Deep ruby-purple color; spice, dark fruits on the nose; black currant, black cherry, tar, leather on the palate. Continue reading “Hedges Family Estate Red Mountain 2012”
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Nobilo Icon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016
Medium yellow color with green hints; bell pepper, citrus, floral notes on the nose; white stone fruit, lemon, grapefruit, tropical fruit, minerality on tangy palate. Continue reading “Nobilo Icon Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2016”
Texas wine
Even to flamboyantly braggadocian Texans, ascendancy of the Texas wine industry is a surprise. Continue reading “Texas wine”
When to drink
With a special bottle of wine, there is ample opportunity for angst about when to open it. Continue reading “When to drink”
Château Peyfaures Dame de Coeur Bordeaux Supérieur 2010
Château Peyfaures Dame de Coeur Bordeaux Supérieur 2010: Deep ruby-purple color; blackberry, plum on the nose; dark plum, sugar plum, black cherry, blackberry, smoke on the palate. Continue reading “Château Peyfaures Dame de Coeur Bordeaux Supérieur 2010”
Viansa Signature Series Chardonnay Carneros 2013
Medium yellow-gold color; lemon, peach, nectarine on the nose; sweet peach, melon, apple, taste of sweet cream butter, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Viansa Signature Series Chardonnay Carneros 2013”
Agro de Bazán Granbazán Albariño Etiqueta Ambar 2015
Medium gold color with hint of green; citrus, nectarine on the nose; apricot, nectarine, grapefruit, green apple, lemon on the palate. Continue reading “Agro de Bazán Granbazán Albariño Etiqueta Ambar 2015”
Quinta da Lixa Pouco-Comum Alvarinho Vinho Regional Minho 2015
Pale straw-lemon color; peach, nectarine, pear on faint, floral nose; peach, lemon zest, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Quinta da Lixa Pouco-Comum Alvarinho Vinho Regional Minho 2015”
Torres Verdeo Verdejo 2015
Pale straw with hint of green color; vivid green apple, lemon, tropical fruit nose; citrus, tropical fruit, fennel, grass, pear, some nutiness on the palate. Continue reading “Torres Verdeo Verdejo 2015”
Wine myths
Exploding some of wine’s most flagrant myths: Continue reading “Wine myths”