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 Overwhelming flavors, reminiscent of sucking on a key lime. Grapefruit and green herbs rush up the nose and onto the tongue. The acidity is almost too present — the wine isn’t as balanced or as smooth as other vintages. Read more: Wine review: Kim Crawford 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Marlborough  A darling of the critics for a few years now, this Los Alamos Malbec from Argentina’s Mendoza region has one great thing going for it: It costs under $12, sometimes even under $10. Read more: Wine review: Los Alamos 2009 Malbec Mendoza  I’m not saying there’s anything wrong with wines produced by massive corporations, but as I’ve harped on before, the little guys generally make better wine, displaying more heart and soul. Both attempt to produce income but corporations exist solely to do so. So I already have a prejudice against them… their practices make my fave beverage so… so… crass. Which is why my sneaky husband recently (and unbeknownst to me) set up a blind tasting of my most harshly judged, corporately-produced wines. My report: Read more: Corporate wineries: The best of the worst  I suppose it was bound to happen. That partytrain known as wine sales had to arrive in Generica, stopping at the Sam’s Club station. Like the last guy at a party to realize his fly is open, Sam Walton’s masterminding crew has released its own private wine retail label. I should’ve expected it… I should’ve sensed it in the air. But the moment the press release entered my inbox offering up a sample of this new Spanish red blend, I HAD to try it. Read more: Sam’s Club releases its own wine label: Infinite 2008 Spanish Red |
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