by Ray Johnson | Oct 11, 2007 | California, Gewurztraminer, Late Harvest White, Port, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, Zinfandel
Holdredge Russian River Valley Saralee’s Vineyard Late Harvest Gewurztraminer 2006 36.4 Brix at harvest and 10.2% RS, P&B Healdsburg 13.65% $26.99 at Bottle Barn (375ml) Holdgredge Davis Family Russian River Valley Rapport Fortified Old Vine Zinfandel...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 30, 2007 | Fortified dessert, Port, Portugal
Taylor Fladgate, Porto, Late Bottle Vintage 2000 Porty and pruny with a noticable sense of the fortifying spirit – true to type and sometimes the wine seems to have the alcohol integrated even better than usual. Bottled in 2006 in Oporto, by Taylor across in Vila Nova...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 30, 2007 | Fortified dessert, Port, Zinfandel
Jocelyn Lonen Napa Valley Zinfandel Port 2004 This wine combines sweet fruit, an essence of chocolate and spirit. One of the class affectionately described it as like a chocolate candy filled with liqueur, ‘alcohol in an envelope of something sweet’....
by Ray Johnson | Sep 21, 2007 | California, Port
Meyer Family California Port nv This wine was described by one of the students as tasting like a ‘rum raisin chocolate bar’. I can’t improve on that. This wine has complexity, some palpable alcohol as in these wines from the Douro and the silky...
