Deep ruby color; raspberry, cherry, blackberry, strawberry, dark plum, cinnamon, clove, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Günter + Regina Triebaumer Blaufränkisch Reserve, Burgenland, Austria 2019”
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Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022
Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, blueberry, black olives, pepper, meat-bacon, garrigue (scent of wild, aromatic scrubland), spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Château de Valcombe Costières de Nîmes Rouge 2022”
VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV
Medium straw-gold color; Meyer lemon, almond, grapefruit, green apple, honeysuckle, hint of honey, brioche, minerality-salinity on the nose and palate. Continue reading “VARA Winery VARAxLG Brut Blanc de Blancs American Sparkling Wine NV”
Expensive wine 6-25-2025
People ask what was the most expensive wine I ever received for review. I think their question reflects curiosity about what wine I get to review and how does expensive wine taste. Continue reading “Expensive wine 6-25-2025”
Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020
Deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, redcurrant, strawberry jam, oak, cocoa, licorice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Varvaglione Papale Primitivo di Manduria DOC 2020”
Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019
Pale gold color; green apple, pear, tangerine, lemon, honeysuckle, bread yeast, hazelnut, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Buscado Vivo O Muerto Chardonnay La Verdad, San Pablo, Argentina 2019”
Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020
Deep ruby-purple color; black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, blueberry, raspberry, oak, sweet tobacco, smoke, graphite-minerality, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine Bousquet Ameri Malbec, Gualtallary Single Vineyard 2020”
Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020
Deep ruby color; plum, cherry, cranberry, black olive, vanilla, spice, pepper, violets, earth, minerality-crushed stone on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Famiglia Cotarella Sodale Merlot Lazio 2020”
Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022
Deep ruby color; strawberry, cranberry, plum, candied orange, spice, pepper, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Domaine des Bernardins Beaumes de Venise Red Rhone Wine 2022”
What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025
Vintage and location are keys to understanding wine in Texas, which now produces the fifth most wine in the United States. Continue reading “What’s with Texas wine? 6-18-2025”