Deep gold color; lemon, apricot, orange blossoms on the nose; Meyer lemon, apricot, pear, orange, honey, nutty note on the palate. Continue reading
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White oak crisis 4-13-2022
American white oak is unique to the United States, essential to bourbon production, important in wine production, and threatened. Continue reading
Umani Ronchi Villa Bianchi Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico 2019
Pale yellow color; pear, lemon, green apple, citrus, flowers on the nose; lemon-lime, grapefruit, peach, saline-minerality on the palate. Continue reading
Castello Banfi Chianti Classico Riserva DOCG 2017
Medium ruby color; cherry, plum, balsamic, tobacco, oregano, vanilla on the expressive nose; cherry, raspberry, plum, sweet balsamic, chocolate, roast tomato, leather, oak, vanilla on the palate. Continue reading
Lake Sonoma Winery Boar’s Blood Red Blend 2018
Deep ruby color; cherry, boysenberry, vanilla, caramel on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, licorice, oak on the palate. Continue reading
José Maria da Fonseca Twin Vines Vinho Verde 2020
Light straw with hints of green color; lemon, green apple on the nose; lemon-lime, grapefruit, citrus, green apple on the palate. Continue reading
Echeverria Limited Edition Cabernet Sauvignon, Maipo Valley 2016
Deep ruby color; black cherry, blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, vanilla on the nose; black cherry, plum, blackberry, raspberry, mint, oak, chocolate on the palate. Continue reading
Calcu Gran Reserva Rosé Malbec 2021
Medium salmon color; strawberry, plum; grapefruit on the nose; strawberry, citrus, red watermelon, raspberry on the palate. Continue reading
Wine sugar and calories 4-6-2022
Perhaps you encountered the recent Cassandrian caterwauling of Neo-Prohibitionists about wine. Wine is loaded with sugar and calories and certain to cause health problems! Continue reading
Ram’s Gate Carneros Estate Pinot Blanc 2019
Medium straw-pale gold color; peach, lemon, almond, crushed gravel on the nose; pear, green apple, citrus, honeysuckle, minerality on the palate. Continue reading
