Deep purple color; peppercorn, chocolate, berries on the nose; blackberry, wild berry, coffee, cocoa, leather, tobacco on the palate. Continue reading “Cosentino Winery Cigar Old Vine Zinfandel 2017”
Month: December 2019
Eberle Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2016
Deep ruby color; cherry, blackcurrant, spice on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, blackberry, sage on the palate. Continue reading “Eberle Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles 2016”
Wine for Christmas meal
What wine do you pour for the Christmas feast? For most of the dozen years I’ve written this column the answer is—don’t pour trophy bottles. Continue reading “Wine for Christmas meal”
Bending Branch Winery Double Barrel Tannat 2017
Deep purple color; smokey black cherry, plum, blackcurrant, vanilla, bourbon barrel oak on the nose; plum, black cherry, blackcurrant, tobacco, leather, vanilla, caramel on the palate. Continue reading “Bending Branch Winery Double Barrel Tannat 2017”
Woodrose Winery Sangiovese, Texas 2016
Medium garnet color; cherry, redcurrant on the nose; cherry, tomato, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Woodrose Winery Sangiovese, Texas 2016”
Llano Estacado Texas Tempranillo Cellar Reserve 2017
Deep ruby color; red fruits, vanilla, leather on the nose; strawberry, cherry, blackberry, plum, fig, mocha on the palate. Continue reading “Llano Estacado Texas Tempranillo Cellar Reserve 2017”
Alamos Malbec Mendoza 2016
Medium purple color; red plum, boysenberry, raspberry on the nose; plum, dark cherry, boysenberry, raspberry, some blackberry, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading “Alamos Malbec Mendoza 2016”
Castoro Cellars Whale Rock Vineyard Falanghina 2017
Medium straw color; white fruit, flowers on the nose; honeydew, peach, guava, lilt of lime, even hint of banana on the palate. Continue reading “Castoro Cellars Whale Rock Vineyard Falanghina 2017”
Il Borro Lamelle Chardonnay Toscana 2018
Medium straw-gold color; apple, white peach, citrus on the nose; yellow apple, peach, lemon-lime, honeydew melon, citrus, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Il Borro Lamelle Chardonnay Toscana 2018”
Canned wine at Christmas
Wine in a can—rising fad for a couple of years. It has obvious application to summer picnics, camping adventures, boating excursions. Continue reading “Canned wine at Christmas”