The sommelier at the elegant restaurant deftly cuts the foil on the special bottle of wine she recommended, skillfully utilizes the double-hinged waiters corkscrew to extract the cork, and briskly removes the cork from the worm. In a flourish, she places the cork on the table or a small tray next to you. Continue reading “Cork presentation”
Month: October 2018
W. & J. Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Porto
Inky dark purple with hint of blue color; dark plum, dark cherry, mint on the nose; black plum, black cherry on the palate. Continue reading “W. & J. Graham’s Six Grapes Reserve Porto”
Ravenswood Single Vineyard Old Hill Zinfandel Sonoma Valley 2015
Deep purple color; red fruit, dried flowers, tar on the nose; dark plum, blackberry, raspberry, dark chocolate, coffee, smoke, mint, pepper on the palate. Continue reading “Ravenswood Single Vineyard Old Hill Zinfandel Sonoma Valley 2015”
Halloween
Halloween happens next week, the first of the big three harvest festival events. Continue reading “Halloween”
W. & J. Graham’s Special River Quintas Edition “Six Grapes” Reserve Porto
Deep purple with hints of dark blue color; mint, eucalyptus, blackberry, blackcurrant on the nose; black plum, dark cherry, chocolate, liquorice on the palate. Continue reading “W. & J. Graham’s Special River Quintas Edition “Six Grapes” Reserve Porto”
Bacio della Luna Prosecco Brut NV
Pale yellow-straw with hints of green color; stone fruits, green apple on the nose; white flowers, green apples on delicate nose; green apple, pear, peach, hint of honey on the palate. Continue reading “Bacio della Luna Prosecco Brut NV”
Viña Montes Alpha Carménère Colchagua Valley 2013
Very deep purple color; blueberry, plum, oak on the nose; black plum, blackberry, raspberry, blackcurrant, bell pepper, oak, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading “Viña Montes Alpha Carménère Colchagua Valley 2013”
Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga The Montelena Estate 2013
Deep ruby-purple color; raspberry, mocha, spice, blackberry, cedar, pipe tobacco, earth on the nose; strawberry jam, dark berries, smoke, blackcurrant, minerality, sweet oak, pinch of plum on the palate. Continue reading “Chateau Montelena Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga The Montelena Estate 2013”
Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast 2015
Deep ruby-purple color; black cherry, blackcurrant, baking spice on the nose; cherry, plum, blackberry jam, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading “Hess Select Cabernet Sauvignon North Coast 2015”
Simple Life Pinot Noir California 2016
Pale-medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, leather on light nose; raspberry, cherry, strawberry, some spicy oak, vanilla, leather, smoke on the palate. Continue reading “Simple Life Pinot Noir California 2016”