If subtlety's your game, then you may favor crisp, minerally wines like those from Europe's cooler river valleys like the Mosel, the Danube and the Loire.
Richard Fadeley has been sneaking around in the "big bottle section" and has found some surprisingly enjoyable wine at prices that will work with almost any budget.
Ever had a wine server tell you all about the soil, the aging (both years and barrels), the history, the rating scores and the winemaker's resume. Too much information?
In Santa Barbara County, Doug Margerum is nearly legendary. His wine shop and restaurant, Wine Cask, was ground zero for the emerging Santa Barbara County wine culture. But all that is now gone.
This month's issue of WineBlueBook covers covers 907 wines, including many German Riesling, West Coast Pinot Noir, West Coast Chardonnay and West Coast Cabernet Sauvignon wines that were scored last month by the wine critics.
Spring is in full force in much of the Northern Hemisphere. It's time to start charcoaling those steaks and smoking that brisket. Randy "Bucko" Buckner offers some big Zins, crisp whites and more as he presents his monthly report on 100 new wine releases.
