After a few hours of working on the kitchen Saturday, Kim and I were getting hungry and it was getting late. 8:00 PM rolled around and we decided we wanted good steaks. Our …

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 …

South Africa has become one of the better “new world” wine regions producing a wide variety of both white and red wines.  The wines are both exciting and elegant and at their best can …

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 …

This staple of South African wines is the result of crossing the Pinot Noir and Cinsault grapes. This viticultural cross was first bred in 1925 and wasn’t made into wine until the mid 1930’s. …

South Africa is really producing some nice wines these days, at very good prices. I recently tried a sauvignon blanc form producer Southern Right (2006 vintage). Near the Cape of Good Hope, Southern …