by Ray Johnson | Apr 30, 2008 | Alexander Valley, Cabernet Sauvignon, California
Frank Family Vineyards Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2000 This Alexander Valley Cab was made by the Napa winery known for its deft hand with the local fruit. Tonight we taste a wine from grapes sourced a little farther north. This wine is working its way up the...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 30, 2008 | California, Merlot, Napa Valley, Spring Mountain District
Pride Mountain Vineyards Napa Sonoma Merlot 2001 Unfortunately this wines was corked, which is especially disconcerting at this price. Pride has always delighted with the lush feel of their red wines. This is sourced from their estate on the county line(s). Thus the...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 30, 2008 | Anderson Valley, California, Chardonnay
Navarro Anderson Valley Chardonnay Verjus 2007 This is another non-alcoholic product from Navarro, but not for drinking but rather as an alternative in the kitchen. This is literally underripe grape juice, green juice, as it were that you might use in salad dressing,...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 30, 2008 | California, Gewurztraminer, Mendocino County, Pinot Noir
Perhaps the next best thing to wine; anyone who has made wine knows how delicious this is. Yes, I’m talking about freshly crushed grape juice. Navarro has longed shared this specialty with the rest of the world and tonight we sample both. Not a drop of alcohol...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 30, 2008 | California, Late Harvest White, Napa Valley, Semillon
Dolce Napa Valley Late Harvest Wine 2003 This is the classic California Sauternes competitor, in flavor and in price. There’s a blend of pineapple and caramel with honey and minerality on a viscous palate where the flavor goes on and on. The grapes are sourced...
by Ray Johnson | Apr 25, 2008 | California, Napa Valley, Zinfandel
Frank Family Napa Valley Zinfandel 2006 Known for awesome Cabernet, tonight we sample their Zin. This wine smells of vanilla and other essences of dessert. There’s lots of extract, very jammy in black fruit and a healthy heft of tannin. 8% Petite Sirah, 15...
