WHAT I’M DRINKING NOW: Fèlsina Chianti Colli Senesi 2016 from Tuscany, Italy Price: Low $20’s Great Chianti is one of my vices. I can’t get enough of the stuff, and when you go down the rabbit hole of learning about Chianti it seems to taste even better. Which is typical of the pleasures of life, be […]
Over the decades we’ve visited hundreds of wineries around the world, and whether they are in Australia, Sonoma, France, Oregon, Washinton, Itay, or South Africa the best wineries producing the best wine have a few things in common. Here’s a fun little outline for you plus a nice little twist at the end. #1 Cleanliness […]
WHAT I’M DRINKING NOW: Airfield Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 from Yakima Valley, Washington Price: Under $20 a bottle! It’s honestly rare for me to get super excited about most under $20 Cabernet Sauvignons today. There is a sameness, a homogeny, and predictability about most of them. And that’s why the Airfield Estates 2015 stands out. It’s […]
Tis the season of vacations, or planning the winter getaways. When it comes to being a wine lover in the Twin Cities, we are lucky to have easy access to both the west coast and to Europe in general. Booking a great wine vacation to Oregon, Sonoma, Washington, Santa Barbara, Finger Lakes, or France is […]
One of my favorite categories of wine is a nebulous thing called ‘summertime grilling reds’ which is a catch-all for red wines that happen to be in my hand while I fire up the Weber. But every once in awhile a wine stands out as so utterly delicious and awesome that I rush out and […]
THE BEST OF THE BEST in the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Minnesota wine scene! Congrats to all the 2018 winners! To celebrate our strong locally owned and operated independent wine scene in Minnesota, we launched the Twin Cities Wine Awards in 2018. Sixteen categories to help recognize the best of the best when it comes […]
The much anticipated Best of the Twin Cities issue of City Pages just hit the stands. I grabbed it fast and rushed to the Food and Drink section, eager to see who is getting some deserved props. In years past this issue has always done a pretty good job. In 2017 Troubadour won Best Wine Bar — […]
