Other Varietals

Chateau Trocard Bordeaux Rose 2007



Not a spectacular Rose'. Try elsewhere.

Llano Estacado NV Port



It’s not your typical port. This one uses Cab grapes as the base and as it turns out to very good effect it seems.

Raspberry Apple Wine Pleasant Lake Winery North Dakota



Have you been drinking Arbor Mist and its ilk of late? Looking for a wine that really uses raspberry and apple wines to make something tastier? And doesn’t happen to also have a nutrition label? You might want to try this one. Try to look past the fact that it’s from a place probably not known for wine but rather wheat!

Cockburn’s 10 Year Old Tawny Porto Portugal



It’s a good effort for this port, but it’s lacks a complexity and color as compared to other ports of the same age and price. Try one of those instead.

Warre’s Otima 20 Year Tawny Port Portugal



A good port and more complex than the 10 year version, but frankly perhaps not worth the extra money you’ll spend on this.

Fonseca Port Aged 10 Years Portugal



This is about the fourth port I’ve reviewed. I still think Taylor Fladgate and Warre’s Otima have the edge...

Peller Estates 2004 Vidal Blanc Icewine Canada



Similar to the Pillitter Estates Icewine sampled earlier. This is good, but I still think Pillitter has the edge. Again you only get a 200ml bottle. Invite only your closest friends.

Pillitter Estates 2004 Icewine Vidal Canada



OK, I’ll admit it, not cheap, even in the less than split (375 ml) size bottle. But oh, what a way to end a meal, or to start one.

Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port



On par with many port’s I’ve tried, but the Taylor Fladgate and the Warre’s Otima have a slight edge IMHO…..

Warres Otima 10 Year Old Tawny Porto Portugal



On par with a Taylor Porto I tried earlier. But here you get less. This bottle is a 500ml version, at a cheaper price, but the full 750ml version would cost about the same as some other ports. If you want a nice port a little more cheaply, this could be it.

Dows 10 Year Old Tawny Porto



A nice port, but if you are going to spend the money for this kind of thing you can do better elsewhere. See my Taylor Fladgate review...

Taylor Fladgate 10 Year Old Tawny Port



Somewhat out of my usual price range (and type) but I’ve gotten to were I like a nice port once in a while. You might too. Nice before or after dinner

Warre's 1994 Late Bottled Vintage Porto Spain



For a 4 year aged port, it's pretty good. But don't let the vintage year fool you about $22.