Deep ruby color; blackberry, plum, cherry, fig, dark chocolate, leather, earth, oak spice on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Ehlers Estate Portrait Red Wine, Napa Valley 2022”
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Types of blends 1-22-2025
Blending is essential to making some of the world’s most iconic wines. We explored the several ways to blend last week. This week, specific wines created by blending. Continue reading “Types of blends 1-22-2025”
Ty Ku Saké Silver Premium Junmai
Very pale amber color (this has been properly stored for five years, it likely was lighter color when younger); subtle pear notes on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Ty Ku Saké Silver Premium Junmai”
Wedding Oak Winery Chenin Blanc, Texas High Plains, Phillips Vineyard 2023
Pale gold color; citrus, Mandarin orange, lemon, grapefruit, pear, green apple, banana, grass, crushed stone, minerality on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Wedding Oak Winery Chenin Blanc, Texas High Plains, Phillips Vineyard 2023”
Eleven Eleven Wines Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford, Napa Valley 2022
Medium yellow color; grapefruit, green apple, lemon-lime, pear, tropical fruit, honey, minerality, white flowers on the nose and palate. Continue reading “Eleven Eleven Wines Sauvignon Blanc, Rutherford, Napa Valley 2022”
Origami Saké White Lotus Unfiltered (Nigori), Hot Springs, Arkansas
Very light green hazy-cloudy color; honeydew, cantaloupe, pineapple, pear, citrus hint on the nose and palate (when served chilled); apple, coconut, sweet potato (when served warm). Continue reading “Origami Saké White Lotus Unfiltered (Nigori), Hot Springs, Arkansas”
Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut Champagne NV
Medium gold-straw color; citrus, lemon zest, white flowers, yeast on the nose; citrus, lemon, white peach, orange zest, chalk on the delicate palate. Continue reading “Laurent-Perrier La Cuvée Brut Champagne NV”
Vilarnau Brut Reserva Cava NV
Deep gold color; hints of citrus and wildflowers on very light nose; lemon meringue, apricot, peach, golden apple on the palate. Continue reading “Vilarnau Brut Reserva Cava NV”
Charles Smith Wines Boom Boom! Syrah, Washington State 2015
Medium purple color; blueberry, spice on the nose; blueberry, ripe plum, blackberry jam, meat, tobacco on the palate. Continue reading “Charles Smith Wines Boom Boom! Syrah, Washington State 2015”
Labor Day
Labor Day cometh. We again face fading days of summer. We again pass through the portal between baseball, beaches, and backyard barbecues into the autumnal realm of football, falling leaves, and harvest feasts. Continue reading “Labor Day”