Month: January 2018

For most people, the best wine they ever drank had more to do with who they drank it with, what they were eating, and where they drank it than with the liquid in the bottle. Continue reading →

Deep purple color; very concentrated red fruits, leather, lavender, hint of barnyard on the nose; intense red fruits, dark cherry, plum, blackcurrant, herbs, meat, white pepper, smoke on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color, almost black; red fruits, spice on the nose; cherry, blueberry, plum, blackberry on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium purple color; raspberry, cassis, bell pepper on the nose; sour cherry, strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, roasted bell pepper, blackcurrant tang, cocoa, baking spices on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color; white apple, citrus on the nose; Granny Smith apple, hint of honey, lilt of lemon, orange peel on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby, almost black; blackberry, black cherry, dried herbs, leather on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, sour cherry, pepper, fig on the palate. Continue reading →

Cold heart of winter, a time ideally suited for the extraordinary wine you probably don’t think about but should: port. Continue reading →

Very deep ruby color; blackberry, violets, dried herbs, forest floor on the nose; red cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, some licorice and chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale straw color with hint of green; citrus, white flowers on the nose; lemon, pear, honeydew melon, white peach, almonds on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium copper color with hint of green; raspberry, lemon-lime, green apple on the nose; tart cherry, raspberry, apricot, strawberry, Granny Smith apple on the palate. Continue reading →