Bars & Clubs - Sept. 19, 2009
Uncorked: Where in the world is... Bierzo?
Historically, the Bodegas (wineries) in Bierzo produced largely weak and unmemorable wines. But the last two decades have seen superstar winemakers focus on hillside plantings for better exposure and drainage. Some have said that the vineyards are some of the most beautiful in all of Spain with plantings arranged on steep slopes and terraces.
Tags: bierzo, wine, thief wine, vino, Mencia, Castilla y leon, Cabernet, Bodegas

Bars & Clubs - March 11, 2008
Amy's wine of the week: RED
This week's wine of the week is a simple red we picked up at the Holt Avenue Pick 'N Save for $8.99. RED is a 2004 blend from St. Francis Winery in Sonoma County.
Tags: RED, Sonoma, St. Francis Winery, merlot, cabernet, zinfandel

Dining - Feb. 1, 2007
Wine lists usually lead me to beer
I love wine, but most Milwaukee wine lists encourage me to drink beer.
Tags: wine, merlot, syrah, shiraz, cabernet, dolcetto, barbera, bonarda

Dining - Dec. 6, 2008
What's in a name? That which we call Morillon by any other name would smell like Chardonnay!
Cencibel, Ulle de Llebre, Aragonez, Valepenas, Tinto de Toro, Tinto Pais and Tinto Roriz. What do all of these things have in common? Well they are all names for the same grape and with the exception of three of them, these are names for the same grape in the same country. And by no means are th...
Tags: Chardonnay, merlot, grapes wine, sommelier, Cabernet