Wine of the Weekend

Red Mountain, Washington State – $15
Strolling the aisles of your local wine shop, you’ll pass the usual suspects: Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Lemberger, Zinfandel….wait, what the hell is Lemberger?
Originally hailing from Central and Eastern Europe, Lemberger (lem-burger) is one of those wine grapes that never got much attention. However, the great state of Washington has [...]

Marlborough, New Zealand – $16
In a perfect world, all of us would go home after an easy day at work and enjoy a gourmet meal expertly paired with the perfect wine and served to us by an underwear model-in-residence. Sadly, you’re not Tom Brady. Because dinner is usually a haphazard affair it’s imperative [...]

Languedoc, France – $15
France’s association with great wine is stamped onto our consciousness as surely as is the knowledge that Santa Claus is fat or the Tooth Fairy creepy. Too often, though, wine buyers assume that this connection means that they can’t drink French wine because it’s too hard to understand, too pretentious, too [...]

Maipo Valley, Chile – $10
There’s nothing like the thrill of discovery. Whether you are machete-chopping through uncharted jungle or finding the last pair of perfect boots (on sale! in your size!!) it’s the feeling that keeps you coming back for more and finding wine treasures will give you that same rush!
If ever there was ever [...]

Piedmont, Italy – $20
We’ve been pretty vocal in the past about how much we love to drink Brachetto on Valentine’s Day.  To be precise, last year we referred to it as, “the most ultimate, badass, mega, super, best in the history of the world, ultra perfect wine for Valentine’s Day” and we meant it.  Oysters, [...]

Montsant, Spain – $15
Only a month removed from the frantic spending spree that is December, February wine-buying is all about sniffing out value-laden gems.  But be warned: value is more than just the price you paid.  Rolling up to a party with the cheapest bottle of wine you can find is a great way to [...]

Mendocino County, CA – $13
The Boston Wine Expo hit the Seaport World Trade Center last weekend like one of New England’s infamous Nor’Easters, a swirling mix of 1,800 wines from 450 wineries and a whopping 17,000 boozehounds looking to get their drink on.  With all that vino, it’s pretty easy to float away in a [...]