Medium yellow color; lime, lemon, tropical fruits, small blade of grass on the nose; lime, lemon, green melon, pineapple, gooseberry, hint of ripe pear on the palate. Continue reading “Hess Select North Coast Sauvignon Blanc 2016”
Month: June 2018
Pepper Bridge Winery Merlot, Walla Walla Valley Estate Vineyards 2014
Very deep ruby color; dark fruits, pencil shavings, crushed gravel on the nose; black cherry, black plum, blueberry, redcurrant tang, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading “Pepper Bridge Winery Merlot, Walla Walla Valley Estate Vineyards 2014”
Types of wine
Wines can be divided into six categories: white, red, rosé, sparkling, dessert, and fortified. Continue reading “Types of wine”
Ruffino Rosé Sparkling Wine
Deep pink-copper color; strawberry and roses on the nose; strawberry, honeydew melon, cranberry, red apple on the palate. Continue reading “Ruffino Rosé Sparkling Wine”
Etude Pinot Noir, Grace Benoist Ranch Vineyard, Carneros 2016
Medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, graham cracker spice on the nose; dark cherry, raspberry, plum, redcurrant on the palate. Continue reading “Etude Pinot Noir, Grace Benoist Ranch Vineyard, Carneros 2016”
Peter Zemmer Rolhüt Pinot Noir Alto Adige DOC 2017
Pale-medium ruby color; bacon, cherry, cranberry, violets on the nose; red fruit, sour cherry, cranberry, spice, plum on the palate. Continue reading “Peter Zemmer Rolhüt Pinot Noir Alto Adige DOC 2017”
Yamhill Valley Vineyards Estate Grown Rosé of Pinot Noir 2017
Medium-deep copper color; strawberry, watermelon, passionfruit on the nose; strawberry, watermelon, guava on the palate. Continue reading “Yamhill Valley Vineyards Estate Grown Rosé of Pinot Noir 2017”
Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano Oswald Vineyard 2013
Deep ruby color; red fruit, plum, leather, tobacco on the nose; black cherry, sour cherry, blackberry, plum, vanilla, blackcurrant tang, spice on the palate. Continue reading “Duchman Family Winery Montepulciano Oswald Vineyard 2013”
Beronia Rosé DOCa Rioja 2017
Medium copper color; strawberry, flowers on the nose; strawberry, redcurrant, peach on the palate. Continue reading “Beronia Rosé DOCa Rioja 2017”
Wind and wine
Soil, clones, rootstock, slopes and valleys, trellis systems, rainfall and irrigation—all the things you think about when you think about terroir and what differentiates vineyards. Continue reading “Wind and wine”