http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/index.html http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2008 MiamiHerald.com Wine Bargains 60 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 16:56:53 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/583042.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/583042.html Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:57 EDT 2006 Beringer Founder's Estate Pinot Noir, Vin de Pays d'Oc. California's Beringer reaches out to Southwest France for this soft, rich pinot noir. It's a good red-wine-with-fish wine, or for grilled burgers and things. It's $9. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/565142.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/565142.html Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT A very nice hot-weather wine is the Nonvintage Barefoot Wine Pinot Grigio from California. It's light and lively, very crisp, especiallyl when chilled, with lemon meringue flavors and a tart finish. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/560736.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/560736.html Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:01 EDT Here's a great pasta/picnic red wine from the rapidly improving Abruzzo region straight across the Italian boot from Rome, around the city of Pescara, on the Adriatic Sea. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/548287.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/548287.html Tue, 27 May 2008 03:01 EDT If you're looking for inexpensive wines in these hard economic times, a good, safe bet is Argentinian malbecs. You can find pretty good malbecs for a pittance, and excellent ones for a pittance-and-a-half. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/532880.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/532880.html Wed, 14 May 2008 03:01 EDT 2006 Gnarlier Head Old Vine Zinfandel, Lodi, Calif.: This is a rich, ripe, juicy, fat, generous California zin. It goes light on the acids and tannins. It's just the thing to sip when you're standing in the 95-degree heat over a searing barbecue grill for the next six months. But seriously, it does go very nicely with grilled burgers, chicken and veggies. It's $12. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/524686.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/524686.html Wed, 07 May 2008 03:01 EDT 2006 Kendall-Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay, California: This, the KJ people say, has been the best-selling chardonnay nationwide for the past 17 years. KJ knows how to please people with its sweet and fruity wines. This one has aromas and flavors of mangos and cinnamon, intense fruit and a rich smoothness. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/514355.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/514355.html Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:01 EDT 2006 Red Rock Winery Reserve Merlot, California: Merlot should be soft and round and smooth, with no hard edges of tannin or acid. Just rich, plummy fruit with maybe a background of black coffee. This one is. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/507008.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/507008.html Wed, 23 Apr 2008 03:01 EDT 2005 (oops) Carmenère Merlot, Valle Central, Chile: The winery is called (oops) because all of its red wines contain the carmenère grape, which was planted in Chile 100 years ago, quickly mis-identified as merlot, and thus disappeared under its own name until about 10 years ago. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/498585.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/498585.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:39 EDT 2006 Kenwood Pinot Noir Rosé, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California: Here's a rose that will win back the wine's reputation that was ruined by those sweet, soda-pop blush zinfandels of the past decade. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/487714.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/487714.html Tue, 08 Apr 2008 03:01 EDT Nonvintage Ladybug White ''Old Vines'' Cuvée III, (by Lolonis Winery) Mendocino, California (chenin blanc and chardonnay): This wine combines the chenin blanc that's famous in France's Loire Valley with chardonnay, which is famous almost everywhere. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/480184.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/480184.html Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:36 EDT 2007 Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand: You can tell this is a sauvignon blanc from New Zealand's Marlborough district. It's in a screw cap bottle, as are most self-respecting Aussie and New Zealand whites. And it has that trademark ''gooseberry'' flavor of sauvignon blancs from Marlborough. http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/266330.html http://www.miamiherald.com/1266/story/266330.html Thu, 11 Oct 2007 03:01 EDT Whenever I need a hug, I write a column about the most inexpensive, pretty-good wines I've tasted lately. The reaction from readers is always positive enough to get me through another week or two. Like a vitamin B-12 shot.