Qvevri 11-29-2023

It seems inevitable. Whatever is “in” eventually will be “out.” Whatever is out eventually will be the next big thing. In the wine world, orange/amber wine and qvevri are examples. Continue reading “Qvevri 11-29-2023”

Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill Appellation 2021

Medium gold color; peach, pear, Meyer lemon, yellow apple, spice, vanilla, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Chalk Hill Estate Chardonnay, Chalk Hill Appellation 2021”

Famille Perrin Vinsobres Les Cornuds 2018

Deep purple color; plum, blackberry, smoked meat, raspberry, cherry, garrigue (lavender, juniper, sage, thyme, rosemary), smoke on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Famille Perrin Vinsobres Les Cornuds 2018”

Trapiche Broquel Selected Barrel Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2021

Deep ruby color; red plum, blackberry, cherry, plum, chocolate, oak, vanilla, earthy minerals, smoke, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Trapiche Broquel Selected Barrel Malbec, Mendoza, Argentina 2021”

Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2017

Medium gold color; citrus, orange blossom, golden apple, pear, white peach, lemon, vanilla, oak on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Cakebread Cellars Chardonnay, Napa Valley 2017”

Laura Catena interview Part Three 11-22-2023

Dr. Laura Catena is the managing director of Bodega Catena Zapata and often called the face of Argentinian wine. A fourth-generation vintner, she also is a magna cum laude grad from Harvard and earned a medical degree from Stanford. She practiced medicine in San Francisco for 25 years while helping run the family winery. Continue reading “Laura Catena interview Part Three 11-22-2023”

Boschendal The Rose Garden Rosé Wine, Western Cape, South Africa 2022

Medium copper color; strawberry, cherry, raspberry, mulberry, watermelon, spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Boschendal The Rose Garden Rosé Wine, Western Cape, South Africa 2022”

Tenuta di Fessina A’Puddara Etna Bianco DOC 2018

Pale gold-straw color; aromatic herbs, Meyer lemon, lime, green apple, peach, orange zest, grapefruit, saline-minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Tenuta di Fessina A’Puddara Etna Bianco DOC 2018”

Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Rialzi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2019

Deep garnet-ruby color; cherry, raspberry, strawberry, plum, blackberry, sweet balsamic, vanilla, oak, tobacco on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Marchesi Frescobaldi Tenuta Perano Rialzi Chianti Classico Gran Selezione DOCG 2019”