Red Wine ... The Magical Panacea to Life

Over the past several years, studies related to the beneficial effect of red wine on health and aging have been flooding the airwaves and newsprint. Many suggested that moderate amount of red wine consumption lowers the risk of heart attack and lung cancer , fights fat , can raise ...

Pricing by Terroir: Is it justified or a rip-off?

This Australian Shiraz is "Rich, and easy-going at a giveaway price" [94 WVF™]

If you are looking for an easy drinking wine that's pleasurable, then this wine is a great choice. Strong Arms Shiraz was awarded 91 points by the Wine Advocate, describing it as:...

Another Spanish value red wine that is the quintessential Granacha [94 WVF™]

This wine is produced by Bodega Almansenas located in the DO (Denominacion de Origen) of Almansa, which is in central Spain - bordering the high profile appellations of Jumila and Yecla. Until recently, wine produced in the Almansa region was used primarily as an additive to...

A Clilean red wine with "Blackberry, fig paste and coffee notes", rated 90 by WS for just $10

Awarding it a score of 90 points, Wine Spectator described the 2005 Santa Ema Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve as: "Muscular, with solid loam, raspberry, blackberry, fig paste and coffee notes backed by a broad, dark, toasty finish. Rock-solid. Drink now through 2010." Selling on-lin...

A French red wine great density, richness, and full-bodied potency - "like a top-flight Chateauneuf du Pape" [WA 93/$12]

In scoring it a whopping 93, Robert Parker, publisher of the Wine Advocate, had this to say about the 2003 Domaine Le Murmurium Cotes du Ventoux Opera: "The 2003 Cotes du Ventoux Cuvee Opera (an 85% Grenache/15% Syrah produced from 15 hectoliters per hectare) is an amazing w...