Month: March 2018

Pale straw color; pear, apple, citrus, ginger, lemongrass on the nose; apple, citrus, lemon, lime, melon on the palate. Kim Crawford says this tastes of Braeburn apple—a hybrid created in New Zealand in the 1950s by crossing Lady Hamilton and Granny Smith apples, but may just be NZ pride. Continue reading →

Dark ruby-purple color; spice, red berries, olive, chocolate, whiff of oak on the nose; raspberry, plum, blackberry, bacon, herbs, spice on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep straw-gold color; apricot, green apple, lemon on the nose; tropical fruits, cardamon, green apple, lemon, peach on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; blackberry, plum, red fruit on the nose; blackberry, boysenberry, black cherry, plum, raspberry, black olive, bramble on the palate. Continue reading →

The wine world agrees 2017 was a horrible year. Late frosts, hail, drought, monster fires in Napa, Italy, and Chile. Continue reading →

Deep gold color; yellow apple, pear, pineapple on pleasant nose; pineapple, pear, citrus, mango on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; apple, pineapple, and pear on the nose; apple, pear, pineapple, white peach, hint of lemon on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep purple-black color; black raspberry, blackberry, plum, pepper on the nose; blackberry, ripe cherry, caramel, fig jam, allspice, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, tobacco, chocolate on the nose; cranberry, blackberry, cinnamon, plum, walnut, pinch of pepper on the palate. Continue reading →

The wisecrack is “if you abstain from wine, you don’t live longer, it just seems like it.” Recent scientific studies suggest drinking wine actually may help you live a longer, healthier life. Continue reading →