What is wine? 2-15-2023

What is wine? For many, that question was answered thousands of years ago. Wine is grape juice after yeast converts its sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide. Continue reading “What is wine? 2-15-2023”

Champagne’s rise 2-8-2023

The land was sheep country, too far north for grapes. The local wine was mediocre, pawned off to roughhewn wool buyers or consumed by locals as vin de table. Continue reading “Champagne’s rise 2-8-2023”

Lanson Champagne Le Black Label Brut NV

Medium gold color; apple, pear, lemon, brioche on the nose; apple, red fruit, lemon, grapefruit, white peach, almond on the palate. Continue reading “Lanson Champagne Le Black Label Brut NV”

Funckenhausen Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza 2020

Deep ruby color; dark fruits, black cherry, blackcurrant, leather, oak on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, sour plum, dark chocolate, pepper, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading “Funckenhausen Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendoza 2020”

E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Red 2018

Medium ruby color; raspberry, plum, spice on the nose; raspberry, plum, cherry, redcurrant, blueberry, blackberry, meat, black pepper, oak on the palate. Continue reading “E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône Red 2018”