The Wine Wreck

Tag: affordable wines

  • A Pinot Love Affair

    Pinto Noir, by most standards, is the pickiest of grapes to get right. She is known as the Queen of grapes in some circles for a reason. Until we moved up the coast, Pinot Noir was not big on our wines to love scale. Too prune tasting, too over ripe fruit Finding regions that produce…

  • Cru Pinot Noir, Monterey County

    2019 is emerging as a very good year for Pinot Noir. The fussy grape is a winemakers challenge even in the best of times and it is so nice to find several good Pinots ready to enjoy. This Pinot Noir from Cru Winery out of Monterey County was an easy to drink beauty. It had…

  • Chianti- our way

    Wine does not have to be tear-inducing expensive to be wonderful. I can say it again louder, if I need to. This is often the battle cry of the wine world- decent wine cannot be found for under (name your price) and I disagree. Strongly. It takes some effort and some knowledge to understand what…