker Charlie Wagner attended the Liberty School, in Rutherford, California. Years later, in 1950, he built a new home and winery using wood from the original Liberty School structure. Wanting to commemorate the old schoolhouse, Charlie Wagner named...
by Ben Bodenstein | Reviews
As is our tradition, we left a good bottle of wine on the mantle for Santa just in case with all of his work he had done that night, he may have needed a bit of fortification. Usually it is not taken, or even opened but this year the bottle was gone so we assume that...