The Average Wine Enthusiast

10/16/2026

Sal D’Angelo is back in Essex Co.!
Well, at least some of his w**e is. Thanks to Carl's W**e Club for making it possible.
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D'Angelo Estate W**ery

10/10/2026

Da Silva Vineyards & W**ery made a red w**e in ‘22 that exhibits unique expressions of Cabernet Franc. Some candied fruit and mocha is present on the nose. While Black Forest cake, dark cherries, raspberry and pipe to***co on the palate.

The tannins are soft leaving a medium finish. We paired this with butternut squash ravioli with brown butter sage. An excellent compliment to each other.

10/01/2026

Pulled into our campsite at Vieneto State Park in the dark and fired up some lemon halloumi and apples and pulled the cork on this Oregon beauty.

09/24/2026

Upon arriving in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, we met up with Darin Dean. This is Darin and I on his balcony overlooking the city on the water.

09/18/2026

East vs. West. The winner? The folks who partook in this tasting.

In actuality, they were both excellent. The Pearl Morrisette had a bit more depth than its Okanagan counterpart. But both had great fruit expression, round tannins, nice finishes and more importantly, that unique Canadian je ne sais quoi.

09/15/2026

Made it to Washington State and decided to pick up some local w**e. While there, I met David Hoffman who showed me a few Washington gems including a w**e he had a hand in blending.

09/11/2026

When your firewood does nothing but smoke it’s time to bust out the cafe lamp and pull the cork on some serious Pinot.

09/04/2026

The Croatian W**e episode is up! Want to learn a bit about the w**e of this beautiful European country? Pop open a bottle of Malvasia, sit back and enjoy.

On this episode we talk about Croatia's primo location for growing ...

08/29/2026

We raided a friend’s w**e fridge and decided on this Chianti. Poured it, took the photo and let it sit for a few. Unfortunately, it was apparent to me this w**e decided to head for the Land of Vinegar at some point. Do I…

Now tell me what would you do. I’m sipping with three other folks when I find out about the wasted bottle.

08/17/2026

After listening to an episode of Two Guys Drinking W**e, where they talked about Portugal’s white w**e region; Vinho Verde, I cracked one open.

On the episode, they talked to the owner of Aveleda who make the full gamut of Vinho Verde, including this entry level w**e I found at the LCBO for $13.95.

For the money, this porch pounder that comes in at an ABV of 9.5%, has a decent QPR. Notes of lemon zest, grapefruit and a hint of nectarine on the mid palate. Thanks to Michael Pinkus and Andre Proulx for talking about a w**e that I would hesitate buying otherwise because of the price point.

If you haven’t already, check out The Average W**e Enthusiast’s shows on our w**e trip to Portugal. Link in bio.