Wine makers recognized climate change years ago. Many vine growers have meticulous records dating back a hundred years. For them, global warming is not speculation, it is real and their livelihoods depend on responding to it. Continue reading
Month: March 2021
W. & J. Graham’s 10 Year Old Tawny Porto
Deep ruby color; fig, honey, plum on the nose; plum, ripe dark fruit, fig, plum, honey, chocolate, oak on the palate. Continue reading
Col Vetoraz Prosecco Valdobbiadene Millesimato Dry DOCG 2019
Deep straw color; pear, honeydew melon, apple, white flowers on the nose; ripe pear, green apple, honeydew melon, citrus, minerality on the palate. Continue reading
Domaine Bousquet Virgen Organic Red Blend, Tupungato Valley, Mendoza, Argentina 2019
Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, blackberry on the nose; red plum, cherry, blackberry, black olive, blackcurrant, spice on the palate. Continue reading
Veramonte Reserva Pinot Noir 2018
Pale ruby color; cherry, raspberry, red fruits, some earth on the nose; sour cherry, raspberry, ripe red fruits, strawberry, spice on the palate. Continue reading
Inniskillin Cabernet Franc Icewine, VQA Niagra Peninsula 2017
Medium-deep amber; strawberry, blackberry, toffee, cinnamon on the nose; honey, strawberry jam, blackcurrant, plum on the palate. Continue reading
Lievland Cabernet Sauvignon, Coastal Region, South Africa 2017
Deep ruby color; blackberry, blackcurrant, cherry, blueberry, bell pepper, tobacco on the nose; blackberry, blackcurrant, black plum, black cherry, smoke, leather, cedar on the palate. Continue reading
W. & J. Graham’s Six Grapes Special River Quintas Edition
Deep ruby color; blackberry, cassis, eucalyptus, mint on the nose; plum, liquorice, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading
Banshee Pinot Noir, Sonoma County 2018
Medium garnet color; cherry, plum, earth on the nose; red cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, cranberry, strawberry on the palate. Continue reading
Ramos Pinto RP10 Quinta de Ervamoira Tawny Porto
Deep garnet color; plum, prune on the nose; ripe plum, raisin, mulled cherry, fig, sandalwood, hazelnut, caramel, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading
