Deep ruby color; cherry, strawberry, dark fruits on the nose; candied dark cherry, plum, blackcurrant, strawberry-blackberry jam, red licorice, smoke, oak spice, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading
Month: January 2022
Ram’s Gate Winery Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2017
Medium ruby color; cherry, pomegranate, redcurrant on the nose; red cherry, plum, raspberry, strawberry jam, pomegranate, licorice, chocolate, dried herbs on the palate. Continue reading
Markham Napa Valley Vineyards The Altruist 2017
Deep ruby color; cherry, raspberry, redcurrant, vanilla on the nose; cherry, plum, raspberry, redcurrant, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading
Château de Pez Saint-Estèphe 2018
Deep ruby color; cherry, blackberry, tobacco, pencil lead, lavender, leather on the nose; redcurrant, cherry, blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, black olives, cedar, orange zest, minerality on the palate. Continue reading
Burgo Viejo Crianza Rioja Red Wine 2016
Deep ruby color; cherry, blackberry, cedar, tobacco on the nose; cherry, plum, blackberry, oak, vanilla, chocolate, faint spice on the palate. Continue reading
River Road Un-Oaked Chardonnay California 2020
Pale gold color; apple, pear on the nose; sweet apple, pear, lemon, citrus on the palate. Continue reading
2022 wine trends 1-5-2022
With the beginning of a new year, a look forward to trends in wine. Continue reading
Optimism 1-4-2023
New year. No matter if you look back on 2022 with a sigh of satisfaction or you are grovelingly thankful to survive another solar circumnavigation, time for optimism. Continue reading
Agathe Bursin Dirstelberg Gewürztraminer Alsace 2016
Pale gold color; tangerine, ginger, intense flowers on the nose; lychee, ginger, pear, mango, orange marmalade, peach on the palate. Continue reading
Le Pianore Tiniatus Montecucco Rosso DOC 2018
Medium ruby color; cherry, roasted tomato, potpourri, hibiscus on the nose; sour cherry, cranberry, strawberry, meat, balsamic, orange peel on the palate. Continue reading
