Alexander Valley Vineyards Merlot ($15)  The Alexander Valley in Sonoma County turns out some terrific wines, including this Merlot from the winery named for the originator of the valley....
Recent posts have addressed light bodied red wines including two of the most common, Gamay and Pinot Noir. Light bodied red wines have bright red fruit flavor and little to no tannin. But looking across all red wines you’ll find very few that are li...
Having just examined light bodied white wines and spent a bit of time on Chardonnay, it’s time to look into some other white wines that are in the medium body and full body category. These are going to have bigger, fuller flavors than those of the li...
Light bodied white wines are a great place to start when learning about and tasting wines. They are fresh and crisp with bright fruit flavors and high acidity. So the next step up is into medium bodied and full bodied whites. As I have been rese...