This comes at you waves of flavor, starting with blackberries, coffee and plums. Fruits sweeten on the mid-palate, adding some blueberry to the blackberry. The espresso changes to unsweetened cocoa. Leather shows up at the end of the mid-palate and-read more-
Delicious Cabernet, with a spicy flavor profile. Plums, currants, and black pepper in the aromas and the flavors. Layers of smoke and pepper in the aftertaste. Suitable for short term aging, and very nicely done with good complexity for under-read more-
A round, fleshy style of Chardonnay with notes of apple, sour cream, and flowers in the aromas. There is lots of creme fraiche and apple on the palate, too, which turns more buttery towards the finish. Handsome example of an-read more-
I keep a file of notes and ideas related to wine in general that catch my eye and that one day may lead to articles or stories or events or posts of one sort or another. One tear-sheet in that-read more-
Another fantastic find, this one under $15, for a rose from the Touraine-Amboise region that was the most vibrant salmon color and that vibrancy was matched in the aromatic strawberry, mineral, and tangerine peel notes in the wine. Very refreshing,-read more-
One crisp Tuscan evening, my wife Morgan and I found ourselves in a spartan dining room overcome with pleasure and completely at a loss for words. A long table had been covered with prosciutto, coppacola, tomatoes, cheeses, fresh baked breads,-read more-
One crisp Tuscan evening, my wife Morgan and I found ourselves in a spartan dining room overcome with pleasure and completely at a loss for words. A long table had been covered with prosciutto, coppacola, tomatoes, cheeses, fresh baked breads,-read more-
This is a very interesting wine, evolving quickly from flavor to flavor, starting with zesty citrus, shifting to melon and apples, and finishing with a startling flash of something baked and mildly sweet, like pie crust. Pair it with a-read more-