by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
A Spanish Cava made in the traditional method. Nuts and toast, soft tropical fruits, lemon zest and flowers set the stage for a very creamy mousse in this dry bubbly. There’s the slightest of bitterness to its lengthy finish. A reliably solid value year in and year...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
Featuring 85% Cabernet Sauvignon and 15% Merlot, this consistent value offers blackcurrants, plums, dark mint chocolate and cassis on the nose, and a smooth, medium- to full-bodied palate. The winery suggests decanting for a half-hour, with up to six years of...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
This one’s almost always in my wine fridge. Made in the Charmat method, where the secondary fermentation takes place in stainless steel tanks, as opposed to in the bottle (traditional method), this Prosecco offers up notes of green apples and pears—there’s even a hint...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
As I’m writing this, it’s a reminder to run out and get more. Certainly one of the best values on this list. Full bodied, with notes from apple pie to peach to melon to dried flowers, with a solid base of minerality. Old vines, indeed! Like a great work of art,...
by Traveling Golfer Staff | May 24, 2019
From the heel of the Italian boot, this deep, opaque ruby red Primitivo (Italy’s Zinfandel) offers a great price-quality ratio. The harmony is just excellent between the elegant tannins, fresh acidity and cranberry/prune/blackcurrant/plum/strawberry compote—all...
