For the price this is a very good Zinf. Quite a bargain. This is an absolutely middle of the road Zinf. It has a bit of everything going on. It has the jammyness that comes from the Petite Syrah, a bit of complexity, a nice bit of oak (but well under control) and a medium [...]

Long time since I reviewed a wine, not that we have not drank any, it has simply been hectic these past few months. Between travel, renovations and work it seems by the time nightime rolls around sleep and attention to Mrs. CWG takes precedence over telling people about what lovely wine we had that night. [...]

This is more of a fruit forward Malbec with some classic black current and cassis flavor. Medium finish with some bitterness. A little breathing is a good thing. Not a bad Malbec. This was part of the Nov 8th release. Check Stock LA POSTA ANGEL PAULUCCI VINEYARD MALBEC 2006 VINTAGES 75515 | 750 mL bottle [...]

Check stock Checked out this one on the weekend that we had at the Food and Wine show. The wine is a varietal merlot on the mid palette, with a hint of pepperyness (more reminiscent of a Shiraz) and a slight bitterness when tasted out of the bottle with a bit of creamyness to the [...]

I went to the Gourmet Food and Wine Show last night which is running for the rest of the weekend. As in the past this is a great event. Plenty of different wines to tastes, a little bit of beer and a little bit of food. I recommend you eat before you go, and I [...]

Here is a nice risotto recipe that pairs well with burgundy style red or a nice dry chardonnay. The key to any risotto is really patience and attention to the moisture levels as you add the stock. Ingredients (will keep things imperial on this): 2 tablespoons of olive oil 1/2 cup of butter (unsalted) 2 [...]

It’s that time again, Gourmet Food and Wine show.

(John Galea) Just finished off one of these. Yummy. It is a classic slightly buttery Californian Chard. Not too over the top. I had this one with a lovely peice of Sea Bass with a Chocolate Brownie (one of my favorites) for dessert. It paired well with the dish. This was featured on the Oct [...]

I (John Galea) tried this wine the other night. Out of the bottle without breathing it was a big wine, but the tannins are under control. This wine is approachable now with lots of deep layers and flavors. There was no bitterness at all even out of the bottle. It will benefit from some additional [...]

I enjoyed the Trius Dry Reisling  2007 at Fazooli’s before the Society for American wine Zin in the city event. It was a lovely crisp Resiling with a lovely bit of complexity. A bargain for $13.95. It went well with a Alfredo Linguine with Seafood. I will be sending out a detailed review of the Zin [...]

Just a fast note to say that CWG will get a new contributor to the site. John Galea will be adding his thoughts/views/tastings when he can. Welcome aboards John!

Well after two plus months we have finally been able to use unpack and move back into our kitchen. The whole process was relatively painless with a three week house/dog sitting and the three week vacation keeping us away from the bulk of the work. Only the past two weeks had been difficult as we [...]

After having seen a friend’s (thanks John) wine database I approached the coding genius Loren Bandiera to help me get something similar for the small collection we have. So since we have no news (almost ready to take pictures and blog about our Kitchen/Floor renos, almost…) here is the database!

Well we have been back for a few days and all in all we are doing well, 15 hour time difference became 16 on Sunday but none the less the adjustment to Eastern Time is over. During our trip that took us from Sydney to Melbourne to Adelaide and then to Brisbane (with many stops [...]

Internet time in the land down under was limited and typing out anything adventuresome on the iphone was painful. I will do an update on what we bought and brought home wine wise later, once we recover from the 22.5 hours of airport/airplane and 15 hour time difference. Till then here was the grand trip [...]