Deep ruby color; blackcurrant, plum, black cherry, blueberry, licorice, roast meat, dark chocolate, vanilla, white pepper, oak, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Les Vignobles Foncalieu La Lumière Corbières 2018”
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LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards One Hundred Vineyard Petite Sirah, Jahant, Lodi 2020
Deep purple-black color; black fruits, black berry, black plum, blueberry, dried cranberry, bittersweet chocolate, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading “LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards One Hundred Vineyard Petite Sirah, Jahant, Lodi 2020”
High summer wine 7-9-2025
It is high summer in the Northern Hemisphere. What wine fits into the zeitgeist of pools splashing with bikini-clad frolickers slathered in sun screens, outdoor cooking, indoor binge watching movies on a wide screen while the AC heroically soldiers on? Continue reading “High summer wine 7-9-2025”
Textbook Vineyards Cover-To-Cover Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville, Napa Valley, The Pey Family 2022
Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry jam, black pepper, chocolate, caramel on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Textbook Vineyards Cover-To-Cover Cabernet Sauvignon, Yountville, Napa Valley, The Pey Family 2022”
Beronia Graciano Rioja, España DOCa 2020
Deep ruby-black color; black plum, black cherry, blackcurrant, blueberry, raspberry, green pepper, almonds, walnuts, chocolate, mint, balsamic on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Beronia Graciano Rioja, España DOCa 2020”
Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto
Deep amber-garnet-tawny color; dried figs, dried dates, dried apricot, hazelnut, almond, caramel, butterscotch, orange peel, honey, cedar, nutty aromas and flavors, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Taylor Fladgate 20 Year Old Tawny Porto”
Boring wines 7-2-2025
As someone who loves writing and wine, it was a quick and easy call 17 years ago when the local newspaper publisher asked me to write about wine in his publication. Continue reading “Boring wines 7-2-2025”
Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco, Alentejo DOC 2022
Pale gold color; white peach, grapefruit, white plum, Meyer lemon, mango, pineapple, honeysuckle, jasmine, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Symington Quinta da Fonte Souto Branco, Alentejo DOC 2022”
Günter + Regina Triebaumer Blaufränkisch Reserve, Burgenland, Austria 2019
Deep ruby color; raspberry, cherry, blackberry, strawberry, dark plum, cinnamon, clove, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Günter + Regina Triebaumer Blaufränkisch Reserve, Burgenland, Austria 2019”
Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022
Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, blueberry, black olives, pepper, meat-bacon, garrigue (scent of wild, aromatic scrubland), spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022”