Heart & Hands, Pinot Noir 2012, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: A pinot noir that captures an elegant pinot-noir making style in the New York Finger Lakes.[Read more]
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Etienne Dupont Cidre Bouché Brut De Normandie 2015 – A Cider with Complexity & Depth
Etienne Dupont, Cidre Bouché Brut De Normandie 2015, France
Tasting Note: A French apple cider that refreshes your palate with the only the faintest suggestion of residual sweetness.[Read more]
Heinrich Zweigelt 2009 – A Concentrated Wine for the Serious Red-Wine Drinker in Your Life
Heinrich, Zweigelt 2009, Burgenland, Austria
Tasting Note: A dry, aged, concentrated zweigelt from Austria that is still full of life, but is more wise and serious than its younger-vintage brethren.[Read more]
Lachini Vineyards Al Di Lá Chardonnay 2015 – Impressive & Macônnais-esque
Lachini Vineyards, Al Di Lá Chardonnay 2015, Willamette Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: This wine tastes as though it could have been produced in France in the Macônnais, but it is produced in Oregon and it’s impressive.[Read more]
Domaine de la Noblaie Blanc 2014 – The Elusive White Chinon Beautifully Executed
Domaine de la Noblaie, Blanc 2014, Chinon, France
Tasting Note: A chenin blanc from Chinon that has bite, body, complexity and green fruit that pleases the senses all-around.[Read more]
Penner-Ash Élevée Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015 – Wish I’d Picked Up a 3rd Bottle
Penner-Ash, Élevée Vineyard Pinot Noir 2015, Dundee Hills, Oregon
Tasting Note: If you want to taste the best of what Willamette Valley pinot noir has to offer, start with this bottle.[Read more]
Atwater Estate Vineyards Syrah 2013 – A Break-Out Red for the Region
Atwater Estate Vineyards, Syrah 2013, North Block Nine, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Could Finger Lakes syrah may be the next, break-out red for the region after cabernet franc?[Read more]
Felix Solis El Sancho Escudero Red Wine – There is Better Wine for this Price Point
Felix Solis, El Sancho Escudero, Red Wine, Spain
Tasting Note: Weekday or end-of-the month budget wine.[Read more]
Catherine et Pierre Breton Trinch Bourgueil 2014 – A Lighter-Styled Cabernet Franc with Concentration
Catherine et Pierre Breton, Trinch, Bourgueil 2014, Loire, France
Tasting Note: Cabernet franc from Bourgueil tends to express more concentration than it does in Chinon, and this Bourgueil displays that concentration but in a some-what lighter style for the region.[Read more]
Alta Vista Malbec Rosé 2015 – If You Like Malbec, You’ll Enjoy This Hearty Rosé
Alta Vista, Malbec Rosé 2015, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: Like malbec?[Read more]
