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A Smooth Red with a Rough and Tumble Name

March 11, 2020March 12, 2020 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your Glass1 Comment

Paxis Red Blend is a very good, medium-body wine with a name and label inspired by a physical, occasionally violent British children’s game.

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An Argentine Red That’s Fit for a Feast

December 18, 2019January 1, 2020 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Domaine Bousquet’s Reserve Malbec is a soft, medium-bodied red wine with a silky finish and aromas and flavors of roasted mushrooms and red berries, a well-suited drink for holiday meals.

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From Alsace, Look-Alike Pinot Blancs

November 20, 2019November 24, 2019 Categories: Fall · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Both of these Alsatians, in their easily recognizable, tall green bottles with yellow labels, are full-bodied, dry white wines well suited for drinking with appetizers or with the first course of a holiday feast.

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Small Winery Nails the Finicky Pinot Noir

March 6, 2019March 8, 2019 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Winemakers often will add oak chips, oak powder or oak staves to wine aging in stainless steel casks. As a rule, I’m not a fan of these methods — it seems like cheating.

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Winery Perfects Chardonnay in Pinot Noir Country

February 20, 2019February 24, 2019 Categories: Summer · Whites · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

The 2016 A to Z Oregon Chardonnay is a well-balanced unoaked, versatile white wine that’s good to drink by the fire in winter and on the porch on summer evenings.

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A Spanish White Wine from Old Vines

February 6, 2019February 8, 2019 Categories: Whites · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Started in 2002, Bodegas Naia had a straightforward purpose: making high quality white wines using grapes from old, indigenous Verdejo vines. The experiment worked. The winery has succeeded in making some of the best Verdejo in the world, and its affordable Naia is no exception.

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A Budget Red That’s Good for the Land

January 23, 2019January 25, 2019 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

The reasonably-priced Farmhouse red first came to my attention because it was made by a family-owned California producer known for quality wines.

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Give Bubbly a Regular Seat at the Table

January 9, 2019January 25, 2019 Categories: Whites · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Sparkling wines are terrific year round, not just for special occasions. Still, there is a persistent belief that the only time to drink sparkling wines is when you’re celebrating on New Year’s Eve or some other momentous event.

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Behind a Family Label, a Classic Red

December 19, 2018December 20, 2018 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Famille Perrin’s Cotes du Rhone Reserve, Rouge, produced by one of the top winemakers in France’s Southern Rhone Valley, is an excellent wine to accompany a varied holiday feast.

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A Spanish Red With a Long Pedigree

March 6, 2018March 9, 2018 Categories: Reds · WinterTags: Raise Your GlassLeave a comment

Single varietal wines from Rioja used to be hard to find and expensive. Recently, such wines have become more common, although they still tend to be priced well beyond the $10 range.

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Warren Johnston’s column, which appears in newspapers and on-line, is designed to help readers cut through the sea of wine offerings that crowd the shelves of stores and find well-made, available wines that sell in $10 range.
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