Deep ruby color; cherry, cedar, spice, flowers on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, red bell pepper, tickle of blackcurrant tang on the palate. Continue reading
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Sterling Vineyards Blanc de Blancs 2016
Pale straw color; bread, green apple, citrus, lemon on the nose; yellow apple, honeydew melon, white peach, lemon on the palate. Continue reading
What’s in a name
What’s in a name? In the wine world, often confusion, occasionally chaos. Continue reading
Steele Lake County Viognier 2016
Medium gold color; honeysuckle, citrus on the nose; peach, tangerine, mango, lemon, orange peel on the palate. Continue reading
M. Chapoutier Côtes du Roussillon les Vignes de Bila-Haut Blanc 2016
Pale yellow color with hint of green; citrus, lemon, smoke on the nose; lemon, lime, grapefruit, melon, white peach on the palate. Continue reading
Bodegas Altos de Torona Rosal White Wine 2016
Deep straw-gold color; melon, lemon, grapefruit, mango on the nose; grapefruit, nectarine, melon, peach on the palate. Continue reading
Wine context
For most people, the best wine they ever drank had more to do with who they drank it with, what they were eating, and where they drank it than with the liquid in the bottle. Continue reading
Domaine de La Côte de l’Ange Châteauneuf du Pape 2011
Deep purple color; very concentrated red fruits, leather, lavender, hint of barnyard on the nose; intense red fruits, dark cherry, plum, blackcurrant, herbs, meat, white pepper, smoke on the palate. Continue reading
Quinta dos Poços Colheita 2013
Deep ruby color, almost black; red fruits, spice on the nose; cherry, blueberry, plum, blackberry on the palate. Continue reading
Steele Wines Lake County Cabernet Franc 2015
Medium purple color; raspberry, cassis, bell pepper on the nose; sour cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, roasted bell pepper, blackcurrant tang, cocoa, baking spices on the palate. Continue reading
