Wine Regions & Grapes
Sampling of Wineries
- Acorn
- Allegrini
- Atlas Peak
- Balletto
- Benziger
- Blandy's
- Bodega Navarro Correas
- Bollinger
- Bonterra
- Burgans
- Chronicle
- d'Arenberg
- Domaine Carneros
- Domaine de la Mordoree
- Dow's
- Dr. Loosen
- Famega
- Fonseca
- Foppiano
- Foxen
- Glen Ellen
- Innocent Bystander
- Kendall-Jackson
- Korbel
- Madeira Wine Company
- Martin Codax
- Masi
- Merryvale
- Mulderbosch
- Napa Cellars
- Navarro Vineyards
- Noceto
- Paul Hobbs
- Reynoso
- Roederer Estate
- Ruggeri
- Sawyer Cellars
- Sbragia
- Shed Horn
- Sonoma State Wine Business Institute
- St. James
- Trinchero Winery
- Vietti
- Wildhurst
- William Fevre
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Domaine Hauvette Blanc de Blancs 2006
Domaine Hauvette, Vin de Pays des Alpilles, Blanc de Blancs 2006 The nose features sweet floral notes with peaches, nectarines and a bit of poire eau-de-vie. In the mouth it is soft, lowish in acidity and very lush with a … Continue reading
Posted in Clairette, France, Marsanne, Provence, Roussanne, Vin de Pays des Alpilles
Tagged Domaine Hauvette
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The Wines of Charles Krug
This summer we had the opportunity to meet with winemaker Dave Galzignato. Our visit took us from Krug’s historical position in the Napa Valley to its modern incarnation, using a new sorting table to isolate the best of the best … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Sauvignon Blanc, Yountville
Tagged Charles Krug
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Georges Duboeuf Fleurie 2008
Georges Duboeuf, Fleurie 2008 There’s a lively sense of black fruit in the nose with a bit of earthy complexity that works to enhance the wine. In the mouth the thread of fresh fruit continues, the acidity is engaging and … Continue reading
Posted in Beaujolais, Burgundy, Fleurie, France, Gamay
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Sant’Antonio Soave Fontana 2008
Tenuta Sant’Antonio, Soave DOC, Fontana 2008 Minerality and lemon mark the nose. In the mouth you’ll find plenty of fresh lemon flavor, like biting into one freshly picked from the tree. You also get that zip of acidity that lingers … Continue reading
Shoofly Chardonnay 2008
Shoofly, Adelaide Hills, Chook Raffle, Chardonnay 2008 Give this wine a bit of air to blow off the initial matchstick character. Then you’ll find a medley of green apples, peaches and minerality. In the mouth it is crisp and driven … Continue reading
Posted in Adelaide Hills, Australia, Chardonnay, South Australia
Tagged Shoofly Wines
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Josh Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon 2006
Josh Cellars, Lake County, Red Hills District, Amber Knolls Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon 2006 This is an ebulliently fruity Cabernet, featuring blueberries, blackberries and Cassis in the nose. In the mouth it is light-bodied and quite soft, very accessible right now, … Continue reading
Posted in Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Lake County, Red Hills District
Tagged Joseph Carr, Josh Cellars
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hazard hill Semillon Sauvignon 2008
hazard hill, Western Australia, semillon sauvignon Blanc 2008 Breezy and fresh, this wine shows grass and citrus in the nose. In the mouth it is crisp and clean, with concentrated flavors of lime and lime zest and a little petilance … Continue reading
Frescobaldi Toscana Remole 2008
Frescobaldi, Toscana IGT, Remole 2008 This wine is fresh and fruit forward, ready to drink, a light-bodied quaffer which demonstrates that clean and juicy wine is not the exclusive realm of New World producers. Behind the bright cherry fruit is … Continue reading
Frescobaldi Nipozzano Riserva 2006
Marchesi de Frescobaldi, Chianti Rufina DOCG, Nipozzano, Riserva 2006 Unfortunately the first bottle was corked and will make a good example for my seminar on wine faults. The second bottle shows the huge difference a cork can make. In bottle … Continue reading
Posted in Chianti, Chianti Rufina, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany
Tagged Marchesi de Frescobaldi
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La Roque Rose 2007
Chateau La Roque, Coteaux du Languedoc, Pic Saint Loup, Rose 2007 The nose is frankly rather stinky with notes of cheese and garlic. In the mouth it is lowish in acid and the fruit is evolving, while the alcohol is … Continue reading
Posted in Coteaux du Languedoc, France, Languedoc, Pic Saint Loup, Rosé
Tagged Chateau La Roque
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