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One Berry The first time I tasted a Cabernet grape I was surprised at how unlike Cabernet wine it tasted. Some of the flavor lies in that bright leathery surface that Andy captures here so well in vivid blue. Grape skins hold many different volatile aroma compounds (some of which are also found in the juicy flesh of the berry) that contribute to the flavors of the wine. Just biting into a ripe berry...
Donald St. Pierre, an American and a prominent importer of wine to China, receives an extensive profile in the current issue of the New Yorker. He arrived in the country in 1985 thanks to a position with American Jeep and in 1996 he started importing wines after forays into other things such as scrap metal, [...]
Cabernet sauvignon—and particularly the cabernet produced in California's Napa Valley—is the signature American wine. When a Napa cab, the 1973 Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, beat out some leading French wines in the Judgment of Paris, it heralded the coming-of-age of American viticulture and gave the phrase Napa cabernet international cachet. Nowadays, however, that phrase is more apt to elicit...
Nose: Creamy Cherry and blueberry Palate: Soft tannins and acids make this quite accessible and easy going down. Not as much body as the others tasted. Finish: blueberry. Overall: A wonderfully fruity and easy drinking celebration wine. This wine sells for about 10-11 dollars but I got it for 6! Raise a Glass! --A Review from The Wine Cask Blog. Creative Commons: Attribution - ShareAlike 2.5 applies...
The title reminded me of this 60's classic....back when people could sing and there was a melody! Los Bravos. The Luckerts believe in tradition...but they don't belong to the Franken Wine Authority...they choose their own way...and that is shown by this wine. Cabernet Sauvignon & Merlot...not the norm for this area... Weingut Zehnthof Luckert Grand Noir *** Tafelwein 2005 Franken, Germany I suppose...
While sweeping out my Tasting Notes folder, I came across these items. They have not been part of a Gang story, but will be added to our archive of Mr. Ridge tasting notes. I hope you find them of interest. From 9/2002: 1996 Ridge Mataro Pagani Ranch ATP deeply colored – initial aromas of sweet vanillin yield to dark [...]
Even though I’ve visited Quebec City quite a few times, I still get a kick out of hopping a plane in NYC and one measly hour later arriving in a “foreign” country, complete with fortified stone walls, winding cobblestone streets, ancient buildings, beckoning bistros and cozy cafes, fashionable boutiques, trendy galleries and the most fun [...]
For the first time in history, a Washington state wine — Columbia Crest 2005 Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon — has been named the “No. 1 Wine in the World” by a prestigious wine publication.
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My first blind date was a huge success! I have to admit, expanding my palate through foreign grapes is actually a lot of fun. There's just something about the excitement of trying something different than your everyday goto grapes and discovering a new favorite that makes it all worthwhile. Hailing from the same birthplace as Riedel glassware and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, my first...
By Julia Burke, Niagara Escarpment Correspondent It’s exciting to find a great selection of New York wines in a shop. But a wine store devoted entirely to New York State? Carl Schmitter, owner of Chateau Buffalo in Buffalo, NY, is...
Since I missed last week by spending all of my time in an airport on Friday, I thought I'd include today in, well, today's list! Since it's a holiday week, it's a short list, but Saturday is jam-packed. At the...
For 30 years, from 1968 to 1998, Mariano García made the brilliant and legendary wines at Vega Sicilia, in Spain’s Ribera del Duero region. Around 1978, he began his own side project, which his employers at Vega Sicilia frowned upon once they finally learned of it. Garcia decided to give up his day job in [...]
Leading libel and defamation law firm, Russell Jones & Walker, has won a libel victory against publishers Random House on behalf of internationally renowned wine connoisseur Michael Broadbent, who was from 1966 until 1992 the head of Christie's wine department. The libel action centred on the book The Billionaire's Vinegar, the subject of which was the provenance of a number of bottles of wine said
Wine tastes different to those who are given information on the product before a wine tasting, tests where the test people received information on the wine before and after the tasting have shown. Many a wine grower trembles at the prospect of a visit from Robert Parker, one of the most famous wine critics in the world. His “Parker Points” have a similar impact to the Roman Emperor’s thumb, deciding
If you are in the market for fine German wine and food, why don't you consider the Pfalz region of southwestern Germany? Perhaps you will find a bargain, and I really hope that you'll have fun on this fact-filled wine education tour in which we review a local Pinot Noir. German Wine,German Food,Pfalz Pinot Noir http://www.za77.org/Article/I-Love-German-Wine-and-Food----A-Pfalz-Pinot-Noir/12610
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