Ode to Joy

I know that I complain too much about wine critics. Some would say that I’ve already lost the war; that the critics and the ‘point’ system are here to stay and anyway, why does it matter? The contention is that ‘scores’ are nothing more than shorthand to allow the consumer to understand quickly the opinion[…]

My Favorite wine: 7/10/2018

2017 Jean-Maurice Raffault ‘Les Galuches’ Chinon Loire Valley, France Regular Price $18.99 Sale Price $14.99 Some people seem to think that one can not drink red wines in the summer. Others think that big, rich, oaky, high alcohol wines are perfect in any season. They are both wrong. Ok, maybe ‘wrong’ is too strong of[…]