My wife and I feel blessed to be living the the Bay Area for many reasons, not the least of which is the our proximity to wine country. We live within a 90 minute drive to the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Livermore Valley, Lodi, and the Santa Cruz Mountains wine regions. Naturally, as wine lovers, we…
Tag: Napa Valley
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: 2012 Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon
This is an outstanding well-structured, delicious and fruit forward wine….It’s wines like this that make Napa so popular! The Martin Stelling Vineyard, planted in 1978 , and located behind the winery in Oakville, is the cornerstone of Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon. It is a blend of 94% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Petit Verdot, 1% Cabernet Franc aged…
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 Silverado Vineyards Cabernet Franc Mount George Vineyard #CabFrancDay
This is an altogether delightful wine that combines California fruit with a harmonious structure that leans more toward the Old World This wine is a blend of 98% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 1% Petit Verdot from the Mt. George Vineyard in the Coombsville sub-appellation of the Napa Valley. The Mt George vineyard, first planted…
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,…
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…
Wine of The Day: 2013 Silverado Vineyards SOLO Cabernet Sauvignon
2013 Silverado Vineyards SOLO Cabernet Sauvignon; An elegant and well-structured Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon from the Stag’s Leap District. Fruit for this wine is from a single eponymous vineyard that surrounds their estate winery in the Stag’s Leap District of Napa Valley. It is 100% UCD FPS 30, the Disney Silverado Heritage Clone. It was aged…
No Reservations Wine Tasting: Silver Trident Winery
My wife and I do more than our fair share of wine tasting. We’ve hit all the major wine regions in California (and a few minor ones too;-), along with some tasting in Oregon, Washington State, Spain, Italy and Champagne. From time to time we have a wine tasting experience that stands above the rest,…
Wine of the Day: 2012 Rombauer Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Diamond Selection
While Rombauer is best known for their Chardonnay, over the last few years they have been refining their red wine program Fruit for the 2012 Rombauer Diamond Selection Cabernet Sauvignon was sourced from the Rombauer estate vineyards and top grower vineyards in Stags Leap, Calistoga, Atlas Peak, St. Helena and Howell Mountain AVAs. It is…