Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy DOC 2020

Deep ruby color; blackberry, black cherry, blueberry, redcurrant, raspberry, plum, cocoa, chocolate, licorice, earth, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria, Puglia, Italy DOC 2020”

Christopher Michael Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills, Washington 2022

Pale gold color; pear, peach, pineapple, mango, granny smith apple, oak spice, vanilla on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Christopher Michael Chardonnay, Horse Heaven Hills, Washington 2022”

Wood and wine 11-6-2024

Wine is an agricultural product. Hardly an earth-shattering revelation. But consider its scope. Not just wine vines, as essential as they may be, but in many cases—trees. Continue reading “Wood and wine 11-6-2024”

Project M Wines Personify Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley AVA 2022

Medium ruby-purple color; cherry, raspberry, pomegranate, blackberry, blueberry, herbs, struck flint, baking spice, black tea on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Project M Wines Personify Oregon Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley AVA 2022”

Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Regaleali Lamùri Nero d’Avola, Sicilia DOC 2020

Deep ruby color; black cherry, black plum, blackberry, balsamic vinegar, crushed rock minerality, vanilla, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Tasca d’Almerita Tenuta Regaleali Lamùri Nero d’Avola, Sicilia DOC 2020”

Bryn Mawr Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021

Deep gold color; pear, lemon-lime, tangerine, brioche, nutmeg spice, salted almonds, subtle oak spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Bryn Mawr Vineyards Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon 2021”

Wine odds and ends 10-30-2024

Some facts and trivia to lighten your mood as we prepare for the horrors of “fall back” when the government gives back the imaginary hour it stole from us on the second Sunday in March. Continue reading “Wine odds and ends 10-30-2024”

Quintessential Wines Matetic EQ Coastal Sauvignon Blanc, Valle de Casablanca, Chile 2020

Pale yellow color; citrus, lemon zest, mango, grapefruit, papaya, pineapple, fig, flowers, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Quintessential Wines Matetic EQ Coastal Sauvignon Blanc, Valle de Casablanca, Chile 2020”

Varvaglione Negromaro del Salento Collezione Privata Old Vines, Puglia IGT 2019

Deep ruby-purple color; black cherry, blackberry, black plum, liquorice, tobacco, toasted oak, spice, black pepper, balsamic on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Varvaglione Negromaro del Salento Collezione Privata Old Vines, Puglia IGT 2019”