Monday, March 15, 2010

Wine of the Day

The Wine of the Day

Greg Norman Estates, 2008 Pinot Noir Santa Barbara, $15

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Selections by Sandra Silfven

With more than 1,000 selections and reviews in our Virtual Wine Cellar you'll need to narrow down your choices for browsing. Select from the categories below to get a listing and links to reviews on each wine.

Surprise! It's a Cupcake wine

When you head to the store (even grocery store) next time, keep your eye peeled for the Cupcake brand of wine. Not to be confused with Layer Cake, another find on wine shelves, Cupcake features some … Continued

Chantal's Pinot Grigio bodes well for 2009 vintage

If the new Pinot Grigio, $13.99, from Chateau Chantal on Old Mission Peninsula is any indication, then we can breathe a sigh of relief that the infamous, cold 2009 vintage was not a total bust for … Continued

Top-selling wines from California

What's hot from California? The three top-selling brands last year are Menage a Trois, Barefoot and Rex Goliath -- all value wines under $11. That's according to a story worth sharing with you from … Continued

Monterey's River Road Wine Trail a destination for travelers

It's no secret that Napa Valley's Highway 29 is such a popular tourist destination that traffic practically comes to a halt and it can be difficult to re-enter when stopping at a winery or … Continued

Black Star Farms opens restaurant for dinner

Winter is typically a slow time for Michigan wineries, but at Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay, something's cooking. The casual vineyard cafe that opened last year for summer-only lunch fare of … Continued

Wine of the Day: Louis M. Martini Cabernet Sauvignon 2006

You can count on this Napa legend for delicious wine at an amazing cost, $17 list price. The nose is sweet roses, cassis, black licorice, smoky oak and vanilla. The palate is built in layers: sweet, … Continued

Wine of the Day: NOBOS Cabernet Sauvignon 2005

NOBOS is the "all value, with no pretense" brand produced by the Sobon family of Shenandoah Vineyards in Plymouth, Calif. ("NOBOS" is Sobon spelled backward.) The grapes for NOBOS … Continued

Barefoot Zinfandel rocks

List price $6.99. Alcohol: 13.5 percent. Headline: This is good stuff! For real Zinheads, it's above entry level. It has body; sweet, chalky tannins that coat the palate; fruit that does a dance all … Continued

2009 vintage in Michigan OK for whites, disappointing for reds

It should be no surprise to Michigan wine lovers that the 2009 vintage in our state will be very good for whites but a winemaker's cellar experiment for reds. Nature just did not cooperate to ripen … Continued

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Sandra Silfven has written about wine for more than 25 years. She's a longtime copy editor at The Detroit News, as well as a former restaurant critic. Her advice to newbies: "If I can figure out this stuff, so can you!"

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