“It used to be that when four businessmen lunched at a steakhouse, they couldn’t even finish a bottle of tannat,” a winemaker explains, referring to the very tannic, astringent wine native to Uruguay. Today that’s all changed as producers are employing a variety of means such as a five day
The nose offers up soft peaches and pears. On the palate, mouth feel is full, slightly viscous. The flavors are more tart than the nose, primarily pears, just not hugely ripe. There is an interesting touch of salinity on the finish. Drink with dry-rubbed chicken. Recommended. DH WHO: Bluenose Wines
This being a manifesto against use of the word “dry” in relationship to wine, I herewith present ten points on why “dry” should be banned from all wine-related speak. Some people use “dry” as the opposite of “sweet” in relation to the amount of residual sugar in wine. Wine with
This wine is fermented in stainless steel, then aged in neutral French oak for four months. The nose offers a grassy aromas under fresh fruits, grapefruits with sweeter tropical notes. The palate is softer and more tropical than the nose, with tangelos and hints of mango, along with Ruby Red
Pour a glass for each of us. Now, what does this wine taste like? You get apricot, I get peach. You like the acidity, I think it’s too much. You get a whiff of spearmint, I think it smells like wet stone and sage. But we agree it’s great with
The nose offers a blend of red and blue fruit and a hit of coconut. The fruits show on the palate as black cherry and elderberry. Tannins are dusty and full, acids well in balance. Drink with a filet. Recommended. DH WHO: Quaking Hills Winery WHAT: Merlot WHEN: 2007 WHERE:
The nose shows deep, dark fruits, perhaps mulberry, with tomato. Very bright acids are the first thing to notice on the palate. The flavor profile is a blend of red and black fruit, black currant and red currants. Tomato and tobacco show on the mid-palate. This is a food-friendly wine
The nose shows sweet elderly over fresh-ground espresso. Big dark fruits are on the palate, mulberry, with fresh-ground coffee and unsweetened chocolate. Tannins are big. Drink, with a well-marbled steak. Highly Recommended. DH WHO: William Gordon Winery WHAT: Petite Sirah WHERE: Alexander Valley, California WHEN: 2009 HOW MUCH: $29