Archive for September, 2005

A Wine by Any Other Name

September 21st, 2005 by vinojoe 0

The wine heads (how does one become a “wine head” anyway?) of the European Union and the United States have finally resolved a 20-year argument over naming wines. Without getting into too much winespeak, the new “Wine Accord” basically says that US wineries will not use established European place names for generic wine labels (such [...]

Red Wine Review: Fourplay from Sicily

September 2nd, 2005 by vinojoe 1

Real deal cost: $11.99 Easy now, the title is NOT misspelled, and this article has nothing to do with between-the-sheets romance. Rather, we have a red wine blend created through a marriage of equal parts of four grapes indigenous to Sicily: Frappato Nero, Nerello Cappuccio, Nerello Mascalese, and Nero D’Avola. You likely never heard of [...]