Light yellow color with hints of green; pear, apple, citrus, wisteria on the nose; peach, apple, some lemon-lime on the palate. Continue reading
Month: December 2017
The Hess Collection Estate Grown Napa Valley Chardonnay 2015
Deep gold color; white peach, yellow apple, honeysuckle on the nose; white peach, yellow apple, honeydew melon, pear on the palate. Continue reading
Arínzano La Casona Vino de Pago 2010
Medium ruby color; cherry, boysenberry on the nose; cherry, blackberry, redcurrant, chocolate, vanilla, toast, dried fig on the palate. Continue reading
New Year’s resolutions
New Year’s wine resolution time. Refreshingly, many of these resolutions can last past the time the ink dries on the newsprint. Several were made and kept in previous passages from one chapter of the Gregorian calendar to the next. Continue reading
Cline Cellars Sonoma County Syrah 2015
Deep purple color; blackberry, cherry, blueberry, plum on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, red plum, pepper on the palate. Continue reading
Ruca Malen Aimé Red Blend 2016
Deep purple-red color; red fruits, blueberry, vanilla on the nose; red and black cherries, sour cherry, raspberry, blackberry, red plum, load of spice on the palate. Continue reading
Aslina by Ntsiki Biyela Sauvignon Blanc South Africa 2015
Medium yellow color; grass, citrus, lemon on the nose; grapefruit, lemon-lime, white peach on the palate. Continue reading
Pedernales Cellars Texas Tempranillo 2014
Medium ruby-purple color; cherry, blackberry, fig on light nose; red cherry, some sour cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blackberry, black olive on the palate. Continue reading
NC sparkling wine
Christmas and New Year’s are the year’s apogee of sparkling wine consumption, so tips for the coming bubbly bonanza. Continue reading
Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Port
Very deep ruby color; plum, black cherry, bramble on the nose; gorgeous black fruits, chocolate, blackberry jam on the palate. Continue reading
