June 2007: LIVE Rating: this is dark almost opaque in the glass. The aroma of purple cream, just like the 2005. On the palate, there is a burst of multiple flavors. Plums, chocolate, cream. These are moving across the palate, and moving through time ...

What are the best wine bargains for the first half of 2008? Let's start by defining "wine value". We'll define wine value as occurring when the perceived quality of the wine exceeds its cost.

Here are a few terrific holiday dessert wines to consider, based on high ratings and great values from past Spirit of Wine Reviews.  Ratings and notes are from Spirit of Wine reviews.  Wine names link to retail availability via WineZap. Yalumba Museum...

Find Black Fox Cabernet Sauvignon at WineZap. Original review, May, 2008: The Black Fox Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005, was part of the "Wine Insiders" wine deal. In the glass, this is medium red with ruby highlights. Aroma is bright and fresh with...

Find Cameron Hughes Lot wines at WineZap. By way of background: This syrah from Alexander Valley in Sonoma County is part of the Cameron Hughes line.   For vintage 2006, the syrah is finished at 14.1% alcohol.  It captured my attention because of...

Find Cameron Hughes Lot wines at WineZap. By way of background:This Cameron Hughes offering of 101 Year Old Shiraz vines from Barossa Valley, Australia, is the follow-on 2006 vintage from a very-appealing 2005 vintage (of 100-year-old vines then!). ...

Find Cameron Hughes Lot wines at WineZap. By way of background:The Cameron Hughes Lot 145 Chardonnay from Santa Barbara County in California, vintage 2008, is part of the wide Cameron Hughes line.  This chardonnay was aged in a mixture of oaks and...