Are there really no affordable Zinfandels of reasonable quality left out there? That’s the conclusion a writer in a major publication has reached and that has ticked off Kim Stare-Wallace of Dry Creek Vineyard. But she’s having a hard time thinking of good Zins that cost less than $20, the cut off point used by [...]

Traveling winemaker Eric Weisinger, has buried a number of bottles of wine he’s made across the world. In a post from February 15 he retrieves a bottle he buried in the jungles of Belize eight years ago:
The original intent had been to enjoy a little wine with lunch, but the heat and humidity were [...]

Jim Gordon recounts an interesting little blind-tasting experiment at last week’s Symposium for Professional Wine Writers
Could you tell a Merlot from a Cabernet from a Syrah in a blind tasting? Faced with three unmarked glasses from three brown-bagged bottles with no clues other than a Napa Valley origin, I couldn’t. Neither could food and wine [...]

I hope that everyone enjoyed their Presidents Day (those of you who had it off), and that all of you are ready for the second round of highlighted exhibitors from the 17th Annual Boston Wine Expo. I took full advantage of the long weekend, and I’m rested and ready to write my third and [...]

As promised, today I’m going to blog about some of the exhibitors that Matt and I met with this past Saturday afternoon at the Boston Wine Expo, as well as some of the wines that we tasted along the way. Here at Wineries.net, our primary focus is U.S. wineries, wines, vineyards, and anything having [...]

As Matt mentioned in his Sunday morning post, we attended the 17th Annual Boston Wine Expo this past Saturday afternoon, where we participated in a Grand Tasting that included well over 400 wineries and 1,800 varieties of wine. While wandering around the Seaport World Trade Center, we were able to sample from an [...]

Jim Eastman has returned from a nearly 5,000 mile long road trip to New Mexico where he sampled the output from twelve wineries.
Read his posts from the trip:
Part 1: Willmon Vineyards, Arena Blanca Winery & Pistachio Tree Ranch, and Tularosa Vineyards.
Part 2: La Viña. One of Eastman’s two favorite wineries he visited.
Part 3: Luna [...]

As the country eases its way into February, couples in every corner of the U.S. are racking their brains for original ideas on how to surprise and indulge their loved ones come this Valentine’s Day. While flowers and chocolate may serve as an old standby for what I like to call the slackers “eleventh-hour [...]

$20 will buy you a commemorative wine glass and free samples at the Missouri Wine Fest next weekend.
Victoria of the Tastes of Life blog files a report from a well-attended tasting of wines from Alma Rosa Winery in California.

Elevage was invited by a winemaker to participate in a three-day long blending trial:
Blending trials are when you taste through every barrel that’s ready for bottling, evaluate the qualities of each sample, and make decisions about what wines will go into which bottlings. They are also a physical and mental challenge.
Seriously.
Read his post and you [...]