Medium gold color; lemon, gala apple, apricot, oak, baking spices on the nose; Meyer lemon, apple, apricot, honeysuckle, vanilla, oak toast on the palate. Continue reading
Month: October 2021
Quinta da Raza Dom Diogo Arinto Vinho Verde DOC 2020
Pale gold color; lemon zest, apple, peach on the nose; lemon-citrus, green apple, pear, white peach, melon, minerality-saline on the palate. Continue reading
L’Ecole No. 41 Merlot Walla Walla Valley 2018
Deep ruby color; dark cherry, plum, blackberry, oak, wet stone on the nose; black cherry, plum, raspberry, boysenberry, chocolate, smoke, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading
Miner Family Winery Garys’ Vineyard Pinot Noir 2018
Pale ruby color; cherry, raspberry, lavender, smoke on the nose; raspberry, black cherry, plum, strawberry, clove-nutmeg, vanilla, oak spice, cinnamon on the palate. Continue reading
Beronia Verdejo, Rueda DO 2019
Pale straw color; white fruit, herbaceous notes, citrus, fennel on the nose; white peach, lemon-lime, honeydew melon, grapefruit, green taste on the palate. Continue reading
Halloween 10-27-2021
Halloween can be a frightful challenge for a wine writer. Continue reading
Sanford Pinot Noir, Sta. Rita Hills 2019
Pale ruby color; cherry, strawberry, white pepper, spice, red flowers on the nose; cherry, raspberry, plum, strawberry, cranberry, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading
CVNE Viña Real Crianza, Rioja DOCa 2016
Medium ruby color; cherry, strawberry, plum, berry, cedar, leather on the nose; cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, fig, oak, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading
Trivento Reserve Malbec, Mendoza 2019
Deep ruby color; cherry, strawberry, plum, cooking spice on the nose; plum, black cherry, blackberry, raspberry jam, herbs, mocha, oak on the palate. Continue reading
Poggio Anima Lilith Primitivo Salento IGT 2019
Deep ruby color; cherry, dark fruit, bramble, licorice on the nose; cherry, blackberry, strawberry, plum, raspberry, sweet oak, smoke, leather, spice on the palate. Continue reading
