ZD Cabernet Savignon Reserve 1997

With its black-garnet color and tightly wound nose of black licorice and dark cherry this wine instantly shows huge potential. With some coaxing you get hints chocolate and plum in the mix. Liquid chocolate cake comes to mind after a …

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Professional Wine Tasting Tips

Entire books have been written on wine tasting. One of the best known and most influential is Emile Peynaud’s The Taste of Wine. While you may never earn your living tasting wine, we want to share a few techniques used …

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Paoletti Merlot Napa Valley 97

Very dark in color with a meaty rich nose with scents of wet leather, cinnamon, oak and black berry. Powerful extraction on the palate with black tar and cassis flavors blending smoothly with the velvety oak. The finish is very …

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Finca Allende Rioja 1997

Finca Allende is a relative new comer to the Rioja world with the 1997 vintage being the third year of its production. The 1997 Allende Rioja is a powerhouse. With it glass staining black-purple color and aromas of raisin, black …

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Taste Washington Wine Tasting

So many wines so little time, a bit clich? but extremely poignant if you attended Taste Washington. On April 9th, 85 Washington State wineries and 45 local restaurants met under one roof to put on Seattle largest exposition of its …

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