Month: January 2020

Pale ruby color; strawberry, raspberry, flowers on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, cherry, loganberry on the palate. Continue reading →

Wine world bad news and good news. Bad: record harvests in 2018 and 2019 produced a grape glut. Further bad: some grapes may have “smoke taint” from fires in California and Australia, further driving down prices. Grape growers are not thrilled. Continue reading →

Medium ruby color; blackcurrant, tobacco, red berries, smoke, lavendar on the nose; plum, cherry, raspberry, black pepper, chocolate, black olive on the palate. Continue reading →

Deep copper color; strawberry, apple, bread yeast on the nose; strawberry, cherry, apple on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium copper color; cherry, strawberry on faint nose; peach, strawberry, cherry candy, raspberry, pinch of pineapple on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale yellow color; grapefruit, lime, cut grass on the nose; grapefruit, white peach, apricot, pineapple, lime, minerality on the palate. Continue reading →

Pale gold color with hint of green; flowers, thyme, apple, pear on the nose; apple, pear, white peach, citrus, Meyer lemon, honey hint on the palate. Continue reading →

Medium gold color; nectarine, Meyer lemon, peach on the nose; Meyer lemon, orange, peach, apricot, mango on the palate. Continue reading →

Amphorae are those funny-looking jars with pointy bottoms that were the almost universal container in the ancient world. Continue reading →

Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, black cherry, menthol on the nose; black plum, blackberry, anise, licorice, tobacco, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading →