Medium ruby color; black cherry, blackcurrant, cranberry, plum, black tea, forest floor, leather, savory spice, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Left Coast Cellars Latitude 45º Estate Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley, Van Duzer Corridor AVA, Oregon 2021”
Month: February 2025
Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV
Deep ruby, black color; dark plum, dark cherry, strawberry, licorice, pepper on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Cockburn’s No. 1 Special Reserve Porto NV”
Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2020
Deep ruby color; red and black fruits, red cherry, blackberry, plum, black pepper, spice, vanilla, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Dow Vale do Bomfim Douro DOC Red Wine Blend 2020”
Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025
By best estimate, there are some 10,000 different grape varieties in the world. If you tasted a different one every day, it would take you more than 27 years to complete the task. Thankfully, the world of wine is confined to a smaller number. Continue reading “Grapes by the numbers 2-26-2025”
Etude Pinot Noir Carneros, Grace Benoist Ranch 2020
Medium ruby color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, red plum, pomegranate, blackberry, earth, black tea, leather, thyme, white pepper, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Etude Pinot Noir Carneros, Grace Benoist Ranch 2020”
Wine bottle sizes 2-19-2025
It is a new year and there are sweeping changes in wine bottle sizes in America. Yep, wine makers and glass blowers have a whole new tool kit to entice you into experiencing whatever elixir they have conjured from grape juice and yeast and wood and whatever else the white-coated wine wizards have procured. Continue reading “Wine bottle sizes 2-19-2025”
San Felice Chianti Classico DOCG 2021
Deep ruby color; black cherry, raspberry, cranberry, plum, strawberry, earth, oak, leather, violets, rose petals on the nose and palate. Continue reading “San Felice Chianti Classico DOCG 2021”
V. Sattui Winery Rosato di Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County 2022
Medium copper color; strawberry, raspberry, watermelon, white peach, cherry, red plum, apricot, spring flowers, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “V. Sattui Winery Rosato di Pinot Noir, Santa Barbara County 2022”
Mendes & Symington Monção e Melgaço Contacto Alvarinho Vinho Verde DOC 2023
Medium straw color; lemon, orange, pear, peach, green apple, pineapple, almond, jasmine, white pepper, saline, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Mendes & Symington Monção e Melgaço Contacto Alvarinho Vinho Verde DOC 2023”
Château Beaubois Denim by Beaubois, AOP Costiéres de Nîmes 2019
Dark ruby-purple color; blackberry, black cherry, plum, licorice, black tea, clove, lavender, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Château Beaubois Denim by Beaubois, AOP Costiéres de Nîmes 2019”