Wine Reviews by Denman Moody
By Denman Moody, author, The Advanced Oenophile
Exceptional Taste And Good Pricetags
The incredible, limited, big, rich, old-vine Zinfandels with breed and class from Ravenswood: All the following wines come from ancient vineyards, mostly still propagated with …
By Denman Moody, author, The Advanced Oenophile
Of the 200 or so red wines I have consumed over the last three months, here we have the cream of the crop!
$10-$45:
Fetzer Cabernet Sauvignon 50th Anniversary Selection …
All Winners For Summer Sipping
SPARKLING:
In a recent tasting of the Gloria Ferrer line (products of Friexenet, one of the largest producers of sparkling wine in the world), the following are all recommended:
Gloria Ferrer Sonoma …
It Took Americans A Few Hundred Years To Get Onboard As A Wine Culture
Unlike distilled liquors, wine can almost make itself. The ingredients are soil, vines, water and sunshine, which produce grapes, and yeast acting …
Terrific Values In All Price Ranges
This might look only like another list of wines to buy. In reality, it is a list of the cream of the 200 or so wines I have tasted …
Simply The Best Of The Best
For Part I and II on this subject, visit houstonlifestyles.com, and click on Wine, Food And Travel.
When oenophiles think of the highest-scoring wines on the planet, many think of Lafite, …
Raising A Glass To A Wine Pioneer
During Prohibition, a paucity of California wineries remained open to produce sacramental wines, which was allowed. When Prohibition ended in 1933, many of those which had shut down, …
Great values in all price ranges
Here are some great values in their respective price ranges to search out and purchase in 2018!
Rosé and Sparkling Wines
Jaume Serra Cristalino Brut Cava (Spain) non-vintage — Surprisingly delightful! $9
Bervini …
It took Americans a few hundred years to get onboard as a wine culture
Unlike distilled liquors, wine can almost make itself. The ingredients are soil, vines, water and sunshine, which produce grapes, and yeast acting …
The best selections in their respective price ranges
By Denman Moody, author of The Advanced Oenophile
Once again, I have tasted more than 200 wines to come up with this list of winners. Many of the …
More Wineries That Are “Must Visits”
In the July 2016 issue, I wrote about some of the to-die-for wineries in Napa and Sonoma that are “must” visits. To view that article, visit houstonlifestyles.com, click on “Wine, …
And More Red And White Wine Values And A Restaurant Recommendation
I decided to make a quick, one-day sweep through California’s Santa Barbara County in July, visiting two new wineries and one old faithful. The one I …
FROM CHAMPAGNE TO REDS
AND ROSÉS
Whereas Oregon is producing winning Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir, Washington State is producing equally great Riesling, Syrah, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon! The following are the best values from tasting …
Rarity is the name of a wine only released four times by B.V. since the original owner Georges de Latour bought his first vineyard in Napa Valley in 1900. The vintage of 2013 was perhaps …
By Denman Moody
A New List For A Memorable Shopping Spree
WHITE WINES:
Ferdu Bianco Veronese IGT 2013 — 100% Garganega. A great value, these grapes are hand-picked and dried for 40 days to reduce water and …
Classical Music And Opera Inspires Winemakers
By Denman Moody
A mong charity wine auction attendees, Fritz Hatton is well known for his booming voice, bowties and jovial manner as he rhythmically tallies up millions of dollars for …
The Top 20 Percent Of More Than 300 Wines Recently Tasted
Having written about one famous wine family in the January and February issues (see online at fortbendlifestylesandhomes.com/wine-reviews-by-denman-moody/, I am seriously behind in wine recommendations. …
An Unrivaled, Premium Collection Of Wineries And Estate Vineyards
In Part I of this series, published in the January issue, I discussed the incredible Kendall-Jackson winery itself in Sonoma County, California, and the iconic Vintner’s Reserve …
An unrivaled, premium collection of wineries and estate vineyards
Today, Jackson Family Wines is a multi-generational, family-owned wine company that has grown into an unrivaled, premium collection of wineries and estate vineyards across California, Oregon, Italy, …
All Listed Wines Highly Recommended
Folio Partners, founded in 2004 by the Michael Mondavi family, is an importer of premium wines from family winemakers who share their passion for making great wines (plus their own wines). …
Take This List To Your Favorite Wine Shop
Once again, after tasting through several hundred wines a month, I have developed a backlog, and shall play catch-up, writing only briefly about many of the great values …
The Cultural Shift To Drinking Wine During Meals
In the ’60s and early ’70s, wine was plentiful, mostly in the sweet red (Lambrusco), sweet white (Liebfraumilch), sweet fizzy (Mateus and Lancers) and jug wines (Almaden …
Young Winemakers Producing Some Of The Best Wines On The Planet
In 1976, Margaret and Dan Duckhorn, along with a number of investors, started Duckhorn Vineyards, with the first production in 1978 being 800 cases of …
Short And Sweet Reports On Recent Tastings
Tasting around 150 wines per month, and only having a two-page column, I occasionally fall behind, and the only way to report on all the great values from recent …
