by Ray Johnson | Oct 10, 2007 | Albarino, Dry Creek Valley, France, Grenache, Rhône, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Sonoma County
The red wines from the Southern Rhone follow a recipe that emphasizes Grenache. The wines of this flight highlight this underdog grape. Unti Dry Creek Valley Grenache 2005 Pretty funky at first opening but after an hour, the smell improved to show the Grenache fruit....
by Ray Johnson | Oct 8, 2007 | California, France, Rhône, Roussanne, Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley, Viognier
Verget du Sud Vin de Pays du Vaucluse Roussanne 2006 Jean-Marie Guffens’ impressive work with the grapes of Burgundy continues with grapes sourced further south, in this case from the Vaucluse, a department on the east side of the river Rhone which encompasses...
by Ray Johnson | Sep 9, 2007 | Rhône
The barrel tasting at this year’s Wine Song struck a Rhône theme. Mendocino vintners sampled their latest bottlings and barrel samples from recent vintages. How they manage to juggle the concurrent harvest and pouring at this event amazes me. Wines to pay...
