AltWeeklies Wire
Ravenswood: No Wimpy Winesnew
Many of you have seen and drunk Ravenswood "Vintner's Blend" California Zinfandel. At under $10, this perennial best value is a staple at grocery stores, Costco, World Market and even specialty wine shops.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
09-11-2008 |
Food+Drink
Whet Your Palate with Dry Creek Winesnew
Dry Creek is one of Sonoma County's bejeweled locales. Bound by the Alexander and Russian River valleys in California, the tributary is a mere 15 miles long and two miles wide.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
08-18-2008 |
Food+Drink
Is 'Bottle Shock' the New 'Sideways'?new
Bottle Shock centers on the Barrett family and their estate, Chateau Montelena, a great California cult winery that was having a hard time staying afloat in the mid-'70s. The Judgment at Paris actually helped them turn their business around.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
07-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Frederick Wildman Imports Passionate and Expensive Winesnew
When non-vintage Pol Roger champagne costs $68 and Jaboulet Crozes Hermitage (Domaine de Thalabert) costs a cool $50, buyers think twice about whether to "invest."
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
05-15-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: wines, Frederick Wildman & Sons
2005 Bordeaux Reds Coming Soonnew
The combination of a very weak dollar with what seems to be an extraordinarily good French vintage, is spelling misery for American wine drinkers and collectors alike.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
04-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Bordeaux
A Trifecta of Discoveriesnew
What better theme for the new year than novelties -- wines I've learned about only during the last moments of 2007?
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
01-10-2008 |
Food+Drink
Better Gifts from the World of Winenew
And a few tips about what not to buy.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
12-13-2007 |
Food+Drink
Bernard Magrez' Paris Boutiquenew
There's a neighborhood in Paris where parking is out of the question. Instead, people are let off or whisked away in Mercedes and Rolls-Royces, and entering a shop signifies that price is of no concern.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
11-16-2007 |
Food+Drink
Champagne is Just 45 Minutes from Parisnew
We sip the world's most famous bubbly.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
10-18-2007 |
Food+Drink
Your Wine Questions Answerednew
What gives with merlot? Should I buy my wine-loving friend a bottle for a present? How do I pair for vegetarian dishes?
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
09-21-2007 |
Food+Drink
Everywine: The Miracle of 'Two Buck Chuck'?new
Charles Shaw Winery is the Everyman of the wine universe, that ordinary individual whom the public roots for in the face of extraordinary circumstances.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
08-23-2007 |
Food+Drink
Ecstatic Sauvignon Blancnew
If you've ever drunk a white Bordeaux, Sancerre or Pouilly Fume, then you already know the seductive charms of sauvignon blanc.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
06-22-2007 |
Food+Drink
Wine Retail is All About Servicenew
Readers have difficulty tracking down Portuguese wines with unhelpful clerks.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
05-10-2007 |
Food+Drink
Wine's Moldy Oldiesnew
In 1987, exceptional Bordeaux reds from the 1950s were available for purchase at what today can only be called insane prices. Insane because, as opposed to the cutthroat expense of such wines today, nobody was very interested!
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
04-19-2007 |
Food+Drink
Wine's Odd Men Outnew
Unusual red blends make fascinating drinking.
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
03-22-2007 |
Food+Drink
