Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. Once more, the experts were wrong, and the wine business demonstrated yet again why I worry about its future. In fact, I spent much of the past couple of years writing trade magazine stories about the growth in no-alcohol, low-alcohol, and “healthy” wines. Two other wines dropped out — New Zealand’s Matua sauvignon blanc and the Australian Yalumba Y series rose, both for quality. • The 15 or so years between the end of World War II and the early 1960s saw drinking reach a low not seen since Prohibition, less than two gallons per person a year (not even one bottle of wine a month). So if I had to make one prediction for wine prices 2021, it’s not to expect any price relief. This month, four red wines. The Villa Wolf Gewurztraminer 2018 ($13, purchased, 12.6%), a German white, is the kind of supermarket wine I wish we could buy in the U.S. It’s simple but not stupid, with a little bit of that spicy quality that gewurztraminer used to be known for. And the Villa Wolf is, with a touch of orange-ish fruit for good measure. The less said about the Barefoot Bubbly Brut Cuvee ($8, purchased, 10.5%), the better. If you haven’t heard of FitVine yet, you will. I should have pointed him to this story. A half dozen more wines were Hall quality, but weren’t readily available, so I couldn’t use them. Or this one. 6 ⠀⠀ New Year's Sale! This week’s wine news: Supermarkets embracing Drink Local during the pandemic, plus one more study about pandemic drinking and wine ... Six things you probably don’t know about wine, How to find a wine when it’s not on the shelf, Wine of the week: Villa Wolf Gewurztraminer 2018, Winebits 680: Drink Local, pandemic wine, wine tariffs, modeled after the International Riesling Foundation effort, it’s an enjoyable bottle of cheap sparking wine, Do-it-yourself New Year’s wine resolutions 2021. Made from Merlot, Zinfandel, Petit Verdot. Reviews 1-100 of 100 ... Red Blend (8) Riesling (7) And it mostly works. So am I, and even the normally reliable BBC seems confused in the story in the link. Nothing changed with the Barefoot wine review 2018 from the 2017 version. In fact, there’s a chart on the back label, modeled after the International Riesling Foundation effort, saying just how sweet the wine is. My go-to sipper of Impressions Red Blend was missing today. Insurrection Red Blend 2018. 19 Crimes. How will they survive if there isn’t any? The good news in SVB wine report 2021: This year should be an improvement over 2020. Tell them to click here, fill out the form, and get the Wine Curmudgeon in their mailbox -- for free. But if we go through another year of travel and public place restrictions, then questions must emerge about the future of wine tourism. So not much good news here – save for the caveat that if I have been as wrong this time as I have been before, then we will have some good news. This is a huge problem, since Barefoot is non-vintage wine and there aren’t supposed to be vintage differences. Don’t worry if you’re confused. Learn how your comment data is processed. A rich, velvety red blend bursting with flavors of ripe plum, black cherry and toasted cedar with scents of dark fruit and pepper. It’s a welcome development given how many sweet red wines are on the market that pretend not to be sweet. Monday, Part II: Wine trends 2021. Some of  the greatest cheap wines in the history of cheap wine dropped out. Why is that in your story?”. The story looks at one California grocer, where virtual tastings with local wineries have far exceeded expectations. 19 Crimes Red Blend 2018. 13 of our Top-Rated California Red Blends for $30 and Less A good red blend is balanced and crowd-pleasing. Boys, we need to tell everyone who is tired of buying crummy, overpriced wine about the Wine Curmudgeon. The traditional pairing for this is spicy Asian food, but I also think it would match with something fatty and salty – German sausages, perhaps. Rating * Name *Review Subject *Comments You May Also Like... Quick view. Ironically, I asked several experts about this possibility when the tariff took effect in 2019, and was told no producer would be stupid enough to raise prices to take advantage of the tariff. The Prisoner Red Blend (2018 vintage) from the namesake winery in California’s Napa Valley is no exception. The latest study comes from a browser app that offers retail discounts; its findings seem just as reliable as any of the others, which is to say not necessarily reliable at all. But there it is, as we look at wine trends 2021: Any number of experts who say Dry January and the neo-Prohibitionists don’t matter. 2021 Cheap Wine of the Year: MAN Chenin Blanc 2019, The demographic history of the U.S. alcohol consumer, Wine of the week: Chateau Bonnet Rouge 2015. The wine this year is comprised of 47% Merlot, 44% Cabernet Sauvignon, 4% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot and 2% Malbec. by Wine Curmudgeon Posted On 25 Jun 2018 Barefoot wine review 2018: Rich Red Blend shows Big Wine at its best, while Barefoot Bubbly does just the opposite Nothing changed with the Barefoot wine review 2018 from the 2017 version. Castillo 2018 Red Blend, La Mancha rating was calculated by tastings.com to be 87 points out of 100 on 4/11/2019. The inductees include the 2021 Cheap Wine of the Year, the MAN chenin blanc from South Africa; the Campuget and Masciarelli roses; the Italian Tenuta Carpazo sangiovese and La Valentina Montelpuciano; a vinho verde, the Aveleda Fonte; the Spanish Balnea verdejo; the French Le Paradou viogner; and an old friend, the Mont Gravet carignan. But it will change wine in 2021, as will these: • “Healthy” wine. Sadly, all have been in short supply. If the oligopoly wants premiumization, then we’re going to have premiumization, and that means more overpriced, mass-produced, flabby, and boring supermarket-style wines. I’ve been writing about the end of premiumization for a couple of years (and I’m not the only one), but it’s still with us in all its irritation and aggravation. My experience: It’s  50-50 whether the wine will be drinkable. Anyone who says they know what wine prices 2021 will do is guessing, at best – the Wine Curmudgeon included. In this, the sweetness is part of the wine and not something tacked on at the end, so it’s not the wine’s reason for being. That’s because we saw demand continue to decline in 2020, supply continue to increase, and prices refuse to follow along. It markets itself as “less sugar, fewer sulfites, and no flavor additives for a cleaner wine” – all for $15. It is expected to age for 11 months in 50% new French oak. There are still too many wines and not enough distributors, and the distributors that remain are so big that they don’t want products from the smaller, niche producers who make the most interesting cheap wine. It would be a welcome change from the gloom and doom of the past 10 months, as well as the past couple of years of SVB reports. And then maybe they did, depending on news reports this week. And it’s not alone. In Texas, the legislature is expected to make cocktails-to-go permanent this year, a development that is so unprecedented as to be almost indescribable. The 90 percent of U.S. wineries that don’t make 90 percent of the wine survive on wine tourism. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Well, forget that. This, month, a highly recommended white and red. You can also find it at the Hall of Fame link at the top of the page. There’s no methodology in the release, for one thing, and it claims rice wine sales have increased 37 percent – more than any other kind of wine, more than most spirits, and more than something called “imported craft beer.”. Intense cherry and blackcurrant on the palate - … But E&J Gallo makes so much of it (almost 20 million cases, more than the production of almost every winery in the U.S.) that quality control, apparently, is not what it should be. Product Reviews (No reviews yet) Write a Review Write a Review × Rhiannon California Red Blend 2018. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review. I’m beginning to think that the oligopoly structure of the post-modern wine business, with a handful of companies controlling production, wholesaling, and retailing means that prices will do what the oligopoly wants, and not what they should do. Some of the greatest cheap wines in the history of cheap wine dropped out. The report sees an increase in wine sales gaining momentum in 2021, but it may not be sustainable next year. And e-commerce sales during a three-month period in 2020 increased as much as the previous 10 years. Learn about our top-rated, affordable bottles from across California in this ranking. More about Barefoot wine: • Barefoot wine review 2017 • Barefoot wine review 2016 • Barefoot wine review 2015. Wine Curmudgeon merchandise, including the cheap wine book. The complete 2021 $10 Wine Hall of Fame is here. Change here requires compromise, good will, and good faith from the U.S. and the European Union. It's the moral and cultural opposite of the fohtie maht likkuh. Or $15 and $20 California labels, where the bulk grapes used to make the wine may have cost as little as $1 per bottle? ... an Italian red blend, is ... Read More >> Winebits 675: Wine packaging, wine writers, Brazilian wine ... by Wine Curmudgeon Posted On 27 Apr 2018. And yes, there is a tremendous amount of winemaking going on to get that not especially wine-like combination of flavors. Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. The idea is to sell wine to younger consumers who supposedly prefer a healthier lifestyle and who may not be drinking wine now. I’m not sure. View all vintages. The 2020 California harvest may be the smallest in a decade. Yes, tannins in a sweet wine, in an attempt at balance. When it’s wrong, as it was this time, about the only thing you can do is pour it down the drain. Courtney Flood rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review: Traditional Bordeaux style blend from the gentle slopes of the Beamsville Bench at the base of the Niagara Escarpment. Average of 89.3 points in 6 community wine reviews on 2018 Respite Red Wine Rockpile, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink. • One more study: The Wine Curmudgeon has been keeping close track of the various pandemic drinking studies, if only because the results show hat we’re drinking less, drinking more, and passing out in front of the TV set – or all three.. The flagship wine from this bold and innovative winery, The Prisoner is silky, balanced, and luscious. Copyright © 2007 - 2021 | Wine Curmudgeon | All Rights Reserved. A great natural wine here made with spontaneous fermentation, no additives (nutrients, yeast, bacteria, enzymes) and little to no sulphites. Prognosticators pontificating about wine, beer, and spirits consumption without any real numbers? Stores and prices for '2018 Daou Vineyards 'Pessimist' Red, Paso Robles' | prices, stores, tasting notes and market data. See reviews and pricing for this wine. • Retailers who understand on-line sales and e-commerce – even without more loosening of three-tier laws — “will have a strong 2021.” The report says on-line sales could represent 20 percent of an average winery’s sales within five years – an impressive figure, given those are in the mid-single digits now. All was not good news, of course. No one is quite sure. Look for the printer icon on the upper right hand corner of the post. In addition, as Baby Boomers continue to drink less wine, the industry must find a way to reach under-40 consumers. • Wine demand this year did not increase, no matter what others are saying. The other bottle I got was Naked Grape Red Blend. Today, Part I: Wine prices 2021. And I wasn’t talking to one-off startups, but executives at some of the biggest wine companies in the world. The Prisoner Wine Company Unshackled Red Blend 2018 reviews, ratings, wine pairings, LCBO, BCLDB, SAQ store stock, price, wine searcher, food pairing for this Unshackled Red Blend Red Wine So any discussion of wine trends 2021 must start with Dry January and that it’s OK to say you don’t drink – cool, even. So today’s drink-free Millennials have nothing on their parents. And no one is quite sure why this is, either. That we’re drinking ourselves to death? Australia, South Eastern Australia South Eastern Australia. Know all that foolishness about booze drinking in the U.S.? California- This medium-bodied Red Blend is filled with ripe red fruit aromas and complemented with sweet, spicy oak tones. Thirsty for more? The reason? Part I: Wine prices 2021. For one thing, the tariff isn’t going away any time soon. Call it a rolling celebration that will span 2021 and into 2022 as occasions and delayed celebrations come back.”. How is that possible, given the Trump tariff, premiumization, and supply shortages caused by the pandemic? • Consumption declined again in the late 1980s, thanks to tougher drunk driving laws, groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Just Say No campaign. Anyone in the wine business who says Dry January doesn’t matter must also believe the Trump wine tariff is good for business, young people are flocking to buy $100 wine, and I think scores are the future of wine criticism. When it’s right, it’s an enjoyable bottle of cheap sparking wine that’s easy to recommend. Gewurztraminer is a white grape that is little known any more, but that once used to have a sizeable following for its price, value, and the idea that sweet wine doesn’t have to be sickly sweet. • Three-tier reform, but slowly and incrementally. Either way, it was a waste of $8 that I could have spent on a Spanish cava. What else would we expect after 2020? Chasing Rain Red Mountain Red Blend 2018 Review This wine is juicy and a little smoky. Many thanks to Dane Twining and Tim Simmons, who did the editing on the story, which had more than its share of obstacles on its way to print. France’s Chateau Bonnet red, white, and rose now cost as much as $20 each, while the importer for Italy’s much beloved Falesco Vitiano dropped the white and rose and limited distribution of the red. AUD 17 Buy Direct. This wine has 21 mentions of oaky notes. One estimate: this market will grow 34 percent over the next four years. 2.5. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review. Was this a supply chain problem —  stored in a hot distributor warehouse after sitting in a hot truck after sitting in a hot supplier warehouse? Look for it on the fourth Friday of each month. Shiraz offers berries and spice, while Cabernet Sauvignon delivers power and structure. 84. Red wine is so CIVILIZED. Chalk it up to a bit of good fortune, as well as a variety of far-sighted importers and retailers who saw an opportunity in a market glutted with overpriced, supermarket-quality plonk. Paydirt burst onto the wine scene in 2010 and quickly made a name for themselves with their crowd-pleasing, California-style Reds. Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. Aromas of cooked plums, cracked pepper, wood spice and beef jerky show on the nose of the blend of 70% Syrah, 15% Grenache and 15% Sangiovese, while smashed berries, toasted sage … • Whoops: About 10 days ago, U.S. trade officials said they would extend and increase tariffs on a variety of French products, including much wine that had not been taxed in October 2019. Reviews. 2.5. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review. Screw cap. Still, we will see alcohol delivery continue to expand, thanks to the pandemic. Still, given how cheap wine quality has plummeted over the past couple of years, and how pitiful last year’s Hall was, any good news is welcome. Oak Farm 2018 Tievoli Red (Lodi) Thanks for signing up! Whites and Indulge Yourself wines every month Tasting reminders (trade): Remind me when to send wine samples for review Join our mailing list. Relentless waves of strong, rich flavor resolve into a long, smooth finish.” ~Winery Notes. Category Proprietary Red Blend ABV 13.5 % Product description. ... (2 reviews) Select item quantity Add to Cart “Big bold flavors envelop the palate with red fruit, plum and chocolate. Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. Somehow, nine wines entered 2021 $10 Hall of Fame. So how sweet is it? How else to explain a wine world which continues to deny the existence of the law of supply and demand? Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review. But no one pretends Barefoot makes terroir-driven wines. • Shortages and supply chain problems will continue. Depending on the vintage the blend can vary. How about some good news in the SVB wine report 2021, Silicon Valley Bank’s annual state of the wine industry effort? “I think the news will be measured and good,” says Rob McMillan, the report’s author. “Monetizing” the blog: Is it worth the trouble? Cheers! MSRP: $59.99 $49.99. Indicarive blend: Syrah, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel and Tanat. In this, restaurant wine sales have not recovered and may still be down as much as two-thirds over the same time last year. Brass Tacks 2018 Red Blend, California rating was calculated by tastings.com to be 84 points out of 100 on 8/19/2019. Indicative blend: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah.. A Bordeaux Blend, at its most basic, is any combination of those grape varieties typically used to make the red wines ... Stores and prices for '2018 Hourglass 'HG III' Red Blend, Napa Valley' | tasting notes, market data, prices and stores in USA. Or all those French roses that cost two and three times as much as something like this – even though the former have much the same grape cost? Here are facts – real, certified, mathematical statistics. Not all was good news, of course. The Rich Red blend is not as sweet as the Cupcake Red Velvet — closer to the Bogle Essential Red. The vanilla aromatics carry through on the palate and complement subtle flavors of chocolate and a cedary spice. How else do you explain paying $15 for Italian wine, which isn’t included in the tariff, that costs one-third that much in Italy? My tasting notes say moderately sweet, so it’s certainly noticeable – but not as sweet as white zinfandel or even some sweet reds. Meanwhile, availability became an even bigger problem last year. Just don’t count on it. The good news first: The Rich Red Blend ($5, purchased, 13%) is a quality sweet red wine that tastes exactly like the back label says it does. Cooper and Thief Red Blend is a bourbon barrel aged wine from Cooper and Thief Cellarmasters in Lodi, California, USA. Amant Winery The Curmudgeon Syrah, Amador County' | … If the vaccines do their job, and if life returns to normal by the fall, then all should start to improve. This is a delicious, well-balanced blend made to … We exchanged emails in the run-up to the report’s official release and webcast yesterday. Just know that the situation remains the seem as it was before the end of the year, awaiting the new administration. Wine Enthusiast Dense blackberry, black plum, oak and coconut husk show on the nose of this blend. We’re profiling the 100 best wine buys of 2018 for $15 or less to enjoy with friends and family! I do expect a bounce in 2021 – maybe not like 1945. It’s a good casual weeknight burger wine. 2021 Cheap Wine of the Year: MAN Chenin Blanc 2019, Wine of the week: Chateau Bonnet Rouge 2015. This, Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. • Big Smooth Cabernet Sauvignon 2015 ($17, sample, 14.5%): Much winemaking and craftsmanship went into this California red to make it taste like a cherry Tootise Pop. In other words, despite all the talk about how we’re passing out in front of our kids and the TV set, we have always been one of the least boozed up industrial countries in the world. 1 review. 13.5 % 750 ml. This is the second of two parts looking at wine prices and wine trends in 2021. “And going back to history, I remember having data that showed a massive growth in wine consumption in 1945, then a drop in 1946. Made from 48% Tocai Friulano, 41% Ribolla Gialla and 11% Chardonnay, this is fresh and floral in tones of lemon rind, white flower and green apple. More about wine prices: • Wine prices 2020 • Wine prices 2019 • Wine prices 2018. The winery proved early on that they could hold-their-own in the competitive $30 red blend category, and now entering their 2018 vintage, they’re onto a new challenge in the sub $20 price range. The report reinforced that good news – assuming the pandemic gets under control and the wine business doesn’t do anything stupid: • Expect a bounce in demand if tourism and restaurants come back. And even the ones I did add might be more difficult to find now than they were when I tasted them in 2020. The longer the pandemic lasts, the more we’ll see retailers and wholesalers have a difficult time keeping popular wines on shelves. France’s Chateau Bonnet red, white, and rose now cost as much as $20 each, while the importer for Italy’s much beloved Falesco Vitiano dropped the white and rose and limited distribution of the red. Or, as one magazine editor asked me, “What’s Dry January? The 2018 Pessimist is a barrel sample blend of 62% Petite Sirah, 19% Zinfandel, 17% Syrah and 2% Lagrein. Required fields are marked, Copyright © 2007 - 2021 | Wine Curmudgeon | All Rights Reserved. Look for it on the fourth Friday of each month. And it looks like the oligopoly does. • Wine tourism on the brink. Cabernet Franc, Malbec , Zinfandel Be Human Red Blend 2018 Review … This week’s wine news: The New York Times’ Eric Asimov takes on sweet red wine, plus wine helps a pension plan go belly up and Barefoot reaches 20 million This week’s wine news: The New York Times’ Eric Asimov takes on sweet red wine, plus wine helps a pension plan go belly up and Barefoot reaches 20 million cases. That’s because the Supreme Court won’t hear a key three-tier case, so no Internet wine sales anytime soon. • U.S. alcohol consumption, per capita, peaked in the years before World War I. And Illinois is set to legalize retail booze delivery throughout the state, also difficult to believe. Wine’s growth rate, even with premiumization, has declined across all price segments for years, and there is no reason to expect a long term change unless the wine business changes tactics in how it sells wine. Or is this premiumization’s last gasp? • Drink Local thrives: Supermarket News reports that “Retailers deepened their relationships with local beer brewers and winemakers in 2020 to satisfy customers and support their local economies.” Which, of course, is something those of us who have long believed in local wine are very glad to see. This is the first of two parts looking at wine prices and wine trends in 2021. Community wine reviews and ratings on 2017 Curmudgeon Wines Bourbon Barrel Aged, plus professional notes, label images, wine details, and recommendations on when to drink. This is a screamingly good deal, offering both hedonistic pleasure and complexity through a blend of 41% Syrah, 35% Petite Sirah, 12% Grenache and 12% Tannat. You now have FREE access to nearly 300,000 wine, beer and spirit reviews. Add to Cart. It’s a freelance piece I wrote for the December issue of the revived American Demographics magazine, “The Demographics of Drinkers.” It starts on page 8 of the linked site. What we don’t know is exactly how Dry January will change the wine world. Or this one. Guess they sold out. In this, the Villa Wolf gewurztraminer reminds me of what those wines were like. It doesn’t mean the wines will disappear; rather, they’ll be there, sell out, and not return for a week or more. It’s not complex but easy drinking with a soft palate. The Hall’s selection process and eligibility rules are here. This week’s wine news: Supermarkets embracing Drink Local during the pandemic, plus one more study about pandemic drinking and wine ... Six things you probably don’t know about wine, How to find a wine when it’s not on the shelf, Wine of the week: Villa Wolf Gewurztraminer 2018, Winebits 680: Drink Local, pandemic wine, wine tariffs, this market will grow 34 percent over the next four years, to make cocktails-to-go permanent this year, Illinois is set to legalize retail booze delivery, oligopoly structure of the post-modern wine business, the tariff isn’t going away any time soon, a browser app that offers retail discounts, findings seem just as reliable as any of the others, they said they wouldn’t up the tariff, after all, The demographic history of the U.S. alcohol consumer, Do-it-yourself New Year’s wine resolutions 2021. All was not good news, of course. Perfect For. That’s the most since 2017, which also had nine. “Monetizing” the blog: Is it worth the trouble? Today, Part II: Wine trends 2021. The Prisoner Napa Red Blend 2019. There are products like The Wine Group’s Cupcake Light Hearted; Trinchero’s Mind & Body; and Constellation’s Kim Crawford Illuminate, which promise fewer calories, less sugar, less alcohol, and say they are gluten free and vegan. Was this a winemaking problem? Or $20 Washington wines when the state is awash in bulk grapes? I didn't buy the many others, which cost more, but depending on how these taste I could try them later. The brand remains maddeningly inconsistent — no guarantee that its products will taste the same from year to year. I considered wines that cost as much as $13 or $14 to take into account price creep and regional pricing differences. A diverse array of wines are made by this producer including those from grapes Tempranillo, Petite Sirah (Durif), Alicante Bouschet, Barbera, Verdelho, Port Blend Red, Touriga Nacional ... Stores and prices for 'St. • The Trump tariff, and how soon we can get rid of it. Witness bright red to crimson hues: heed the intense, lifted vanilla aromas balanced with riper red to dark berry fruits that rise in defiance from the glass. Look for it on the fourth Friday of each month. The good news in SVB wine report 2021: This year should be an improvement over 2020. “I think we have a bounce ahead of us,” he says. The brand remains maddeningly inconsistent — no guarantee that its products will taste the same from year to year. Wine Curmudgeon merchandise, including the cheap wine book, Your email address will not be published. Opaque ruby-purple, it offers up tar, chargrill, turned black earth and blackcurrants with wafts of blackcurrant bud, dark chocolate, smoked meats and crushed red cherries. Which, as we know, it has failed miserably at. In fact, some prices increased, and that had nothing to do with the tariff, but producers and importers trying to take advantage of the last gasps of premiumization. Critics have scored this wine 89 points. That not only raises the price of most French, Spanish, and German wines, but gives producers elsewhere an excuse to raise their prices. Instead, says McMillan, what happened is what’s called a channel shift — we bought less wine at restaurants and more wine at supermarkets and on-line, but the overall total didn’t change. Netflix And Chill, Pizza Night, Weekday Dinner Pairings. Red Blend. This time, the Barefoot Bubbly was flat, and barely popped when I took the cork off. • Luis Reviews of wines that don’t need their own post, but are worth noting for one reason or another. Look for it on the fourth Friday of each month. • Premiumization is nearing its peak, but will continue this year thanks to that pent up demand and the industry’s efforts to reduce the wine supply. You’ll be able to print the Hall as either a text file or a PDF. Users have rated this wine 3.5 out of 5 stars. 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