A few years have passed since we traveled to Argentina to try a way from Colomé. The last wine we enjoyed from this winery was an estate grown malbec - the 2019 Colomé Estate Malbec produced & bottled by Grupo Colomé. Let's go back to Argentina now for another great malbec from Colomé: 2021 Colomé Auténtico Malbec produced & bottled by Grupo Colomé S.A. (Valle Calchaquí, Salta, Argentina). This wine is 100% malbec. It is a tribute to the pioneers who planted the winery's vineyards and opened the winery in 1831. The fruit hails from vineyard sites in the Calchaqu ..read more

When we were last in Washington as part of my series bringing you some of the best wines from across the state, we enjoyed a wine made from fruit grown in the Wahluke Slope AVA in the Columbia Valley - the 2021 Lot 917 Merlot cellared & bottled by Cameron Hughes Wine. Today, we're heading to Prosser to enjoy this white wine: 2022 Mercer Bros. Chardonnay produced & bottled by Mercer Wine Estates (Prosser, Washington). This wine is nearly entirely chardonnay from the Horse Heaven Hills AVA. Following fermentation (a portion of which took place in oak), the wine was aged ..read more

(Photo Courtesy of La Casa de Sabores) Every Sunday, I'll post some of my favorite local stories from the worlds of food, wine, beer, cocktails and spirits. This week on the Nittany Epicurean, I wrote about the 2020 Arrowhead Spring Vineyards Cool Terroir, the 2021 Tenute Silvio Nardi Rosso di Montalcino DOC and the 2021 Cuvaison Chardonnay Hedon. Mr. Galarneau wrote about the Caribbean flavors you can find at La Casa de Sabores [Four Bites] JAM Parkside celebrated its fifth anniversary [Four Bites] Newell visited "The Original" Vasilis Restaur ..read more

We have not had the opportunity to enjoy a wine from Cuvaison Estate Wines in the Napa Valley as part of my ongoing series of discovery of some of the great wines of California since last fall. The last wine we tried from this winery was an estate grown chardonnay - the 2021 Estate Chardonnay estate grown, produced & bottled by Cuvaison Estate Wines. Let's go back to Napa now for another chardonnay from Cuvaison Estate Wines: 2021 Cuvaison Chardonnay Hedon estate grown, produced & by Cuvaison Estate Wines (Napa, California). This small lot wine is 100% chardonnay. The ..read more

The most recent wine that I shared as part of my continuous effort to bring you as much great wine from my home state of New York as possible was from the North Fork of Long Island. The 2022 Pinot Gris grown, produced & bottled by Bedell Cellars was made with 100% estate grown fruit. Today, we'll travel to Western New York for another wine made with estate grown fruit: 2020 Cool Terroir grown, produced & bottled by Arrowhead Spring Vineyards (Lockport, New York). This wine is a blend of estate grown syrah, merlot and cabernet sauvignon. It was aged in French oak barre ..read more

(Photo Courtesy of Sofra Restaurant & Bakery) Every Sunday, I'll post some of my favorite local stories from the worlds of food, wine, beer, cocktails and spirits. This week on the Nittany Epicurean, I wrote about the 2019 Woodenhead Pinot Noir Russian River Valley, the 2022 San Felice Rosato Toscana IGT and the 2020 Vermilion Valley Vineyards Pinot Gris. Mr. Galarneau wrote about the Turkish cuisine to be found at Sofra Restaurant & Bakery in Depew [Four Bites] Andale Tequila Bar's first downtown location opened this past week [Four Bites] Andre ..read more

I do my best to bring you wines from across the world, both from the most famed winemaking regions from the United States to Europe as well as lessen know locals. Today, I'm excited to bring you the first wine from a winery that I've been wanting to try for quite some time located in a region many don't think first about wine when it comes to mind (but they should): 2020 Pinot Gris produced & bottled by Vermilion Valley Vineyards (Wakeman, Ohio). Owned by the husband and wife team of Kristi and Joe Juniper, Vermilion Valley Vineyards is an estate winery located in the the Vermilion Rive ..read more

A few weeks ago, Vino Italiano - my series bringing you some of the best wines from around Italy - brought us to my ancestral homeland of Sicilia for a great red wine. The 2020 Saia Nero d’Avola Sicilia DOC bottled by Feudo Maccari Società Agricola s.r.l. was yearning to be paired with lamb. Today, we're headed north to Toscana for this wine: 2022 San Felice Rosata Toscana IGT estate bottled by Società Agricola San Felice S.P.A. (Castelnuovo Berardegna, Italia). This wine is a blend of sangiovese and cabernet sauvignon. It was both fermented and briefly aged in stainless stee ..read more

The last wine that I wrote about from Woodenhead and its winemaker, Nikolai Stez, was the 2018 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Ritchie Vineyard produced & bottled by Woodenhead when I told you that it made my list of the Top Wines of 2023. We're headed back to Sonoma today for another great pinot from Woodenhead: 2019 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley produced & bottled by Woodenhead (Healdsburg, California). This wine is 100% pinot noir sourced from three vineyard sites in Sonoma's Russian River Valley. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, this wine comes in at 13.4% ABV. Here ..read more

More than a year has passed since we last visited Argentina. When we were last there, we tried a bold red blend - the 2019 Privada Family Blend produced & bottled by Bodega Norton. We're going back to Argentina today for this wine from the Susana Balbo portfolio: 2022 Susana Balbo Crios Sustentia Chardonnay produced & bottled by Dominio del Plata S.A. (Mendoza, Argentina). This wine is naturally low in alcohol as the fruit was harvested early. It was both fermented and briefly aged in stainless steel. The wine comes in at 9% ABV. Here it is in the glass: Another look: One ..read more