The Frugal Oenologist

To those of you who have followed my ramblings -- Last September I had a bad fall (of the vertical, not the seasonal kind) and fractured my ...

In the manner of all very young Italian reds, this Umbrian requires a very long breathing period (three hours at a minimum) lest it taste ha...

Alvarinhos are grown in Northern Portugal, just across the border from Spanish Galicia. They tend to be a curious mixture of tart and sweet ...

A blend of Cabernet, Merlot, and San Giovese, this rather assertive Tuscan red is all but undrinkably tart upon first opening. Once it's...

The Muscat grape has been grown in the Mediterrenean region for over three thousand years and until relatively recently informed our taste ...

This white Rias Baixas from Galicia (Spain, not Poland) is light, fragrant, with nicely blended flavors of melon and citrus. It's certa...

This strikes me as a particularly nice year of this Portuguese red blend from the Douro region, also famous for its Ports. A bit on the tart...