Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon 2007 Wine Review
The one phrase I kept hearing from everyone about the Liberty School Cabernet Sauvignon is “hidden gem.” I don’t quite get the hidden part. The wine is sold at like 100 different places online, not to...
View ArticleFrancis Ford Coppola Presents Shiraz 2007
Had this at a recent gathering, so I’ll tell you what I remember about this cheap vino. It was delicious, though, I can say that for sure. Color Deep, dark, inky, rich. Nose Plum, cherry, wooden chair...
View ArticleEmergence Central Coast Blend Wine Review
48% Syrah 29% Mourvedre 23% Grenache. That’s all I have to say about this wine. Oh, except that it’s a bitch to find if you don’t have a Trader Joe’s near you. Color Sturdy, solid and rich. It’s red....
View ArticleMontevina Barbera 2008 Wine Review
This wine won a 2010 Best of Class award at the Los Angeles International Wine Competition and is currently featured at the L.A. County Fair in the wine tasting area. So you may be asking if, in my...
View ArticleLiberty School Chardonnay 2007 Wine Review
This is not the first review of a Hope Family Wine that we’ve done here at Wine Welfare. We hit their Liberty School Cab a while back. This is, however, the first review of a Hope Family Wine since...
View ArticleFleur du Cap 2007 Sauvignon Blanc
I am continuing to recover from my post-Italy food, wine, and cheek-kissing hangover (Seriously, those people do more platonic kissing than you did in four years of high school.). Anyway, I decided it...
View ArticleChateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux Rose 2009 Wine Review
Earlier this year we reviewed the Chateau Ballan-Larquette Bordeaux, and while it wasn’t quite my cup of tea, I still say you cannot beat this house for sheer value. We’re talking about multiple French...
View ArticleChristmas Wine Part 1 – Christmas Afternoon
It’s Christmas time, ladies and gents! I’m not one to for political correctness, so I’m going to stick with “Christmas” rather than “Holiday” time. I understand that not everyone celebrates Christmas,...
View ArticleChristmas Wine Part 2 – Christmas Evening
We’ve given you some good wine recommendations for Christmas afternoon, generally when everyone is eating lunch or pretty much dozing from the morning’s early events. Now let’s moveonto Christmas...
View ArticleCheap New Years Champagne (Well sort of…)
The title of this post is misleading, but not in a dangerous way. I’m not going to recommend a wine to you that’s laced with strychnine because the more of you that die off, the less readers I have. I...
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