Medium straw color with hint of green; golden apple, white peach on the nose; golden apple, honeydew melon, white peach, apricot, honey on the palate. Continue reading “Castello del Poggio Prosecco DOC Demi-Sec”
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Wine myths
Myth busters enjoy a field day with wine. Some examples: Continue reading “Wine myths”
Castello del Poggio Prosecco DOC Demi-Sec
Medium straw color with hint of green; golden apple, white peach on the nose; golden apple, honeydew melon, white peach, apricot, honey on the palate. Continue reading “Castello del Poggio Prosecco DOC Demi-Sec”
Monte dos Cabaços Tinto Regional Alentejo 2009
Deep purple color; dark fruits, blackcurrant, violets on the nose; dark cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, black pepper on the palate. Continue reading “Monte dos Cabaços Tinto Regional Alentejo 2009”
Tom Gore Vineyards Chardonnay California 2014
Medium gold color; apple, pear, brown spice on the nose; ripe fruit, pear, peach, vanilla, brown spice, oak on the palate.
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Jordan Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2015
Deep gold color; subtle nose with hint of Granny Smith apple and maybe pineapple, white flowers; pear, white peach and other stone fruit, light lemon, honeydew melon on the palate. Continue reading “Jordan Russian River Valley Chardonnay 2015”
El Coto de Rioja Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa 2008
Medium ruby color; cherry, tobacco, smoke; cherry, sour cherry, plum, blackberry, fig, leather on the palate. Continue reading “El Coto de Rioja Coto de Imaz Gran Reserva Rioja DOCa 2008”
Bellenda Miraval Extra Dry Conegliano Valdobbiadene Millesimato Prosecco Superiore DOCG 2015
Pale straw with hint of green; white peach, golden apple, apricot, pear, lemon, almonds on the palate. Continue reading “Bellenda Miraval Extra Dry Conegliano Valdobbiadene Millesimato Prosecco Superiore DOCG 2015”
Ravage Cabernet Sauvignon California 2015
Deep purple color; black and red cherry, mocha, oak, smoke on the nose; cherry, black plum, sweet oak, vanilla cola, blackberry on the palate. Continue reading “Ravage Cabernet Sauvignon California 2015”
Modern wine
Wine has so intimately intertwined with humans for more than 8,000 years we tend to think what we sip today is similar, maybe the same, as ancient Greeks and Romans and Christians tasted. Continue reading “Modern wine”