by Warren Johnston | Jan 11, 2016 | Articles, Columns, Food + Booze, The Pour Man
A wine with a good back story is one thing, but when you find a good wine with a great back story, it makes the drinking all the better. The South Eastern Australian line of wines 19 Crimes — a red blend and a Cabernet Sauvignon — are well crafted and honor the...
by Warren Johnston | Dec 28, 2015 | Articles, Columns, Food + Booze, The Pour Man
Finding a well-crafted, dry sparkling wine in the $10 range can be difficult. There are plenty of good Italian Prosecco and Lambrusco wines in the range, and I tried a number of them this year in an effort to discover an inexpensive sparkler for the holidays, one that...
by Warren Johnston | Dec 14, 2015 | Articles, Columns, Food + Booze, Leisure, The Pour Man
In recent weeks, I’ve tried a couple of excellent Spanish wines made from 100 percent Garnacha, a grape with a long, colorful history. The wines are full- bodied, inky red and have a lot of fruit flavor, and they’re affordable. Each comes from a different region of...
by Warren Johnston | Nov 30, 2015 | Articles, Food + Booze, The Pour Man
Picking a wine for a holiday feast can be a bit tricky, and many wine experts are reluctant to select one universal wine to go with the meal. The problem is winter celebrations offer a cornucopia overflowing with tastes, flavors and smells that can overwhelm many...
by Warren Johnston | Nov 16, 2015 | Articles, Food + Booze, The Pour Man
There’s a theory about pairing food and wine that’s pretty simple — just drink wine with food from the region where it is produced. That sort of terroir approach is fine for wines from some other parts of the world, but not so much the United States, where our food is...
