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RKS 2025 Wine: The Road Less Travelled Can Be Bumpy

Many a wine drinker is happy in their pod like Sigourney Weaver returning home in “Alien” drinking a very limited range of wines whether that be brand, varietal or geographical. It could be trepidation about moving off the beaten path. A Cabernet Sauvignon offers comfort to many a consumer but a Kéfrankos may terrorize others.Continue reading “RKS 2025 Wine: The Road Less Travelled Can Be Bumpy”

RKS 2023 Wine: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo: Italian Easy Drinker

Montepulciano D’Abruzzo is an easy come easy go red wine. If Montepulciano was a politician it would be pleasing everyone from kissing babies to visiting senior’s residences making a long list of promises. But it is a wine and not a politician yet it is easy going and likeable by many. A centrist wine ifContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Montepulciano D’Abruzzo: Italian Easy Drinker”

RKS Wine 2023: KISSING Montepulciano D’Abruzzo

A good Montepulciano D’Abruzzo is simple and satisfying. Perhaps like this commentary. Oh, I should add while in the corporate world one of the slogans I encountered (or better said was battered over my head for a particular year) was Keep It Simply Simple (KISS). You might wish to observe that everything could be keptContinue reading “RKS Wine 2023: KISSING Montepulciano D’Abruzzo”

RKS 2023 Wine: Valpolicella Rarely Disappoints

We try a Brigaldara Valpolicella Ripasso from Italy of course. Valpolicella rarely disappoints with an easy drinking personality. Mellow, smooth and warm perhaps is a good way of describing it. And to continue in non-technical terms choco cherry! 50% Corvina, 25% Corvinone and 25% Rondinella. What does this Ripasso mean? It derives from the verbContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Valpolicella Rarely Disappoints”

RKS 2023 Wine: In Pedigree far Above the Roadside Wine in Tuscany

It has been over 15 years that I was last in Tuscany and staying some 20 minutes from Montepulciano a visit there was mandatory. A beautiful medieval town with stunning views of farmlands below and the Val D’Orcia. On the road there we discovered a cantina with two huge barrels inside with local wine. OneContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: In Pedigree far Above the Roadside Wine in Tuscany”

RKS 2023 Wine: Italian Merlot Could be the Change You Need!

It is not frequently we encounter Italian Merlot as a single varietal in Canada. So we have a chance now with a somewhat unique Terre Magre Merlot from Friuli. Aroma: Black cherry, blackberry and cola with some intensity. Palate: A robust aroma for a wine does not always equate with a robust wine! Not muchContinue reading “RKS 2023 Wine: Italian Merlot Could be the Change You Need!”