by Ray Johnson | Jan 9, 2011 | Gewurztraminer, Kansas
Davenport Orchards & Vineyards, Gewurztraminer nv This Gewurz embraces the classic theme of lychee, from the first smell to the last sip. It is also a very light-bodied Gewurztraminer with a little residual sugar adding some weight – a clean and straight...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 8, 2011 | Marechal Foch, Minnesota
It is a cold and bleak midwinter night and we are hunkered down, the fire ablaze and a Flemish version of beef stew, Carbonnade a la Flamande, in the oven. Garrison Keillor is on the radio, relaying the latest news from Lake Wobegon and a far bleaker, colder night. To...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 8, 2011 | California, Contra Costa County, Germany, Mourvedre, Pfalz, Pinot Noir, Rosé
I was riffling through my wines today and spotted that I had left a few bottles of pink wine undrunk from the summer stash – time to get cracking! Villa Wolf, Pfalz, Pinot Noir, Rose 2009 The aromatics are muted in the nose yet in the mouth there is a sense of...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 3, 2011 | California, Chenin Blanc, Viognier
Pine Ridge, California, Chenin Blanc – Viognier 2008 The nose features melons and peaches, very fresh. In the mouth the same fruits delight with a touch of residual sugar and thirst-quenching acidity – very nice yet again. This wine has historically been a...
by Ray Johnson | Jan 2, 2011 | Australia, Chardonnay, Margaret River, Western Australia
Cullen, Margaret River, Kevin John, Chardonnay 2007 The best Chardonnay of Burgundy skillfully combine richness with vibrant acidity. Where the New World sometimes trumps this artful skill is when the two attributes above are accented by ripe fruit, as in this lovely...
