If you haven’t been drinking Portuguese wines, I dare you to try this wine, and not want to buy more! This wine is a 50/50 blend of two indigenous Portuguese grapes – Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro. The grapes are from one of Portugal’s most prominent wine regions, the Dão, located just south of the famous Douro Valley (home of…
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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…
Wine of the Day; 2014 Dominio del Aguila Pícaro Clarete
Don’t call it rosé. It’s pink, but it’s clarete…This is an alluring and memorable wine, I won’t forget anytime soon! Don’t call it rosé. It’s pink, but it’s clarete. Many years ago this was a common product of Ribera del Duero, not classically a rosé but certainly pink in color, made by the direct pressing…
Wine of the Day: 2014 Bodega Colomé Estate Malbec #WorldMalbecDay
…this is an enticing Malbec that shows it’s mountain fruit pedigree – it’s concentrated, and complex with generous fruit beautifully moderated by mouth-watering acidity This wine is blend of Bodega Colomé’s four estate vineyards – La Brava which sits at 5,740 feet, Colomé’ which surrounds the winery at 7,545 feet, El Arenal at 8,530 feet and Altura…
Wine Of The Day: 2014 Smith-Madrone Riesling
This impeccably balanced Riesling is among the best I’ve had! This wine is crafted from 100% estate fruit from 42 year-old vines at 1,800 ft elevation. The dry-farmed vines are planted on very steep slopes (up to 35%), thereby honoring the international tradition of Riesling which thrives on steep hillsides. My tasting notes follow: Color – Very…
Wine of The Day: 2015 Marcel Deiss “Blanc” Alsace
…an outstanding expression of both the freshness and the richness of Alsace! The 2015 Alsace Blanc is field blend composed of Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Pinot Beurot, Pinot Noir, Sylvaner, Muscat d’Alsace (white and red), Muscat à Petit Grain, Riesling, Gewürztraminer, Traminer, Chasselas, Chasselas Rose that are interplanted, harvested, pressed (whole cluster) and vinified together….
Wine of the Day: 2005 La Rioja Alta Rioja Gran Reserva 904
This is a layered, harmonious wine that shows the beauty of old school Rioja aging combined with modern “elaboration” practices. This wine is blend of 90% Tempranillo and 10% Graciano from vines over 40 years old in the cool climate vineyards of Briñas, Labastida and Villalba. It was aged for four years in American oak…
Wine of the Day: 2014 Smith-Madrone Cabernet Sauvignon
This is an alluring, harmonious wine that offers terrific value for a top-shelf Napa Valley Cab! This wine is crafted from 100% estate fruit from vineyards sitting at 1,800 ft elevation. The vines are planted on very steep slopes (up to 35%) and dry- farmed. It’s a blend of 85% Cab, 8% Cab Franc and…
Wine of the Day: 2014 Lumen Wines Grenache
…definitely one of the best Grenache in recent memory for me! This wine is 100% Grenache sourced from Martian Vineyard (54%) and Camp 4 Vineyard(46%) in Northern Santa Barbara County. It was fermented in open top vats and aged in small oak barrels Color – Translucent ruby Aromas – Enticing rose petals, cranberry, strawberry pie, wet clay and a…
Wine of the Day: 2013 Bumgarner Cabernet Sauvignon #WBC17
Last month, I attended the 10th Annual Wine Bloggers Conference, which was held in Santa Rosa, California. The conference is a great opportunity to connect with my fellow wine writers, learn about ways to improve one’s writing, social media influence, photography, etc. Of course there is wine! Lots and lots of wine! As if we…