# sauvignon (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 4 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover sauvignon. Page: Feed: --- ## [Wine of the Day, No. 904, and a Bonus](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-904-and-a-bonus) _2026-08-19 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Yesterday was International Pinot Noir Day ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine de Montmarin Viognier 2025, Côtes de Thongue, Languedoc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-domaine-de-montmarin-viognier-2025-c%C3%B4tes-de-thongue-languedoc-france) _2026-08-13 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is French Mediterranean Viognier at its most appealing – radiant, airy, succulent and supple, with honeysuckle and peach on the nose, peach-cum-apricot and citrus fruit on the palate, sea-spray freshness, subtle marine minerality and a seamless, rounded texture. And it's a bargain ## [Steven Kent Winery: Four Versions of Cabernet Franc](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/steven-kent-winery-four-versions) _2026-08-12 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Not "paper-scissors-rock" but "rock-steel-wood." ## [Wine of the Day, No. 903](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-903) _2026-08-10 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A surprising merlot from Roussillon. ## [Six Recent Purchases](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/six-recent-purchases) _2026-08-08 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Italy, France, Portugal -- fairly priced. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas Roda Sela Rioja 2023, Rioja, Spain](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-bodegas-roda-sela-rioja-2023-rioja-spain) _2026-08-06 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Red Rioja in summer? Sure. Sela is a summery Rioja, although that’s not to say it wouldn’t be just as welcome in the depths of winter. It would. But it’s not the traditional comfort-style of Rioja that depends on oak and age for its character. Sela is new-wave Rioja. Matured for 12 months in semi-new French oak barrels, the fruit really shines ## [Domaine Evremond – Champagne Taittinger Comes to Kent](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/domaine-evremond-champagne-taittinger-comes-to-kent) _2026-08-05 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ When the then-mayor Jean Taittinger twinned the city of Reims with Canterbury in the 1950s, it presumably never crossed his mind that 60 years or so later his family would be embarking on an English sparkling wine venture in the Kent countryside nearby. But that's what happened when his son Pierre-Emmanuel joined with his UK importer and longtime friend Patrick McGrath to create Domaine Evremond ## [Tongue Dancer Wines: A Re-Introduction](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/tongue-dancer-wines-a-re-introduction) _2026-08-05 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Sonoma County, 12 examples -- mainly pinot noir + two chardonnays ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: New Dawn White 2025, Western Cape, South Africa](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-new-dawn-white-2025-western-cape-south-africa) _2026-07-30 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ New Dawn is the creation of multi-award-winning Cape winemaker Rüdger van Wyk, whose vision is to make affordable wines that you can open without any faff or ceremony – wines that don’t need fancy food matches, but which don’t compromise an iota of quality for the sake of accessibility and price point. ## [Notable Reprise No. 3: "Wine and Dance"](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/notable-reprise-no-3-wine-and-dance) _2026-07-27 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ From the archives. ## [Unlimited Mobile Internet, One V-SIM (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/B07ZR7CNTpAU) _2026-07-27 · **Sponsored**_ Automatically switches across T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon; no throttling, no contract. ## [Gianni Doglia: Four Current Releases](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/gianni-doglia-four-current-releases) _2026-07-24 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ From the hills of Monferrato in Piedmont. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Prieuré de Cénac Cahors Malbec 2023, Cahors, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-prieur%C3%A9-de-c%C3%A9nac-cahors-malbec-2023-cahors-france) _2026-07-23 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Could the red wines of Cahors finally be having a moment in the UK? I hope so. It feels long overdue. I love the wines now, but I didn’t always. And it’s not because they’ve grown on me, but because they’ve changed greatly for the better in the last 15 or so years. ## [A Notable, Perhaps Noble Reprise, No. Two](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/a-notable-perhaps-noble-reprise-no) _2026-07-20 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A request. ## [Cattleya Wines: Some 2024s](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/cattleya-wines-some-2024s) _2026-07-18 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Wines of remarkable focus, purity and intensity ## [A Notable, Even Noble Reprise](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/a-notable-even-noble-reprise) _2026-07-17 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ By request. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Roquefort Les Roches Blanches 2025, Bordeaux Blanc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-ch%C3%A2teau-roquefort-les-roches-blanches-2025-bordeaux-blanc-france) _2026-07-16 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is wonderfully vibrant and refreshing, but with subtle richness, too – and it's from a category that isn’t well known enough in the UK: dry white Bordeaux. If you like white Sancerre, you are sure to like this wine, which is 100% Sauvignon Blanc and unoaked. ## [New Releases from Troon Vineyard and Farm](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/new-releases-from-troon-vineyard) _2026-07-14 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Vermentino '25; syrah '23. ## [Weekend Wine Notes: 12 Wines Notable for Their Diversity](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/weekend-wine-notes-12-wines-notable) _2026-07-11 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Six whites and six reds, mainly under $30. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Les Terrasses Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil Cabernet Franc 2024, Loire Valley, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-les-terrasses-saint-nicolas-de-bourgueil-cabernet-franc-2024-loire-valley-france) _2026-07-09 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This is Loire Valley Cabernet Franc just as it should be, so hats off to the Bougrier family and winemaker Franck Chatelain of Caves de la Tourangelle, the producer of this Saint Nicolas de Bourgueil. It's all the more of an achievement in a year like 2024 because growing seasons don’t come much more difficult. ## [Vecchie Terre di Montefili -- Tuscan Sangiovese of Intensity and Purity](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/vecchie-terre-di-montefili-tuscan) _2026-07-08 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Hillside wines built for the long-haul. ## [Anthony Ettinger on LinkedIn (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Wx1fB9SPja0v) _2026-07-08 · **Sponsored**_ Public LinkedIn profile at linkedin.com/in/anthonyettinger. ## [Wine of the Day, No. 902](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-902) _2026-07-07 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A scintillating, Sonoma County sauvignon blanc ## [Prime Time for Pink: Rosés for Summer 2026](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/prime-time-for-pink-ros%C3%A9s-for-summer-2026) _2026-07-03 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Rosé may be a much less seasonal wine than it was, but we all need good rosés to drink in the summer. And what a summer this is turning out to be, not least for the weather, and the sport. Here, then, is round-up of rosés to enjoy whatever you are doing and whatever the weather. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Domaine Frédéric Lambert Côtes du Jura Chardonnay 2024, Jura, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-domaine-fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric-lambert-c%C3%B4tes-du-jura-chardonnay-2024-jura-france) _2026-07-02 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Even if you think you don’t need another Chardonnay, trust me, you need Domaine Frédéric Lambert Côtes du Jura Chardonnay 2024. It’s different and it’s lovely. It comes from the Jura, the small, chilly, hilly region in the east of France between Burgundy and Switzerland, and it’s made and aged in a traditional way, spending nine months in oak barrels ## [Andreola: Don't Call Them Prosecco](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/andreola-dont-call-them-prosecco) _2026-07-01 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Three jewels of the Valdobbiadene DOCG region. ## [Resilience Pinot Noir 2024: Supporting Mental Health Awareness and the Kevin Love Fund](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/resilience-pinot-noir-2024-supporting) _2026-06-27 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ And a beautiful pinot noir it is. ## [Robert Hall Winery's New Regenerative Organic Wines](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/robert-hall-winerys-new-regenerative) _2026-06-25 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Get'em at Whole Foods. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Bird in Hand Two in the Bush Shiraz 2024, Adelaide Hills, Australia](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-bird-in-hand-two-in-the-bush-shiraz-2024-adelaide-hills-australia) _2026-06-25 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ You may be thinking anything but big reds in the current weather, but Shiraz doesn’t have to be a big beast. This isn’t. Medium-bodied, bright and polished, it’s a classic cool-climate Australian Shiraz and tastes brilliant lightly chilled. It also makes a great barbecue wine. ## [My Worst Winery Visit Ever](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/my-worst-winery-visit-ever) _2026-06-20 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ Looking at you, Chateau Mouton-Freaking-Rothschild. ## [Wine of the Day, No. 901](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/wine-of-the-day-no-901) _2026-06-18 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ A "Muscadet" from Monterey County. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Flint Vineyard Silex 2024, England](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-flint-vineyard-silex-2024-england) _2026-06-18 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ English still wines don’t get much better than this crystalline, polished dry white made in Norfolk from grapes grown in Essex and in Flint’s own vineyard in Earsham, Norfolk. It’s all the more of an achievement in a year as tricky, cool and wet as 2024. Try it during English Wine Week. ## [Generate Viral Hot Takes (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/LpGLzbfGqXYU) _2026-06-18 · **Sponsored**_ Get platform-optimized hot takes and rebuttals to spark debate and engagement ## [Fattoria della Talosa: An Innovator in Vino Nobile di Montepulciano](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/fattoria-della-talosa-an-innovator) _2026-06-17 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ NOT Montepulciano d'Abruzzo. ## [Patent Wines: For Devotees of "Iron Fist/Velvet Glove" Cabernet Sauvignon](https://biggerthanyourhead.substack.com/p/patent-wines-for-devotees-of-iron) _2026-06-13 · Fredric Koeppel · Bigger Than Your Head_ There's also a brilliant sauvignon blanc. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Nós Somos Douro 2024, Douro, Portugal](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-n%C3%B3s-somos-douro-2024-douro-portugal) _2026-06-11 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ This red from the Douro is one of four Portuguese wines in the new Nós Somos (‘We Are’) regional range from Esporão, one of Portugal’s largest, most impressive producers and one of the world’s biggest organic growers. It's a true reflection of its region, very good value and versatile with meat and vegetable dishes ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Château Ollieux Romanis Racine Blanc 2025, Corbières, Languedoc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-ch%C3%A2teau-ollieux-romanis-racine-blanc-2025-corbi%C3%A8res-languedoc-france) _2026-06-04 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ White Corbières is not something you see very often, but I didn’t pick Château Ollieux Romanis Racine Blanc 2025 for its novelty value. I chose it because it’s a wine that really sings – refreshingly, generously and expressively, with floral and white peach aromas. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Éminence de Bijou Pinot Noir 2023, Haute Vallée de l'Aude, Languedoc, France](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-%C3%A9minence-de-bijou-pinot-noir-2023-haute-vall%C3%A9e-de-l-aude-languedoc-france) _2026-05-28 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ If you didn’t know, you might be hard-pushed to say where this Pinot Noir comes from – the upper Aude Valley is not the best known of wine regions – but you would be having a bad day if you didn’t recognise the grape variety. It’s Pinot Noir to a T, with glistening cherry fruit and silky palate. ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Weingut Vollenweider Wolfer Goldgrube Riesling Kabinett 2023, Mosel, Germany](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-weingut-vollenweider-wolfer-goldgrube-riesling-kabinett-2023-mosel-germany) _2026-05-21 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ In line with global trends, wine drinkers in the UK have been switching from red wines to white – not to mention rosé. And we’ve been moving to lighter, crisper styles, away from white wines matured in oak. So why aren’t we drinking more German Rieslings, especially in the racy, lacy Kabinett style from the Mosel and especially in spring and summer when these diaphanous, fruity wines refresh parts… ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Teliani Valley Saperavi 2024, Kakheti, Georgia](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-teliani-valley-saperavi-2024-kakheti-georgia) _2026-05-14 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Georgian wine is having a moment – as is the country’s food, conveniently. One of the main reasons is that however the wines are produced, especially the reds made from the indigenous Saperavi grape, they never lose their distinctive Georgian identity – their authenticity ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Bodegas de la Marquesa Valserrano Rioja Blanco 2024, Rioja Alavesa, Spain](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-bodegas-de-la-marquesa-valserrano-rioja-blanco-2024-rioja-alavesa-spain) _2026-05-07 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ White Rioja is still a bit of an unknown to many wine drinkers, which is not so surprising when you consider that white grape varieties account for less than 10 per cent of the region’s vineyards, but Rioja Blanco sales are rising as consumers around the world switch from red wines to white ## [One of the Great Bottles: Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Cabernet Sauvignon 1986](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/one-of-the-great-bottles-wynns-coonawarra-estate-john-riddoch-cabernet-sauvignon-1986) _2026-05-06 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ I took a bottle of Wynns Coonawarra Estate John Riddoch Limited Release Cabernet Sauvignon out of the rack with a couple of other wines a few weeks ago, thinking that at 30 years old (the bottles not me) it was a good time to open them. If nothing else, I really couldn’t expect the corks to hold out any longer. On the cellar tag, I had written, long ago, 1996. It was only when I came to open the… ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Vignamaggio Terre di Prenzano Chianti Classico 2022, Chianti, Italy](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-vignamaggio-terre-di-prenzano-chianti-classico-2022-chianti-italy) _2026-04-30 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ Chianti is a wine I can drink anytime. The best of times, the worst of times, high days, holidays and down days, count me in. This Vignamaggio Terre di Prenzano Chianti Classico 2022 is softly spicy and fragrant with open, sweet, cherry-ish fruit, a wisp of vanilla, and supple background tannins ## [WINE OF THE WEEK: Morandé Terrarum Single Estate Sauvignon Blanc 2024, Valle de Casablanca, Chile](https://www.joannasimon.com/post/wine-of-the-week-morand%C3%A9-terrarum-single-estate-sauvignon-blanc-2024-casablanca-chile) _2026-04-23 · Joanna Simon · Joanna Simon_ The nose-tinglingly attractive aromatics of this single-estate Sauvignon Blanc make it a perfect dry white for the season – for lighter, brighter days and lighter, brighter food. ## [Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red](https://cheapwineratings.com/2025/11/03/review-monte-velho-reserva-red/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-monte-velho-reserva-red) _2025-11-03 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ Earlier this year, I took a trip to Portugal to visit one of the biggest wine producers there, Esporão. You can read all about that visit here. They have grown to be one of my favorite producers on the planet because they consistently create interesting, high-quality wines at very reasonable prices. The wine I m writing \[ \] The post Review: Monte Velho Reserva Red first appeared on Cheap Wine… ## [Review: Nipozzano Chianti Rufina Riserva](https://cheapwineratings.com/2025/06/22/review-nipozzano-chianti-rufina-reserva/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-nipozzano-chianti-rufina-reserva) _2025-06-22 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ Chianti, as a type of wine, can be a little bit confusing to the average wine consumer. Why? Because there are a few different designations, each of which means something slightly different. You have Chianti, Chianti Classico, Chianti Rufina, Chianti Montalbano, Chianti Colli Fiorentini and the list goes on. All of these different designations are \[ \] The post Review: Nipozzano Chianti Rufina… ## [More than Value: Excellence at Esporão](https://cheapwineratings.com/2025/04/25/more-than-value-excellence-at-esporao/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-than-value-excellence-at-esporao) _2025-04-25 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ For several years I ve been screaming from the tree tops about the incredible deals to be found on Portuguese wines. And for me, deal does not just mean cheap. From the time I started this website, back in 2007, my mission has been to find wines that are both inexpensive and excellent! The wines produced \[ \] The post More than Value: Excellence at Esporão first appeared on Cheap Wine Ratings . ## [Review: Domaine Bousquet Gran-Cabernet Sauvignon](https://cheapwineratings.com/2025/03/15/review-domaine-bousquet-gran-cabernet-sauvignon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-domaine-bousquet-gran-cabernet-sauvignon) _2025-03-15 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ Over the years of reviewing wines on this site, I ve featured a lot of wines from Domaine Bousquet. Simply put, I ve become a fan of theirs for creating high-quality, delicious wines at a great value, while also following world-class sustainability practices. While they consistently release really good wines, the Gran-Cabernet Sauvignon that I m highlighting in \[ \] The post Review: Domaine… ## [Review: Traversa, Sauvignon Blanc](https://cheapwineratings.com/2025/01/18/review-traversa-sauvignon-blanc/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-traversa-sauvignon-blanc) _2025-01-18 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ Wine makers and wine connoisseurs often talk about terroir. This is the idea that the place grapes are grown influences the characteristics of wine produced from those grapes. Many factors go into terroir, like daytime and nighttime temperatures, soil composition, rainfall, sunlight, etc. Some would even argue that people are a part of terroir, which \[ \] The post Review: Traversa, Sauvignon Blanc… ## [Familia Deicas, Atlántico Sur Albariño](https://cheapwineratings.com/2024/12/03/familia-deicas-atlantico-sur-albarino/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=familia-deicas-atlantico-sur-albarino) _2024-12-03 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ One of the best strategies for finding great wine at great prices is to focus on regions that are under the radar. What I mean by that is regions that consistently produce good wine, but for whatever reason most people haven t heard about it yet. Uruguay is one of those regions that I ve been talking \[ \] The post Familia Deicas, Atlántico Sur Albariño first appeared on Cheap Wine Ratings . ## [Davis Bynum 2022 Chardonnay / 2021 Pinot Noir](https://gabesasso.substack.com/p/davis-bynum-2022-chardonnay-2021) _2024-11-21 · Gabe Sasso · Gabe Sasso on Wine & Spirits_ Two new ones from a Russian River Valley Stalwart ## [Review: Gaia Pinot Noir Rosé](https://cheapwineratings.com/2024/10/14/review-gaia-pinot-noir-rose-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=review-gaia-pinot-noir-rose-2) _2024-10-14 · Tim Lemke · Cheap Wine Ratings_ Gaia is one of the wine brands produced by Domaine Bousquet, a producer I ve written about extensively here. Pretty much every time I write about Domaine Bousquet, I talk about how they re doing the right things (in my opinion) when it comes to making wine. And so, I ll do that again. The name, Gaia, is \[ \] The post Review: Gaia Pinot Noir Rosé first appeared on Cheap Wine Ratings . ## [Acquiesce 2022 Bourboulenc paired with Bread and How To Eat It by Rick Easton](https://gabesasso.substack.com/p/acquiesce-2022-bourboulenc-paired) _2024-09-20 · Gabe Sasso · Gabe Sasso on Wine & Spirits_ A book and a bottle