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 I’d heard rumors about this wine before encountering it in my glass. Shazam, this is a BIG wine. Concentrated and inky (almost opaque) like a cup of espresso, except made with grapes. I think. Read more: Wine review: Luchador 2007 Shiraz South Australia  I met Carina Cellars during a trip to Santa Barbara wine country back in 2003 after they’d just started. Founders David Hardee and Joel Tensley knew their wines weren’t sold in the states where my column was published but they wanted feedback. So I gave it to them, as my friends know I’m apt to do. This wine lets me know they haven’t changed. Read more: Wine Review: Carina Cellars 2007 Clairvoyant  I’m not sure what they’re thinking trying to sell a $18-$20 sauvignon blanc in this economy, but I’d pay that for it since I’ve tasted it. Here I am jumping up and down, trying to tell you that Ed Sbragia is frickin’ brilliant. Brilliant, I tell you. Read more: Wine review: Sbragia 2009 Sauvignon Blanc Home Ranch  A small, family-owned winery tucked into the hills of Tuscany, Casali di Bibbiano is the dream of Alberto Guadagnini, an Italian native who spent much of his career in New York City running Italian restaurants. He purchased the Casali property in 1995 and transformed it into a vacation destination that also makes wines. They’ve only just begun to distribute the wines — which range from a light-hearted Toscano sangiovese red blend called Casalone to this Super Tuscan (what’s this?) cabernet blend — and I sat down with his son, Marco and partner, Justin Pecka, to try them out. I was impressed with the variety and their high quality, especially the Argante Rosso. Read more: Wine review: Casali di Bibbiano 2005 Argante Rosso IGT |
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