Fatbastard Chardonnay 2007 chosen as one of the top 150 wines under $15 in the new edition of Wine Trials 2010, a bestselling guide to inexpensive wines: “Congratulations on your success and dedication to delivering good value to wine consumers.”
The Newark Star-Ledger (September, 2009)
Fatbastard is described as a “decent wine from the south of France with a cute little hippo that conveys the idea of a rich, full-bodied wine.”
Luxist.com (July, 2009)
Fatbastard Chardonnay is featured as a perfect summer wine that pairs very well with a variety of summertime meals.
The Things We Get: Taste Magazine Cincinnati (July 2009)
Fatbastard Shiraz is featured as an affordable and high quality wine to pair with various fall meals, including Thanksgiving and a cool autumn night.
“Snobby-sounding wines make the average Joe want to crack open a six-pack. But he’ll gladly toast to... Fatbastard. Industry experts say these vinos appeal to most men’s straightforward senses of humor.”
Real Simple (July, 2007)
Fatbastard Chardonnay 2005 Selected as one of Real Simple’s
12 eye-catching, affordable and great tasting wines.
Rich with toasty vanilla and tropical fruits. Drink it with creamy pasta or roast chicken.
St. Louis Post Dispatch / St. Louis, MO (January 29, 2007)
Fatbastard Chardonnay 2005 is reviewed as a favorite wine with “round yet tropical notes.”
Las Vegas Review Journal / Las Vegas, NV (January 17, 2007)
Fatbastard Shiraz 2004 is featured as the ‘Wine of the Week.’ Article describes Fatbastard as a fun and unpretentious brand with the shiraz having a “deeply opaque, blood-ruby-red color” and “on the nose…immediate and pungent crushed black plums, spice box, smokiness, wet slate, toasted oak, cran-grape juice characteristics and herbal undertones.”
Sonoma Valley Sun / Sonoma, CA (January 4, 2007)
Fatbastard is reviewed as a “rich full-bodied wine” with “tropical kiwi and pineapple aromas [leading] to flavors of grapefruit, pear and crisp green apple” and ending “with lightly buttered oak and vanilla on the finish.”
Wine Enthusiast (November, 2006)
On Fatbastard Cabernet Sauvignon: “This dry, firm Cabernet is packed with black currant and wood flavors and ripe fruits.”
Food and Drink (Summer, 2003)
“Speaking of fat, Fatbastard Chardonnay and Fatbastard Shiraz were initially requested in quiet whispers by customers. But these southern French beauties have won friends with their enjoyable flavors as much as with their name.
