by Ray Johnson | Nov 10, 2008 | Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cotes du Rhone, Dry Creek Valley, Grenache, Lake County, Marsanne, Mendocino County, Mourvedre, Napa Valley, Rhone Blend, Russian River Valley, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, Syrah, Viognier
The Rhone Rangers hosted a seminar yesterday featuring wines that pay homage to the grapes made famous in France’s Rhone Valley. The seminar was not bound by geography; there were wines from both sides of the Atlantic. The seminar was also not bound by tradition...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 10, 2008 | France, Provence, Vin de Pays de Mediterranee
Peyrassol, Vin de Pays Portes de Mediterranee 2006 The fruit is quite overt with a little touch of enamel and oak. In the mouth this is an easy drink, a bit like a California jug wine. I don’t mean this in a bad way. Like Charles Shaw provides inexpensive, fruit...
by Ray Johnson | Nov 10, 2008 | France, Jacquere, Vin de Savoie
Eugene Carrel, Vin de Savoie, Jongieux 2006 Give the wine a moment to blow off the match stick smell and you’ll enjoy the clean and refreshing sense of citrus – a wine of notably high acidity yet not at all lean. The wine is fermented in stainless and...
