Deep ruby color; cherry, strawberry, blood orange, blackberry, chocolate, smoke, pepper, earth, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Month: April 2024
Trefethen Family Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley 2021
Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, oak, vanilla, chocolate, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Wine descriptors Part One 4-3-2024
Using words to describe wine is fraught with peril and leaves wine writers exposed to ridicule. Adapting a line from Martin Mull: writing about wine is like dancing about architecture. And we do it anyway. Continue reading
Biltmore Estate Albariño 2020
Pale gold color; lemon, grapefruit, nectarine, spring wildflowers, peach, coconut, banana, green apple, saline-minerality, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading
