Pale-medium tawny color; chocolate, spice, oak on the nose; caramel, orange peel, golden raisins, toffy and nuts on the palate. Continue reading
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Château Rieussec “R” Bordeaux Blanc Sec 2018
Pale gold color; apple, citrus, pineapple on the nose; citrus, lemon, yellow apple, melon, mango, pear, hint of honey on the palate. Continue reading
Siduri Pinot Noir Santa Lucia Highlands 2017
Medium ruby color; plum, raspberry, cranberry on the nose; Bing cherry, raspberry, cranberry, cocoa, spice on the palate. Continue reading
Castoro Cellars Zinfusion Reserve, Paso Robles 2015
Deep garnet-ruby color; raspberry, black cherry, strawberry on the nose; black cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, blueberry, caramel, white pepper on the palate. Continue reading
Australian fires
Australia burns. A billion animals killed. Apocalyptic trailer to what happens if we do not address global warming. Continue reading
Beringer Bros. Bourbon Barrel Aged Chardonnay 2016
Deep gold color; golden apple, vanilla, apricot on the nose; apple pie, vanilla, caramel on the palate. Continue reading
Castello ColleMassari “Colle Massari” Montecucco Rosso Riserva DOC 2015
Deep ruby color; black cherry, strawberry, cedar on the nose; black cherry, blackberry, blueberry, roasted tomato, balsamic notes on the palate. Continue reading
Chalk Hill Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2017
Medium gold color; yellow apple, citrus, cinnamon, honeysuckle on the nose; yellow apple, nectarine, vanilla, butter on the palate. Continue reading
Dobbes Family Estate Pinot Noir, Grand Assemblage, Willamette Valley 2017
Pale ruby color; strawberry, raspberry, flowers on the nose; strawberry, raspberry, cherry, loganberry on the palate. Continue reading
Wine glut
Wine world bad news and good news. Bad: record harvests in 2018 and 2019 produced a grape glut. Further bad: some grapes may have “smoke taint” from fires in California and Australia, further driving down prices. Grape growers are not thrilled. Continue reading
