Pale straw color; white flowers, grapefruit, lemon, pear, peach, pineapple, melon, honey, minerals on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Category: Wine & Grapes
California’s Goldilocks vintage 1-10-2023
It is a new year and time for some good news. Continue reading
How to pair wine and cheese 9-13-2023
You know wine and cheese were made for each other. You also know not all wine pairs with all cheese. What is a person to do? Continue reading
Salvatore Tamburello 797 N Catarratto, Sicilia 2020
Deep gold color; abounds in yellow fruit, lotus flower, peach, chamomile, ginger on the nose; lemon, yellow grapefruit, yellow apple, orange zest, peach, apricot, ripe pear, minerality/saline on the palate. Continue reading
Planeta Frappato Vittoria 2020
Pale ruby color; strawberry, cranberry, red fruits, smoke, grapey on the nose; strawberry, pomegranate, balsamic notes on the palate. Continue reading
Beronia Gran Reserva Rioja 2013
Deep ruby-garnet color; cherry, cedar, tobacco on the nose; cherry, blackcurrant, plum, blackberry, black olives, mocha, earth, vanilla, oak spice on the palate. Continue reading
Stromberg-Zabergäu Pinot Meunier Sparkling Rosé Extra Brut NV
Medium copper color; apple, bread, raspberry on the nose; apple, peach, nectarine, bread on the palate. Continue reading
Optimism 1-4-2023
New year. No matter if you look back on 2022 with a sigh of satisfaction or you are grovelingly thankful to survive another solar circumnavigation, time for optimism. Continue reading
Chardonnay 7-20-2022
The past 40 years have been a rollercoaster for chardonnay, the most popular wine in the United States. Continue reading
Donnafugata Bell’Assai Vittoria DOC Frappato, Sicilia 2019
Medium ruby color; red berries, grapes, violets, roses, lavender on the nose; strawberry, pomegranate, tart cherry, raspberry, cinnamon on the palate. Continue reading
