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Most recent WINEGUIDE Questions

Dear WineGuide,
I am having numerous people from my office over for a barbecue, and I would like to start with a sparkling wine but I do not want to spend too much. Can you help?

Wineguide: Definitely! There are a number of sparkling wine choices at reasonable prices and we offer them all here at JV. CAVA is one great option. These sparkling wines are made in Spain and are produced using the same traditional methods used for Champagne. Local grapes are used (Parellada, Macabeo and Xarel-lo) for a deliciously fresh and fruity style. Another good choice is Prosecco. Sparkling wine labeled Prosecco comes from Italy's northern region of Veneto (where Soave and Amarone are produced as well). Prosecco is the name of the white grape used to make the sparkling wine, and the style is light and frothy, with a dry to off-dry finish. There are Cremants from different regions of France-Cremant de Bourgogne is sparkling from Burgundy, and Cremant d'Alsace comes from the Alsacian region, among others. A cremant is a sparkling wine made in the same way as Champagne, but not made in the region of Champagne of France. Only sparkling wine made in Champagne can be called Champagne.

Dear WineGuide,
I keep hearing that C?tes du Rhone wines are nice and fruity, with many sold at very good prices. Can you tell me about this wine in general, and what grape is used to make it?
 

Dear Reader,
There are a great number of delicious Cote du Rhone wines produced, and they are often incredible values. Cote du Rhone wines are made in the Rhone Valley of France. This is the same region that produces Hermitage, Cote-Rotie, and Chateauneuf du Pape, if you are familiar with those wines. Cote du Rhone wines can be produced from grapes grown anywhere in the Rhone Valley, yet they are typically made from the warmer, southern half of the region. Any of the grapes that are allowed in the Rhone Valley are allowed to be used in Cote du Rhone wines. That is a big deal, since the Northern half of the Rhone generally allows Syrah only, and the Southern half allows over a dozen different grapes including the famous threesome- Grenache, syrah and mourvedre.