By Harriet
I like wines that surprise me and The Formula certainly did that when it appeared at a recent Australia tasting at Bin 604 in Harbor East. The Formula is a 2005 Shiraz from South …

Food, Wine, Culture TV- Episode 9: I recently had a chance to have dinner with the very talented wine maker Renae Hirsch- the newest wine maker at well known producer Henry’s Drive in the Padthaway …

This past weekend the F&WB Wine Club met up for an Easter-eve wine tasting. We had a good turnout this month with 13 attendees including 5 (two of which I am pictured with below …

This Aussie Shiraz comes to us from one of the biggest and top producers in the land down under.  I’m a big fan of their MollyDooker wines, having a ton of Carnival of Love in …

This month The Wine Spectator released it’s top 100 wines of the year. Without getting into what I thought of their selections, and with 2008 a few days away, I thought I’d recap my …

I’ve recently posted notes on the Boxer (Shiraz) and Violinist (Verdalho), both 2006 vintage MollyDooker wines. I was quite impressed with them both, as I was the 2005 MollyDooker wines. Tonight, on the …

I am becoming a big fan of Australian wines. The quality of wine making throughout Australia has been exceptional in the past 5 years and wines have benefited from overall very good weather. Furthermore, …

Jacob’s Creek. Yes, the Jacob’s Creek. A name common to anyone who drinks wine. As common as Yellow Tail or Charles Shaw. Just because it’s cheap and well known for being …

A great priced Shiraz from Australia – The 2004 McGuigan Bin 2000 Shiraz had a rich nose of dark fruits, tar and spice. Dark cherry and plum fruits with mild acidity through the …

Inspired by my Argentinian friend, Carlos, I thought I should add a few more wines to the $1-$10 category. Without further ado, here are a few bargain wines that are surprisingly good.
La Vieille Ferme …