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It’s Time for Wine: Napa for 2013
By Monty and Sara Preiser February is a great time for us to slip in and out of Wine Country destinations and then fill you in on what is new, and what remains fantastic. These same places will be...
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AG Pick: Tenuta Frescobaldi di Castiglioni 2010
Serving ham or lamb at your Easter meal or looking for a red wine for a dinner with friends? Try a bottle of the Tenuta Frescobaldi di Castiglioni 2010, a red blend from Tuscany. This wine is what is...
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Red Wines from the Finger Lakes
Regular readers know that the Amateur Gastronomer is a fan of Riesling from the Finger Lakes region in upstate New York. But how do their red wines taste? We were invited to find out in a virtual...
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Truchard Vineyards: Wines from Carneros
By Robin Alix Austin The Truchard story is a story about farming. Tony Truchard is a farmer, first and foremost – as described by his son Anthony, who visited Atlanta in March for the High Museum Wine...
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Colliano: Wines from Slovenia
A wine tasting starts with the eyes – a look at the bottle label or the name on a restaurant’s wine list. A look at the name and label of a Colliano wine may lead you to incorrectly guess the wines are...
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Chimney Rock: Showcasing Stags Leap
Driving along the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District, you can’t miss Chimney Rock’s bright white Cape Dutch-style estate. Though the building was influenced by architecture in South...
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Snapshots from Kobrand Tour D’Italia
Earlier this month Kobrand Wine & Spirits brought its Tour d’Italia to the St. Regis Hotel in Buckhead. Winery owners and winemakers shared their latest releases with members of the wine trade and...
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It’s Time for Wine: 1949 Cheval Blanc in a 2013 World
By Monty Preiser If you were asked to design the quintessential retail shop for the true oenophile, you would be hard pressed to do a better job than simply copy Andrew Lampasone’s Wine Watch in Ft....
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Five Rosé Wines to Enjoy this Summer
The summer of rosé is in full swing! It’s an international love affair, with rosé wine being made around the world from a variety of different grapes. Try one of these AG picks tonight: Cune Rosado...
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AG Pick: Faust Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2011
The Faust of legend sold his soul for knowledge and worldly pleasures. Fortunately for us, there is no need to make a deal with the Devil to enjoy the Faust 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. The man...
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Finger Lakes Wine Virtual Tasting
Join @amgastronomer and @FLXwine on Twitter Wednesday, April 29th for a virtual tasting of Finger Lakes Wine. The tasting will feature Cabernet Franc and Lemberger from this region in upstate New York....
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Patel: Small Winery with Big Taste
When Robert Parker awards your first wine a 95, you know you’ve made something special. But don’t let that number bias you toward Patel Winery. It’s more of a treat if you taste the Napa wines without...
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Cabernet Franc and Lemberger: Red Wines of the Finger Lakes
Riesling is the undisputed signature white wine grape of the Finger Lakes. But as for the signature red wine grape of this region in upstate New York, should it be Cabernet Franc or Lemberger? The...
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Cru Bourgeois: High Quality Wine from Bordeaux’s Left Bank
With the incredible number of châteaux producing wines in Bordeaux, how do you know how to select a good bottle? Sure, you can pick one from one of the five growths of the 1855 Classification – a...
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