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Another year has passed and it was an eventful one, filled with travel and work and everything else that makes up life. Instead of sampling 600-800 wines as we would with a wine event heavy year, our field of view was once again smaller. This year it was in the neighborhood of 200-300. Some made Continue reading Top 20 Wines of 2023! https://www.redwineplease.com/top-25-wines-of-2022/ 
Another crazy year has ended, however hopefully the world continues to get less crazy in the next. As in 2021, it was very different than a normal year, as the large wine tastings and festivals are really just starting to come back, and instead of sampling 600-800 wines, our field of view was once again Continue reading Top 25 Wines of 2022! https://www.redwineplease.com/retrospective-seamus-reserve-cabernet-2012-a-decade-later/ 
In this article we’ll take a look back at one of our favorite wines, one that earned the coveted #1 Wine of the Year in our Best Wines of 2016 list. It was great then, and now it is ten years old. So it seemed appropriate to pull a bottle from the wine fridge and Continue reading Retrospective – Seamus Reserve Cabernet 2012 – A Decade Later https://www.redwineplease.com/top-20-wines-of-2021/ 
It’s the end of another crazy year. Again it was very different than a normal year, as the large wine tastings and festivals were cancelled, and instead of sampling 600-800 wines, our field of view was once again smaller. This year it was more in the neighborhood of 200-300. Some make a more memorable impression, Continue reading Top 20 Wines of 2021! https://www.redwineplease.com/wine-and-stories-with-bob-pepi-and-steve-kreps/ 
The best part of writing this blog is, without question, the opportunity to meet some amazing people. People in the wine industry are typically passionate and gracious, willing to share their history, experience and hospitality with those who share some of that passion and are genuinely interested in their work and their art. We definitely Continue reading Wine and Stories with Bob Pepi and Steve Kreps https://www.redwineplease.com/top-20-wines-of-2020/ 
It’s the end of December, and this has been one crazy year. While the pandemic rages on, so does the fight against it. We push forward, looking ahead to better times. Along the way we have still managed to discover many new wines, and now it is time to talk about some of the best. Continue reading Top 20 Wines of 2020 https://www.redwineplease.com/recognition-for-red-wine-please/ 
While we write “Red Wine Please!” because we love wine, food and travel, and sharing those experiences, it is always great to get some positive feedback every now and then. Recently we received just that, and we thought we would share it with everyone. Corking Wines just released their list of the top 101 Wine Continue reading Recognition for Red Wine Please! https://www.redwineplease.com/top-25-wines-of-2019/ 
It’s once again time to look back at the year just past, and highlight the best of the best from our wine experiences. We do this a bit differently than the other Top Wines of the Year lists you’re used to. For one, we only show 25 wines in our list. This is for several Continue reading Top 25 Wines of 2019! https://www.redwineplease.com/elden-selections-a-guide-through-the-maze-of-burgundy/ 
Burgundy is a storied wine area, for centuries known as the source of some of the best wine in the world. This is the kingdom of Pinot Noir (of which almost all red Burgundy is made) and Chardonnay (which comprises virtually all of white Burgundy). There are iconic names, such as Romanee Conti, which command Continue reading Elden Selections: A Guide Through the Maze of Burgundy https://www.redwineplease.com/two-sherries-for-sherry-week/ 
It was International Sherry Week this week, and a chance to focus on one of the great fortified wines of the world. Sherry is an interesting thing, produced in a wide variety of styles, with some very unique characteristics and production methods. You can find sherry from light golden in color, and bone dry, to Continue reading Two Sherries for Sherry Week |