Pale gold color; yellow apple, lemon, peach, apricot, citrus, vanilla, toffee, white flowers, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading
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Mayacamas Vineyards Merlot Mt. Veeder, Napa Valley 2022
Deep ruby color; raspberry, plum, dark cherry, blueberry, black fruits, spice, lavender, lilac on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Domaine Bousquet Gaia Cabernet Franc, Gualtallary Vineyards, Mendoza, Argentina 2018
Deep garnet-purple color (showing its seven years of aging); black plum, black raspberry, blueberry, dark cherry, blackberry, cranberry, pepper, spice, vanilla, violets on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Wine time changes 6-11-2025
To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven. In June of 2025, such a time has come for my wine writing adventure. Continue reading
Textbook Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley The Pey Family 2023
Pale straw color; Meyer lemon, lime, peach, nectarine, honeydew melon, minerality, white flowers, light sprinkling of freshly-cut grass on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Del Dotto Vineyards St. Helena Mountain Family Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, Block 2, Napa Valley 2019
Deep ruby color; black cherry, redcurrant, plum, cedar, baking spice, coconut, vanilla, leather, flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Bodegas Virgen del Galir Pagos del Galir A Malosa Godello, Valdeorras DO, Spain 2020
Medium straw-gold color; Meyer lemon, lime, orange zest, pear, white peach, white flowers, minerality-sea spray on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Three Sticks Pinot Noir Gap’s Pinnacle, Gap’s Crown Vineyard, Sonoma Coast 2021
Medium ruby-garnet color; raspberry, cherry, blueberry, red plum, strawberry, cranberry, black tea, chocolate, sage, saline on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Amity Vineyards Eola-Amity Hills Pinot Noir, Willamette Valley 2022
Medium ruby color; raspberry, cherry, cranberry, plum, orange peel, licorice, lilac, roses, thyme, spice, minerality-saline on the nose and palate. Continue reading
Dr. Konstantin Frank Dry Riesling Finger Lakes 2023
Medium straw color; nectarine, green apple, lime, citrus, cantaloupe, apricot, whiff of petrol, flint, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading
