Pale straw color; green apple, pear, peach on the nose; green apple, pear, yellow peach, citrus, melon, minerals on the palate. Continue reading “Adriano Adami Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Col Credas Rive di Farra di Soligo Extra Brut DOCG 2019”
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Elements of wine judging
On one level “judging wine” is distasteful. A lodestone of my approach to wine is drink what you enjoy and ignore supercilious pronunciamentos from wine snobs. Continue reading “Elements of wine judging”
Cleto Chiarli Vigneto Enrico Cialdini Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Secco NV
Medium ruby color; black plum, blueberry, blackcurrant, cherry on the nose; plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, blueberry, plum on the palate. Continue reading “Cleto Chiarli Vigneto Enrico Cialdini Lambrusco Grasparossa di Castelvetro Secco NV”
P+S Prats & Symington Prazo de Roriz Douro DOC 2017
Deep ruby color; cherry, raspberry, spice on the nose; red cherry, blackberry, raspberry, plum, dark fruits, oak, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “P+S Prats & Symington Prazo de Roriz Douro DOC 2017”
Biltmore Estate Antler Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2016
Deep ruby color; raspberry, cherry, blackcurrant plum, tobacco, leather on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, plum, licorice, vanilla, oak on the palate. Continue reading “Biltmore Estate Antler Hill Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley 2016”
District 7 Chardonnay, Monterey 2018
Deep gold color; yellow apple, orange blossom, vanilla on the nose; pear, yellow apple, pineapple, citrus, vanilla, oak on the palate. Continue reading “District 7 Chardonnay, Monterey 2018”
Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee 2016
Deep ruby color; black cherry, plum, oak on the nose; black cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, vanilla, plum, oak on the palate. Continue reading “Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Cabernet Sauvignon, Galilee 2016”
Vintage variables
“Plant a radish. Get a radish. Never any doubt. That’s why I love vegetables; you know what you’re about,” goes the opening in a song from The Fantasticks. Continue reading “Vintage variables”
Dominio Fournier Crianza, Ribera del Duero 2016
Deep ruby, almost black color; black cherry, vanilla, freshly baked pastry on the nose; cherry, plum, fig, black olives, blackberries on the palate. Continue reading “Dominio Fournier Crianza, Ribera del Duero 2016”
Ron Rubin Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2018
Medium gold color; apple, pear, vanilla on the nose; yellow apple, pear, white peach, pineapple, lemon, toasty oak on the palate. Continue reading “Ron Rubin Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2018”