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Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc – Viognier 2008

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...

Calera Mt. Harlan Viognier 2009

by Ray Johnson | Oct 18, 2010 | California, Mt. Harlan, San Benito County, Viognier

At the Wine & Spirits Magazine tasting today we found a number of delicious wines, among them this gem from an icon estate in the Gavilan Range. Calera, Mt. Harlan, Viognier 2009 This Viognier showcases floral notes and minerality in the nose. In the mouth it is...

Heartland Viognier Pinot Gris 2006

by Ray Johnson | Jun 28, 2010 | Australia, Langhorne Creek, Pinot Gris and Grigio, South Australia, Viognier

Heartland, South Australia, Viognier, Pinot Gris 2006 The nose features fresh peaches, candied tropical fruits and spicy flowers. On the palate this wine is quite broad, lowish in acidity, conveying a richness yet emphasizing the vineyard over the winemaking. The body...

Cline Sonoma Coast Viognier 2008

by Ray Johnson | Apr 28, 2010 | California, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County, Viognier

Cline, Sonoma Coast, Estate Grown, Viognier 2008 The peachy character of Viognier expresses itself in the nose. In the mouth you’ll find more of the same, with some palpable acidity and a little touch of creaminess – nice. Knowing how hot and weighty...

Calera Viognier 2008

by Ray Johnson | Apr 27, 2010 | California, Mt. Harlan, San Benito County, Viognier

Calera, Mt. Harlan, Viognier 2008 The smell of this wine is rather entrancing. There’s the peachy fruit associated with Viognier, a nice sense of sweet flowers and enriching notes like vanilla and brown spices. In the mouth it is warm and displays a sensuous...

Long Gamma Sonoma County White 2009

by Ray Johnson | Apr 7, 2010 | California, Sauvignon Blanc, Sonoma County, Viognier

Long Gamma, Sonoma County, White Wine 2009 The nose explodes with sweetness, like a fruit basket laid inside a bouquet of flowers. In the mouth it is dry but not austere, smooth and ebulliently fruity – nice. The grapes behind this wine are 60% Sauvignon Blanc,...
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Sampling of Wineries

Acorn Allegrini Atlas Peak Balletto Blandy's Blue Wing Cafe Bodega Navarro Correas Bollinger Bonterra Burgans Cantina Terlano d'Arenberg Domaine Carneros Domaine de la Mordoree Dow's Dr. Loosen Elena Walch Famega Fonseca Foppiano Foxen Glen Ellen Innocent Bystander J. Keverson Korbel Madeira Wine Company Martin Codax Masi Merryvale Mulderbosch Navarro Vineyards Noceto Plantagenet Redwood Creek Reynoso Roederer Estate Sbragia Shed Horn Shooting Star Sonoma State Wine Business Institute St. James Trione Vietti Wildhurst William Fevre