by Ray Johnson | Feb 8, 2010 | Blush, California, White Zinfandel, Zinfandel
Beringer, California, California Collection, White Zinfandel 2008 You remember those hard candies, watermelon flavored? Well here you have them in a glass, sweet and tart at the same time – very nice. 3 hours of skin contact provide the color. Based on previous...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 8, 2010 | California, Mendocino County, Rosé, Zinfandel
Carol Shelton, Mendocino County, Rendezvous Rose 2008 The nose is vibrantly fruity, evocative of fresh raspberries and herbs. In the mouth it is dry and fruity, with a little warmth. The RS adds some weight, filling our the wine and amplifying the fruitiness. The...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 2, 2010 | Garganega, Italy, Pinot Gris and Grigio, Venezia
Ducca del Frassino, Venezie IGT, Garganega Pinot Grigio 2009 This is amazingly New World in styling. In the nose the fruit is overt and fresh, reminiscent of banana and other fruits of a tropical persuasion. In the mouth the fresh fruit theme continues, with lowish...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 1, 2010 | Hungary, Late Harvest White, White Dessert
Chateau Pajzos, Tokaji, Aszu, 3 Puttonyos, 2003 The nose sports dried fruits, honey, a sense of Amontillado’s nuttiness, a bit of mustiness and wet hay, the appropriate volatility as well as a touch of spiritousness. In the mouth it is thick, tasting of caramel,...
by Ray Johnson | Feb 1, 2010 | Germany, Mosel, Riesling
Selbach-Oster, Mosel, Zeltinger, Sonnenuhr, Riesling, Kabinett 2008 Give this wine a bit of air to blow off most of the reductive character, then the peaches will start to come through. In the mouth it is the Sweetarts of my youth, today destined for some fresh...
