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We're excited when we see wine deals from those daily deal sites (Groupon, Living Social, etc). But sometimes the "deal" isn't so hot. Like today's Lot18 Wine-Tasting Sampler Kit on Living Social for ...
Our Wine Madness brackets are now complete and we have a champion to crown, Chardonnay! Going into the finals, Malbec was definitely a long shot. As a 6 seed facing a 1 seed, it had its work cut ...
The Final Four is over, and we have our Wine Madness Championship match: the underdog #6 Malbec vs. favorite Chardonnay
Let's be honest, we never thought Malbec would make it this far, but they've ...
The Elite 8 competition was fierce, and Malbec upset #2 Merlot to move into the Final Four again top-seed Pinot Noir. Tournament favorite Chardonnay marched on, and Riesling just edged out Moscato to ...
Our Sweet 16 match-ups are completed, and while the Whites fell as expected, we had some bracket-busters in the Reds!
Whites: No surprises in the white wine match ups, although Gewurtztraminer ...
Red Teams
Pinot Noir (1) vs. Sangiovese (8)
Heavily favored Pinot Noir goes up against the underdog Sangiovese in the most lopsided matchup we have in the starting round of red wines. Sangiovese is ...
In a recent wine club review we did, I reviewed Windsor Vineyards and told you about their two wine clubs: The Collector and The Enthusiast.
(Read my blog post where I discuss my review of ...
When I got married we gave each of our attendants a wine bottle as part of their gift. It wasn't anything fancy, but we figured "who couldn't use a bottle of wine?" Fast forward 14 years and I am ...
My review of the Zagat Wine Club felt a little like deja vu because my very first wine club review was the WSJ Wine Club. Both clubs being from Direct Wines, they are very similar. However, the gifts ...
Naked Wines was introduced to the US market recently, and I broke out the video camera and showed you what a case from Naked Wines includes. Unlike most wine clubs, Naked Wines does things ...
Update: Because this review was written over a decade ago and has not been updated, we can no longer recommend this club. Instead, we recommend:
What is the best "premium wine of the month ...
Update: This review is now outdated by over a decade. Here is a more recently reviewed club that we recommend:
If you know me at all, you'd know that I'm a big fan of red wine (and I love ...