Pale gold color; peach, pear, Granny Smith apple, Meyer lemon, orange peel, spicy oak, vanilla, white flowers. Continue reading “Project M Anicca Oregon Chardonnay, Eola-Amity Hills AVA 2022”
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Firriato Ribeca Perricone, Sicilia DOC 2016
Deep ruby color; blackberry, sour cherry, plum, raspberry, oak, espresso, balsamic, chocolate, vanilla, pipe tobacco, vanilla, white pepper, juniper on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Firriato Ribeca Perricone, Sicilia DOC 2016”
Wine descriptors Part Two 4-10-2024
Continuing our investigation of wine descriptors. Last week we noted wine shares the same molecules as familiar, pleasant tastes and smells. But what about all those weird descriptors? Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part Two 4-10-2024”
Compris Vineyard As One Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains 2021
Pale ruby color; cherry, plum, blood orange, blackberry, leather, cedar, earth, wet slate, hibiscus on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Compris Vineyard As One Pinot Noir, Chehalem Mountains 2021”
Hope Family Wines Quest Proprietary Red Wine, Paso Robles 2021
Deep ruby color; cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, chocolate, mint, leather, vanilla, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Hope Family Wines Quest Proprietary Red Wine, Paso Robles 2021”
Pianirossi Sidus Montecucco Rosso 2019
Deep ruby color; cherry, strawberry, blood orange, blackberry, chocolate, smoke, pepper, earth, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Pianirossi Sidus Montecucco Rosso 2019”
Trefethen Family Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 2021
Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, oak, vanilla, chocolate, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Trefethen Family Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 2021”
Wine descriptors Part One 4-3-2024
Using words to describe wine is fraught with peril and leaves wine writers exposed to ridicule. Adapting a line from Martin Mull: writing about wine is like dancing about architecture. And we do it anyway. Continue reading “Wine descriptors Part One 4-3-2024”
Biltmore Estate Albariño 2020
Pale gold color; lemon, grapefruit, nectarine, spring wildflowers, peach, coconut, banana, green apple, saline-minerality, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Biltmore Estate Albariño 2020”
Redolent Carlton Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon 2021
Medium ruby color; raspberry, cherry, plum, Meyer lemon, citrus, balsa wood, pine needles-forest floor, lavender on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Redolent Carlton Hill Vineyard Pinot Noir, Yamhill-Carlton, Oregon 2021”