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RJ's Wine Blog (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Pepperwood Grove is not one of the wines I expected to be on the Whole Foods Top Ten Holiday Wine List this year. I can't remember the last time I've had a wine from this producer, but I do remember never being blown away by any of their wines. So, it was with some reluctance that I went into tasting this wine, knowing that I could have a negative bias towards it. I didn't taste it blind, but even...
Shop Wine Direct (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
The Wine Cask Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
As I write this my turkey is thawing (Saturday prior to the big feast) and I will certainly brine my bird and then fantasize about all the wonderful wines--both reds and whites, bold ones and more finessed ones which will be served up during the multi-course celebration. As you will find when reading (NW's) post from a previous year, whatever you do, don't think, "Turkey= poultry= white wine."...
SLAKED! (Free subscription) | yesterday
From Mareuil-sur-Ay, this brut rose is a pale blood orange / raw salmon color. Orange blossom and rose water compose the firm midnote, with nice citrus notes on the finish. Very suave and unusually long. From all 2005 fruit; equal parts pinot noir and chardonnay. A Terry Theise Estate Selection from Skurnik . Purchased at Heights Chateau.
From the Gutt (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Red wine with fish. I should have known." So said James Bond to the villain Red Grant in From Russia With Love . Not to contradict the man of all men in the Bond movie of all Bond movies, but perhaps he wasn't aware of salmon with Pinot Noir? Or, more properly in the case of Bond, salmon with red Burgundy? More recently, Wine Spectator executive editor Thomas Matthews essentially gave an...
River City Food and Wine (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
2005 Bourgogne from Bouchard Pere and Fils. I tasted this at J. Emerson last month and picked up a couple of bottles for less than $20 each. I almost always enjoy wine from this particular producer. This bottle had a decent fruitiness across the upper to mid-palate and was tasty just by itself. Yet, it had enough heartiness to stand up to a pan fried pork chop. This wine definitely embodies what I...
Hudson Valley Wine Goddess (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
I was fortunate enough to be able to take part in a Twitter Taste Live wine tasting on Saturday, November 14. I must confess - a few confessions here. A few years ago I spent 10 days in Central California. On our drive down from the San Jose Airport to Avila Beach, Hahn was the first tasting room we stopped at. We new nothing about their wines then, but saw a sign and pulled off Highway 101 and began...
Benito's Wine Reviews (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Several months ago I reviewed a trio of wines from Rued Vineyards of Healdsburg, California. Recently I got the opportunity to try two more bottles from this Sonoma-area winery. 2006 Rued Zinfandel from the Dry Creek Valley, $25, 14.9% abv. Spicy blackberry, deep and aromatic with hints of smoke and cedar. The blackberry flavor carries through, but it's really ripe and tart, with strong tannins and...
WhoWhatWearDaily.com (Free subscription) | 20/11/2009
Party dresses are like cocktails: you have your go-to little black dresses, which are akin to your everyday Chardonnay or Pinot Noir. When you're feeling festive, perhaps you turn to a metallic mini frock for the sartorial version of a glass of champagne (paillettes in particular always make us feel bubbly!). And finally, you have your Saturday night specials, those personal picks that can be as sultry...
In the Land of Lynfred (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Choosing wines for Thanksgiving can be quite a chore. With so many flavors of so many foods it is often hard to choose the perfect wine. We like to make things easy for our patrons so we’ve chosen a few Lynfred wines that will be perfect for your traditional turkey dinner. With the many different flavors of Thanksgiving dinner we suggest an off-dry white wine such as Gewurztraminer , Riesling...
Washington Wine Report (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Reminder that this month's Virtual Tasting will take place on Monday November 23rd. Read about it here . Well folks, it’s time once again to make some Thanksgiving wine recommendations. Marcus and Melissa at EAT & DRINK In The Northwest covered rosés in their post earlier this month , so I will focus here on a few whites and light bodied reds. In terms of white wines my personal preferences...
Australian Wine Review (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
The results of the 2009 National (Australian) Wine Show were announced in Canberra tonight, and now the winners have been announced lifted I can publish the particularly interesting trophy results (below). Of particular note is not the winners themselves, but where they are sourced from, with a predominance of trophy wines sourced not from the traditional heartland of South Australia, but instead from...
On the Wine Trail in Italy (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
It’s just been three days this week so far but it feels like a week or more. Evening events, tastings, wine dinners every night this week so far (with more to come) along with full day’s work, working lunches even. And then there are the deals. Two truffle wine dinners this week. I am all truffled out. Some lovely Nebbiolos though. The Produttori Barbaresco 2005 is gorgeous. I still can’t...
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