Medium gold color; lemon, citrus and flowers on the nose; yellow apple, lemon, pear, melon, almond, minerality, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Inama Vigneti di Carbonare Soave Classico 2017”
Month: August 2020
MAN Vintners Essay Chenin Blanc Viognier & Roussanne 2019
Medium straw color; grapefruit, honeydew melon, pineapple, apple on the nose; melon, lemon, grapefruit, green apple, spice on the palate. Continue reading “MAN Vintners Essay Chenin Blanc Viognier & Roussanne 2019”
High alcohol wine
Alcohol makes wine wine. Take away yeast converting sugar into alcohol, you have grape juice. Nothing wrong with grape juice, but no sage asserts “in grape juice there is truth.” Continue reading “High alcohol wine”
Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne NV
Deep copper color; strawberry, redcurrant, cherry, bread yeast on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, watermelon, black cherry, red grapefruit, chalky minerality on the palate Continue reading “Laurent-Perrier Cuvée Rosé Brut Champagne NV”
CVNE Cune Rosado, Rioja 2019
Very deep strawberry-pink color; red fruit, strawberry, licorice on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, sour cherry, red plum, watermelon, tart cranberry, redcurrant, tangerine on the palate. Continue reading “CVNE Cune Rosado, Rioja 2019”
Maddalena Chardonnay Monterey 2016
Deep gold color; citrus, apple, orange, pineapple, guava on the nose; guava, pineapple, mango, pear, orange, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading “Maddalena Chardonnay Monterey 2016”
Left Coast White Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2018
Pale straw color; stone fruit, mowed grass, elderflower on the nose; honeydew melon, pear, apple, saline, chamomile on the palate. Continue reading “Left Coast White Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2018”
Nino Franco Rustico Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiori DOCG
Pale straw color; white flowers, pear, citrus on the nose; golden apple, lemon, orange zest, white peach on the palate. Continue reading “Nino Franco Rustico Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiori DOCG”
The Prisoner Wine Company Cuttings Cabernet Sauvignon 2016
Deep purple color; black cherry, blueberry, leather on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, plum, earthiness, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading “The Prisoner Wine Company Cuttings Cabernet Sauvignon 2016”
Egg-shape fermenters
In the wine world, something dramatically new and innovative—“concrete eggs”—actually is as old as winemaking. Continue reading “Egg-shape fermenters”