Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #77-Arretxea

The 2006, Arretxea,Irouleguy, Pays Basque, France

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #56 - Pomerol

La Croix de Moines, 2004, Pomerol, Bordeaux, France

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #54 - Sacred Stone

Bang for the buck, the Sacred Stone, Masters Red, NV, Cali

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #50 Quinta del Maias

Heres a whacky and off beat grape; I mean have you ever heard of Jaen before...check it out.

Quinta del Maias, Jaen 2002;

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #48 - Ch. Trocard

the 2006, Bordeaux Superior, by Chateau Trocard

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #44 - Cedar Knoll, Cab.

If you ever, ever, make it up to Napa, and you dont call ahead for an appointment and tell em I sent you, and if they are available for the tour, you are in for the most amazing futuristic winery in the world..Where this wine is produced is home to the worlds largest underground, cave winery, its like 100,000 sq. ft. in a mountain..itsll blow your mind..the winemaker rocks, and their wines are delicious..Enjoy
The Cedar Knoll Vineyards, Hagens Reserve, 2005, Cabernet Sauvignon..

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #41 - Balaqueres

Dom. Balaqueres, 2004, Cotes de Ventoux

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #38 - Corsini Marsiliana

Principe Corsini, Marsaliana, 2004

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #35 - Sycamore Lane

Yep its true, there are wines out there that you can find for just a couple of bucks..and for a few bucks i suppose its not much of a gamble to check em out, not a whole lot to lose really, and its a great way to at least check out different grape varietals and regions without going overboard..generally these ultra cheap wines are not as elegant or balanced as something that may come in at the 8 buck or more range, but you can have 2 or 3 bottles for that cost..and if your lookin for a buzz for the buck than these values may be the wine for you..

Sycamore Lane, Cali., Merlot, 2006

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #34 - Patz and Hall

Get ready, get set..buckle up, this shot on location up in Sonoma, check out the background..

dive into the Patz and Hall, 2006, the single vineyard Jenkins Ranch, Pinot Noir

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #33 - Alfrocherio

Quinta des Roques, 2003 Alfrocherio, from the Dao straight outta Portugal..rockin food wine, buckle up and enjoy the ride with this one..would go great w/ some lamb, and im thinkin barbeque would be dynamite this time of year as well..

Quinta des Roques, Alfrocherio 2003, Dao, Portugal

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy # 30 - Woop Woop

can i get a WOOP WOOP..can i get a WOOP WOOP..very cool new closure, callin it a zork..its like a plastic cap, you peel it back and pop off the top, and a cool thing, if you don't finish the bottle you can put the top right back on, and its a pretty tight fit..from screwcaps, now this..what do the aussies have up their sleeves next?

pony up and grab a glass of the Woop Woop 2006, Aussie, Shiraz

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy # 29 - Dow

..so, i know when you think of portugal , you think of port..and when you think of Dow, you think of port, but, now's the time to shift your paradigm...thats right, Dow is making wine..red wine that is..and a good bang for the buck too..and such a crazy mix of grape varietals, its quite a leap from those overly extracted fruit bombs, not too challenging for a novice, and enough going on for any mavin..

the 2006, Dow, Valle de Bomfim

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy # 27 - Diamond Oaks

..decent inexpensive Pinot Noir's are pretty hard to come by..they either are a bit thin, or super fruity..and to find one on the cheap is pretty hard, knowing how fickle that grape varietal can be.. a couple of reasons pinot seems to be bit more expensive are that 1. the grape is difficult to grow, it requires ideal conditions, which include soil as well..and Carneros is one of those great pinot places.. 2. the big wine movie few years ago, put the prices for pinot noir into a tailspin, (which by the way, also, had huge effects in the slump in merlot sales),and all of the sudden everyone wants to be drinking pinot noir living out their wine fantasies..pinot is always a crowd pleaser, and appeals to a wide range of palates..for the novice, it is usually not to aggressive, and makes for an approachable point in which to enter the wild world of red wine..and for the expert, nothing like the ever-unfolding french varieties, from burgandy, with complexity that is unparalleled..and, its soo food friendly, you can even pair it up with that thanksgiving feast..and in my opionion a fantastic match with salmon..had any good recent pinot experiences??

Bang for the Buck, Diamond Oaks, 2006, Carneros, Piont Noir

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy # 23 - Frias Merlot

Yummy..y'know Merlot got a bad rap a few years ago and sales tumbled..but the growers kept on pluggin away and the winemakers kept on making some great juice..this Frias is no flabby Merlot..its a big boy, balance with depth that a Cab. drinker would love..ive found that napa is the best place for growing merlot in california..you get such rich and round styles, that are reminiscent of their French cousins in Bordeaux, but with layers of fruit that the old world just cant compare..

Grill up a ribeye and enjoy some of this Frias 2005, Napa, Merlot

Taste Along w/ Adam the Wine Guy #14 - Chameleon

out of california, and even more so in napa, you generally see the basic cabernet, merlot, and chardonnay, but there are producers out there really trying different things..these guys at chameleon really make some interesting wines out of traditional italian grape varietals..they also do a pretty cool barbera, but i think that this one's my favorite of their wines..also, i generally stay away, and i mean far away from labels with animals, particularly of the cartoony variety..but, hey, there a some exceptions and this is one of em..and this charbono could be really great w/ foods..i think it would rock with some barbeque..which i found out on one of my recent trips to france is a french word..barb-from the word for beard, and que-from the butt..so if you think about a long skewer and a fire pit and a pig..it would be skewered from the barb to the que...hence barbeque..yeehah!..i think thats french also..

drink up the Chameleon, 2001, Charbono, from Napa

Taste Along with Adam the Wine Guy #11- Trocard

...these guys are some of my favorite's in all of bordeaux, i had such a great time visiting them on a recent trip, and had the opportunity to hang out w/ 3 generations of the Trocard family, which is the tip of the iceberg with about 300 years of wine making, grape growing and negociant business under there belts..this 2005, Ch. Franc la Rose, is drinking great now and will certainly get better with age..i had the chance to taste a 66, Trocard Bordeaux Superiour, with the Patriarch and winemaker, it was soo cool hearing his stories of the 66 vintage, personally he hung onto 5000 bottles to drink thru his retirement, musta been a good one.. and it was still showin great..also, if you have a chance to get your butts to St. Emillion, you really should stop by..they are open to the public for tours and tastings, except probably during harvest, they are a little busy, being the largest landowners in the region..and, keep your eyes peeled for the petit village they are constructing with guest accomidations to boot..If you make it there please tell Jean-Lous and Benoit that i sent you..

get yer glasses and taste the bangin' 2005, Ch. Franc la Rose, by Jean-Louis Trocard

Taste Along with Adam the Wine Guy #6 - K'orus Cab.

This wines got a really neat story..its brand new to the marketplace and you can pick it up at most chain grocery stores..this wine is produced by Kedar Massenburg who was the Pres. of Motown Records, he discovered Erika Badu and D'Angelo..this is the guy who actually started the whole neo-soul sound..and to top it off Kedar is the first African -American to produce a wine in France and bring it back to the US market..im sure with Kedar's celebrity friends and their endorsements, as well as the approachability of the wine you will be seeing this grow into a huge brand..

we're gettin down with the K'orus Cabernet

Drinking K'orus on the set of the new "Joe" music video, pictured: ATWG, Joe

Taste Along with Adam the Wine Guy #4 - Principe Corsini

Buckle up and come on location and taste with special guest Don Duccio Corsini, who is next up to be the 10th prince of Sismano. The history of his family's wines is amazing going back to the 1400's. At one time the Corsini family were the largest land owners in all Italy, and even had a pope in the family. We had a chance to catch up with Duccio on his whirl-wind tour of L.A. And I'd like to give a special thank you to the live audience for their enthusiastic applause.

here we taste Principe Corsini, Chianti Classio,Le Corti, 2005

Taste Along with Adam the Wine Guy #2 - Santa Ema

..so a question i get all the time from people is something like "..whats a good cheap wine? or "if i dont want to spend a lot of money what wine should i buy?..". well, i think there is a ton of competition in the marketplace and this makes for really great pricing for the consumer..the choices are wide ranging, from grape varietal to region, where is a good place to get started?..i always say trust your service professional, the guy at the store, or your waitress is there to steer you in the right direction..and they can even help to keep you on budget as well...lately i think that some great values are coming out of spain, argentina and chile..when your at the bottle shop, check out one of these regions, grab a bottle, usually you can find something really good for around 15 bucks or so, so you dont have much to lose..buckle up, enjoy the adventure..


grab your glass and taste the Santa Ema, Reserve Cab. 2005