This is a delicious, complex and distinguished wine I won’t soon forget. I wish I had more! The Tablas Creek Vineyard En Gobelet 2011 is a unique blend (29% Mourvedre, 27% Grenache, 26% Tannat and 18% Syrah) of four estate-grown varietals, selected from head-pruned, dry-farmed sections of their 120-acre certified organic estate vineyard. The grapes were largely harvested together…
Author: Martin D. Redmond
Wine of the Day; White 2010 Lynmar Estate Chardonnay Quail Hill Vineyard
“This wine was pure joy to drink…It’s my favorite Chardonnay this year!” The 45-acre Quail Hill Vineyard includes 4 distinct blocks of Chardonnay. The largest – Block 14 – was planted in 1972 to the Rued Chardonnay Clone – known for its stunning floral notes; the remaining vines are Old Wente Clone, adding a weighty…
Lodi Chronicles: Five Fabulous Fall $20 or Less Lodi Wines #LodiWine
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. piece for Visit Lodi entitled Five $20 or less Lodi Wines To Try…
Ready To Elevate Your Beaujolais Game? Go Beyond Nouveau! #Winophiles
Every year, on the third Thursday in November, the world’s fastest wine, from picking to bottling, hits the world-wide market with tsunami of marketing hype. That wine is Beaujolais Nouveau. Beaujolais Nouveau Day is marked in France with fireworks, music and festivals. And it’s not just France. It’s worldwide phenomenon. In fact in Japan, which imports nearly…
A Taste of Lodi Old Vine Zinfandel #LodiWine #LodiOldVineZin #ZinDay
Happy National Zinfandel Day! I can’t think of better way to celebrate than tasting “Old Vine” Zinfandel from the self-proclaimed “Zinfandel Capital of the World” – Lodi! The Zinfandel Advocates & Producers (a.k.a. ZAP) are the driving force behind the annual observation of National Zinfandel Day (#ZinDay) Not only do they host Zinfandel themed events that…
Wine of the Day; 2013 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon GEO
This is an enticing, delicious,well-structured wine that is sure to please! Fruit for this wine is sourced from the Silverado Vineyards’, Mount George Vineyard located in the Coombsville appellation of the Napa Valley. It was one of the first vineyards planted to vitis vinefera in the Coombsville AVA. Under the care of pioneering Napa vintner,…
Lodi Chronicles; Celebrate National Zinfandel Day With Lodi Zinfandel #ZinDay
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. I recently wrote a piece for Visit Lodi entitled Celebrate National Zinfandel Day…
#Winestudio – Week 4; A Taste Of Conegliano Valdobbiadene Superiore di Cartizze
Last month I participated in the #winestudio Conegliano-Valdobbiadene (“CV”)program. The program was about painting a picture of the history, terroir and people associated with this Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G zone. This is the fourth of four posts about the CV program. You’ll find links to the previous weeks below: Week 1, held October 3rd was an overview of…
Wine Of The Day; 2015 Concha y Toro Chardonnay Marqués de Casa Concha
“This is a New World wine produced with an Old World sensibility that evokes Burgundy for me” Fruit for this wine was sourced from Quebrada Seca vineyard in northern Chile’s Limari Valley. Located 200 miles (320km) north of the Chilean capital, Santiago, the Limari Valley is one of the northernmost wine growing regions in Chile. This dry…
Lodi Chronicles; Lodi’s Tempting Tempranillos
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 blog posts I’ve written for Visit Lodi here. I recently wrote a piece for Visit Lodi entitled Lodi’s Tempting Tempranillo. Tempranillo,…