A wonderfully rich and balanced Chardonnay, this offers up complex flavors of pink lady apples, honeydew melon and toasted english muffins with butter. Tart lemony acids balance the sweet fruit. Pair this with greek sea bass. WHO Grgich Hills Cellar-read more-
A delicious, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc in the Sancerre style, clean grassiness, green melon and white grapefruit, bright acid backbone and a lingering finish. There are no New Zealand cats or gooseberry bushes to be found in this Santa Ynez jewel.-read more-
A big alcohol, big fruit Zinfandel, "medium ruby color, day bright, medium concentration with a nose of ripe 'craizins,' red berry compote, and drunken cherries. It is full bodied with ripe moderate tannins." Pair this with beef ribs smothered in-read more-
A big, fruity Zinfandel with a great nose, the kind you can get lost in and forget to drink. On the palate, one professional reviewer found burnt fruit, but another wrote "loved it. Big & fruity. Still, mantains a spicy-read more-
2007 Sean Minor Four Bears Pinot Noir was awarded 16 points. It was full-bodied, showing dark cherries and sage with a good finish. Howard noted it had a nice nose and "you get the terroir." WHO Sean Minor WHAT Pinot Noir-read more-
The favorite Sauvignon Blanc from the first Palate Press Grand Tasting, this was described as "good sauv blanc with grapefruit, grassiness, good but not overwhelming acid and a nice finish," and "not overdone, with nice chalkiness on palate." This is-read more-
For Palate Press: The online wine magazine's first grand tasting, we collected sixty different wines and a group of wine bloggers and wine professionalsfrom the Indianapolis area, including: Arthur Black Arthur Black, Master Sommelier Candidate through the Court of the Master-read more-
This unusual Austrian wine was easily the most interesting wine of the night at Palate Press' first Grand Tasting. The nose seemed rather simple and one-dimensional, but the palate showed surprising complexity. Berry fruit and candied cherries plus loads of-read more-