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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Three Rivers Chardonnay Columbia Valley 1999
Uncanny scents of fresh cut pears and wildflowers fill the glass. This Chardonnay is very aromatic and youthful. On the palate it is absolutely lovely with its full-bodied tropical fruits, butterscotch, dried fig, and clove. Super long finish of glycerin …
Read MoreGood for your heart, Bad for your liver and Ugly on the label
In London recently, I was enchanted by a newspaper column in which a medical man commented on the health of a prominent legislator who had recently undergone a heart operation. The MD, confirming something we’ve all known for a couple …
Read MoreChateau St Jean Cinq Cepages 1996
If I am anything it is timely. No better time that the 4th of July to review what has been considered and reported to be Americas #1 wine. First off, this is a very good wine. It usually is, the …
Read MoreProfessional 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 …
Read MoreDom Berrod Fleurie Beaujolais Cru 1998
This Berrod Beaujolais has the scents of a beautiful bouquet of flowers, green olives and wild raspberries. A slightly musty nose of dried flowers is very appealing in this wine. On the palate this soft, luscious wine exhibits a plentiful …
Read MoreSean Thackerey Pleiades IX Old Vines
Here is a great example of American blending from a wine maker known for his fantastic old vine Syrah. The Pleiades is a wicked blend of Syrah, Merlot, Carignane, Petite Sirah, Zinfandel and Mourvedre. Dark ruby in color with a …
Read MorePaoletti 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 …
Read MoreFinca 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 …
Read MoreTaste 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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