Wine of the Week: 2020 Prima Materia Barbera & Aglianico Rosé

As a wine enthusiast, it’s fun to share my interest in unfamiliar, unsung wine regions and/or grape varieties. My Wine of the Week, the 2020 Prima Materia Rosé checks both of those boxes. About Lake County AVA Lake County is located in Calfornia’s larger North Coast AVA, just north of Napa and Sonoma counties and to the east of Mendocino County. Clear…

Wine of the Day: 2017 Ferraton Père & Fils Côtes du Rhône Samorëns

An elegant, dry classically style Rhone Rose that delivers high QPR! Sourced from biodynamically grown grapes from vineyards are situated on the right bank of the Rhône. with alluvial soils: limestone, sand, pebbles and clay Color – Pale pink red Aromas – Cherries, strawberries, dried roses, and dried herbs with a hint of white peaches Body…

Wine Of The Day: 2017 Scheid Vineyards Pinot Noir Rosé

…it’s dry, crisp, refreshing and versatile at the table while offering wonderful quality for the price! The wine is a blend of 95% Pinot Noir, 5% Syrah from four of Scheid’s estate vineyards –Mesa del Rio, Riverview, San Lucas and Viento – situated in the cool climate region of California’s renowned Monterey County.  The grapes were destemmed, lightly…

Lodi Chronicles; Lodi, California Rosé: Summertime In A Glass

As you may know if you follow this blog,  I’ve been contributing to Visit Lodi! Conference & Visitors Bureau blog.  Visit Lodi is the official travel website for Lodi, California.  From time to time I share the blog posts I’ve written for Visit Lodi  here.  My latest piece written for Visit Lodi is entitled Lodi, California Rosé:…

Wine of the Day: 2014 Tercero Mourvedre Rosé Vogelzang Vineyard

2014 Tercero Mourvedre Rosé Vogelzang Vineyard – The wine has held up beautifully…It’s taken on a savory element that I adore and wish I found in more Rosé wines! Fruit for this wine was sourced from the biodynamically farmed Vogelzang Vineyard in the Happy Canyon AVA, east of the the city of Los Olivos. The grapes…

2016 Conn Creek Malbec Rosé #WineStudio

Last month I participated in the #WineStudio Rosé program.  The online program,  which included a virtual tasting of a diverse selection of wines from France, Spain, Mendocino and Napa Valley was held each Tuesday in June.  The last week featured the 2016 Conn Creek Malbec Rosé. I previously posted about  a tempting trio of high quality…

Snooth Villa Maria Winemaker’s Collection Tasting #VillaMaria

Lucky me! I had the opportunity to do two Villa Maria Wine tastings in two weeks!  The most recent was the Villa Maria Winemaker’s Collection facilitated by Snooth. Over the course of the last few years I’ve had the opportunity to do a few tweetups featuring Villa Maria, but the Snooth tasting was the deepest dive…