Month: April 2025

Medium-plus gold color; citrus, white peach, apple, lemon, spices, vanilla, hint of oak, white flowers, minerals on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Wine has been a staple of food and culture for 8,000 years. It is not going away. But the wine industry’s exhilarating days of the past 50 years are fading. Let’s explore. Continue reading →

Pale yellow color; tropical fruits, passionfruit, guava, citrus, grapefruit, subtle herbaceous notes (not grassy), minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; red cherry, blueberry, plum, raspberry, blackberry, boysenberry, herbs, earth, dark tea, coconut, chocolate, licorice, smoke, crushed stone minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Medium yellow-gold color; lemon, melon, yellow apple, citrus, peach, pear, pineapple, brioche, vanilla, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; black cherry, blueberry, plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, boysenberry, mint, mocha, pepper, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, oak spice, white pepper, rose petals, tobacco, smoke on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Deep ruby color; cherry, plum, strawberry, rosemary, thyme, balsamic, earth, chalky minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading →

Answers to common wine questions: Continue reading →

Medium gold color; pear, peach, nectarine, lime, Meyer lemon, vanilla, bread dough, crème brûlée, candied ginger, saline minerality, oak spices on the nose and palate. Continue reading →