The Comunicano Daily for December 4 2013

    The Comunicano Daily           The past week has been a blur. Coming off the holiday weekend which because I'm in Australia and a day ahead meant a six day weekend and that really piled things up. Conference calls using a combination of Calliflower, Voxeet, UberConference, GoToMeeting, WebEx and Skype. … Read more

Adventures in the Hunter Valley Part One

Hunter Valley vineyards. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) All I can say is I just spent the day tasting my way around the Hunter Valley, from 10 AM until 430 PM finding my way with my hired driver Craig of Prestige Limousine was a treat, with the stops being producers who all sell cellar door and to … Read more

Andy Abramson: My Confession On Being A Wine Nomad Part One

I've been silent on wine too long. And those days are over! It's my passion and my dream. And candidly, I've not only been letting myself down. I've been letting all of you down. The people who know me. My friends who drink wine with me. And those who have traveled with me. Most importantly … Read more

The 2011 Comunicano Wine Company “Single A Cuvee”

I now know how my winemaker friends feel as they wait to see just how a wine they have made tastes after it has been bottled. The anticipation, wonderment, trepedation and that nagging feeling of…what if it's not…well, safe to say, the 2011 Comunicano Wine Company "Single A Cuvee" is not going to suffer from the … Read more

2011 Michel Gassier Nostre Pais Blanc – A Stunning White For Under $20.00 From France

Français : Feuilles de Vignes – Grenache Blanc (Photo credit: Wikipedia) I'm not so much a white wine buyer these days, but the wine I'm very excited about and thankful that I bought two cases of is the 2011 Michel Gassier Nostre Pais Blanc, a delightful blend made from three Rhone grapes. The wine is … Read more

Let’s Turn Five Dollars into $300 or More

This image shows a red wine glass. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Census Bureau map of Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Yesterday I was doing some wine touring in the Woodinville Washington area with two very dear friends who like me, share a very deep passion for wine, and as wine professionals, we … Read more

Four Red Wines To Know and Appreciate

English: Modified version of Commons image Image:Rhone transit suspension.jpg to show the major cities, rivers and wine regions of the Northern Rhone Valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last night I drank a bunch of wonderful wines that just have to be noted. I was up in Seattle for a birthday dinner of a friend. The dinner … Read more

Four Red Wines To Know and Appreciate

English: Modified version of Commons image Image:Rhone transit suspension.jpg to show the major cities, rivers and wine regions of the Northern Rhone Valley (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last night I drank a bunch of wonderful wines that just have to be noted. I was up in Seattle for a birthday dinner of a friend. The first … Read more

Clot de l’Origine from Maury, France

When one thinks of wines in the Maury region of the Cotes de Roussillion the usual thought is big, full throttle very Rhone like wines that we see so much of. But, all across the Roussillion Valley there's a movement afoot to make lighter, less extacted and more natural wines. At the front of the … Read more

2006 Mas Baux Velours Rouge Cotes Catalanes

During Vinisud one of the wineries from the Banyuls-Collioure region was Domain Mas Baux from Canet de Roussillion so while browsing in a local wine store in Argeles Sur Mer for obscurities that are not imported into the USA I saw they had a six year young bottle of the 2006 Mas Baux Velours Rouge Cotes … Read more