Last week, we finally returned to Argentina after being away for a few years. When we went back, we enjoyed a red wine from Grupo Colomé - the 2021 Colomé Auténtico Malbec produced & bottled by Grupo Colomé S.A. Today, we return to Salta, Argentina for a white wine from this winery: 2023 Colomé Estate Torrontés produced & bottled by Grupo Colomé S.A. (Valle Calchaquí, Salta, Argentina). This wine is 100% torrontés from vineyard sites in Valles Calchaquíes. It was both fermented and briefly aged in stainless steel prior to bottling. The wine comes in at 13%. Here ..read more

We last traveled to Oregon just short of a month ago as part of my series bringing you some of the best wines from across the state. On that trip, we enjoyed another great red wine from Loosen-Christopher Wines - the 2020 J. Christopher Lunatique Rouge produced & bottled by Loosen-Christopher Wines. Today, we get to try another red wine from the J. Christopher label: 2019 J. Christopher Basalte Pinot Noir produced & bottled by Loosen-Christopher Wines (Newberg, Oregon). This wine is 100% pinot noir from the Chehalem Mountains AVA in the Willamette Valley. 2,400 cases ..read more

(Photo Courtesy of Four Bites) 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 2022 Mercer Bros. Chardonnay, the 2021 Colomé Auténtico Malbec and the 2022 Mercer Small Lot Sauvignon Blanc. Mr. Galarneau wrote about a personal favorite in my hometown - The Dove [Four Bites] Fat Bob's and 42 North have opened their downtown collaboration - Queen City Bistro [Four Bites] On the latest episode of Four Bites Show, Andrew interviewed ..read more

Earlier this week, we returned to Washington as part of my series bringing you some of the best wines from across the state, for another wine from Mercer Wine Estates. Part of its Mercer Bros. line, the 2022 Mercer Bros. Chardonnay produced & bottled by Mercer Wine Estates was ready to be paired with a variety of seafood. Today, we'll travel back to Prosser to try another white wine from Mercer Wine Estates: 2022 Mercer Small Lot Sauvignon Blanc produced & bottled by Mercer Wine Estates (Prosser, Washington). This wine is 100% sauvignon blanc from the Horse ..read more

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