It’s summertime and the living may be easy, but it also is hot. A nicely chilled white wine or sparkling is a great complement when fish are jumpin’ and the cotton is high. Chill tips: Continue reading “Chilling wine”
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Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC San Martino Rosso 2011
Ruby color; black cherry, forest floor, plum, spice, meat, leather on rich nose; lush dark fruits, blackberry, dark cherry, sour cherry, cocoa, blackcurrant tang on the palate. Continue reading “Masciarelli Marina Cvetic Montepulciano d’Abruzzo DOC San Martino Rosso 2011”
J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2014
Ruby color with translucence; cherry, raspberry nose; dark cherry, raspberry, plum, strawberry, cranberry on the palate. Continue reading “J Vineyards & Winery Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2014”
Il Colle Prosecco di Treviso Vino Frizzante DOC
Greenish, straw yellow color; apple, citrus on the nose; green and yellow apples, pear, lemon zest-citrus on the palate. Continue reading “Il Colle Prosecco di Treviso Vino Frizzante DOC”
Kettmeir Pinot Bianco Alto Adige–Südtirol DOC 2014
Rich gold-straw color with hints of green; green apple, flowers on the nose; apple, pear, citrus on the palate. Continue reading “Kettmeir Pinot Bianco Alto Adige–Südtirol DOC 2014”
Il Colle Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG
Light straw-yellow color with subtle green tinge; flowers, pear, citrus on the nose; pear, citrus, slice of apple, touch of spice on the palate. Continue reading “Il Colle Prosecco Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore DOCG”
Quinta do Regueiro Alvarinho Trajadura 2015
Light straw-yellow color; flowers, orange peel, green apple on the nose; bright fruits, citrus, minerals, banana (small bananas, red bananas—not the big honkers found in every supermarket) on the palate. Continue reading “Quinta do Regueiro Alvarinho Trajadura 2015”
Edna Valley Vineyard Heritage Chardonnay 2013
Rich gold color; bright apple, pineapple on the nose; ripe fruits, candied apple, butter popcorn, cantaloupe, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “Edna Valley Vineyard Heritage Chardonnay 2013”
Frei Brothers Russian River Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2014
Pale yellow-gold color; apple, some oak on the nose; green apple, apple pie, lemon, citrus, nutty flavors on the palate. Continue reading “Frei Brothers Russian River Valley Reserve Chardonnay 2014”
Lindeman’s Bin 85 Pinot Grigio 2015
Very light straw color; fruit salad, peach on the nose; peach, pear, apple, lemon, lime, melon on the palate. Continue reading “Lindeman’s Bin 85 Pinot Grigio 2015”