Wine Whore Review: This week's poll winner is a winery with a magical story: "In the fourteenth century, alchemists believed they could miraculously transform ordinary metals into silver and gold with the help of the mineral cinnabar. Consequently, this purple-red derivative of mercury was highly coveted by medieval nobility. Cinnabar founder Tom Mudd (1942–2007) as he captured the magic of alchemy in his handcrafted wines." Today, Winemaker George Troquato combines small, intensely flavored... Read Full Story
Wise Wine Review: Joel Gott California Zinfandel 2007 (click for more info) Taste Score = 8.5/10 Points Cost Score = 9/10 Points Enjoyability Score = 9/10 Points Overall Score = 8.75/10 Points (Additional stats below) Joel Gott, a Wine Whore who knows how to make a kick-ass burger! We have all been there. After hours of drinking wine, beer, liquor, or whatever the heck your favorite alcoholic beverage happens to be, you realize that your stomach needs some love. Be careful! This is a... Read Full Story
Wise Wine Review: Parducci Sustainable White Mendocino County 2007 (click for more info) Taste Score = 8/10 Points Cost Score = 9.5/10 Points Overall Score = 8.4/10 Points (Additional stats below) When this bottle of wine showed up, I didn't know what to think. Sustainable White? What the heck does that mean? What does sustainable have to do with wine? As I did more research, it became more apparent that I might have a good bottle of wine on my hands. What's more, this bottle only costs $10... Read Full Story
Wine Whore Review: Rominger West Yolo County California Rosé 2007 (click for more info) Enjoyability Score = 8/10 Points Overall Score = 8.13/10 Points (Additional stats below) wine label credit: Just Karen Trying new wine is all about mystery. Heck, that's half the fun! This week I wanted to share the excitement of opening a bottle of wine I would have otherwise never tried. I asked you to pick for me the bottle to drink based on hardly any information at all. What better way to make an... Read Full Story
Wine Whore Review You may have heard about the Murphy Goode Contest where they offered to pay one lucky wine blogger $10k per month to live at their winery and write about it... There's one problem! With only one slot available, what happens to all of the great talent that gets left out. Surely there isn't only one wine lover out there who deserves to work for wine. I have good news! There is another opportunity for wine loving folks who realize that it's just "Better to be a Wine Whore". If... Read Full Story
Wine Whore Review photo by Scott Beale / Laughing Squid Two days after extending the Whore-Off challenge to social media guru, Gary Vaynerchuk, I actually received a response. My letter elicited the following note from the wine guru himself which also included a well integrated plug for his new book: Randy sorry man I have been a tad MiA I will look at it this weekend Sent from my iPhone Also checkout my new book Tinyurl.com/garyveebook In the meantime, another Wine Whore DID step up to... Read Full Story
Wine Whore Review The FREE Wine Giveaway was a blast!!! But like all good things, the contest has come to an end. I would like to thank you all for your participation. Although over 1000 people entered, only one lucky winner can be selected.... The winner of the FREE Romantic Trio from O'Brien Estate which will include an engraved nameplate goes to... (drumroll) Before I announce the winner... If you don't win, there is a still a chance to get a great deal on a Romantic Trio of your own. For... Read Full Story
Wine Whore Review Do you enjoy wine, life, and the pursuit of a good buzz? I am looking for wine lovers like you to join the 'cause'. If you have an empty glass of wine and story to share, come apply to be a Wine Whore. The hours are flexible, the perks are great, and you can retire at any time. If you fit any of the following criteria, you may be a Wine Whore: Do you love wine? Do you find yourself looking forward to that glass of vino at the end of a long day? Do you enjoy sharing your... Read Full Story
Wise Wine Review: Veraison Stagecoach Vineyard Napa Valley Synchrony 2004 (click for more info) Taste Score = 9.5/10 Points Enjoyability Score = 9.5/10 Points Overall Score = 8.4/10 Points (Additional stats below) As part of this week's theme of Price versus Quality, I decided to switch things up. Instead of choosing a wine that costs less than $20 as this week's Wise Wine selection, I chose one that I found to be exceptional in every other way. Although this wine is not cheap, it is the... Read Full Story
One of these days, I need to write a post about the vast, almost endless selection of Australian red blends that cost $10 or $12. These are solid, dependable wines -- the Rosemounts, Lindemans and McWilliam's -- that are a step up from the livestock wines that have dominated the Aussie export market for the past decade. Until then, consider this: The Penfolds ($12, sample ), which is a a good example of the quality and value that these wines deliver. The biggest problem with most cheap red... Read Full Story
