Dr. Laura Catena is the managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata and often called the face of Argentinian wine. A fourth-generation vintner, she also is a magna cum laude grad from Harvard and earned a medical degree from Stanford. She practiced medicine in San Francisco for 25 years while helping run the family winery. Continue reading “Laura Catena interview Part Three 11-22-2023”
Month: November 2023
Boschendal The Rose Garden Rosé Wine, Western Cape, South Africa 2022
Medium copper color; strawberry, cherry, raspberry, mulberry, watermelon, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Boschendal The Rose Garden Rosé Wine, Western Cape, South Africa 2022”
Tenuta di Fessina A’Puddara Etna Bianco DOC 2018
Pale gold-straw color; aromatic herbs, Meyer lemon, lime, green apple, peach, orange zest, grapefruit, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Tenuta di Fessina A’Puddara Etna Bianco DOC 2018”
Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Rialzi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2019
Deep garnet-ruby color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, blackberry, sweet balsamic, vanilla, oak, tobacco on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Rialzi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2019”
Ehlers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018
Deep purple-ruby color; plum, blackberry, dark cherry, blueberry, raspberry, black olives, chocolate, licorice, black pepper, cedar, oak, dust on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Ehlers Estate Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018”
Domäne Wachau Riesling Federspiel Terrassen 2021
Medium straw color; apricot, peach, green apple, pear, citrus, lemon, honey, minerals-crushed stone on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domäne Wachau Riesling Federspiel Terrassen 2021”
Thanksgiving strategies 11-15-2023
Thanksgiving is the greatest of all the food-centered holidays. July Fourth is hot dogs and beer. Christmas is sugar highs and multitudinous distractions. New Years is about regrets in the cold, harsh light of the next morning. Continue reading “Thanksgiving strategies 11-15-2023”
Funkenhausen Dry Rosé, Mendoza, Argentina 2022
Medium copper-salmon color; strawberry, watermelon, raspberry, red berries, touch of citrus, white flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Funkenhausen Dry Rosé, Mendoza, Argentina 2022”
Domaine Bousquet Reserve Pinot Noir, Tupangato Uco Valley 2021
Pale ruby-garnet color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, licorice, plum, cola, late minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine Bousquet Reserve Pinot Noir, Tupangato Uco Valley 2021”
Soter Vineyards Mineral Springs Ranch Pinot Noir 2021
Medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, blackberry, plum, blueberry, oak hints on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Soter Vineyards Mineral Springs Ranch Pinot Noir 2021”