Famille Bougrier, Chenin Blanc 2015, IGP, Loire Valley, France
Tasting Note: A tart chenin blanc from the Loire Valley that will make you pucker – happily.[Read more]
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Conte Priola, Pinot Noir 2014 – A Basic Italian Red With Subdued Pinot Noir Character
Conte Priola, Pinot Noir 2014, Delle Venezie IGT, Italy
Tasting Note: A basic, food-friendly pinot noir that would pair well with Italian food and dishes that need wine with acidity to cleanse the palate in between bites.[Read more]
Suncé Winery & Vineyard Clone 337 Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 – Suncé Nails Another One
Suncé Winery & Vineyard, Clone 337, Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Sol y Sombra Vineyard, Knights Valley, California
Tasting Note: A cabernet sauvignon that delivers deep rich flavors combined with wine-making reserve that raises the wine’s character.[Read more]
Atwater Estates Vineyards Skin Fermented Chardonnay 2014 – Yep, a Wine for Wine Greeks
Atwater Estates Vineyards, Skin Fermented Chardonnay 2014, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: A purposefully orange-colored chardonnay that offers the experience to try a white wine that was aged with its skins employing an ancient method of winemaking.[Read more]
Estate Crush Old Vine Zinfandel Wine Blogger Reserve 2013 – Answers Question of “What Would Wine Blogger’s Make?
Estate Crush, Old Vine Zinfandel Wine Blogger Reserve 2013, Colarossi Family Vineyard, Lodi, California
Tasting Note: You can’t buy this bottle of zinfandel specially produced and released by Estate Crush to celebrate the 2016 Wine Bloggers Conference conference held in Lodi, California – but you can do the second-best thing and visit their tasting room and sample the multitude of wines made by talented winemakers across the Lodi region.[Read more]
Orange River Wine Cellars Star Tree Chenin Blanc 2011 – A Chenin Blanc with Heft
Orange River Wine Cellars, Star Tree Chenin Blanc 2011, South Africa
Tasting Note: A chenin blanc with heft and body that still displays bright acidity.[Read more]
Ravines, Chardonnay 2013 – The Rare Multilayered Appassimento-Made Chard
Ravines, Chardonnay 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: You’ve never likely experienced an appassimento-made (method of sun drying a proportion of the grapes until they raisinate and lose their moisture) chardonnay, and you may never again.[Read more]
Voyatzis Kyklos Agiorgitiko 2014 – A Vibrant, Food Friendly, Greek Red
Voyatzis, Kyklos Agiorgitiko 2014, Peloponnese, Greece
Tasting Note: A vibrant, food-friendly Greek red from the Agiorgitiko grape that would complement seafood and more.[Read more]
Saget Pères & Fils Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine 2015 – Tart and Briny
Saget Pères & Fils, Muscadet de Sèvre et Maine 2015, Loire, France
Tasting Note: An enjoyable Muscadet made from the Melon de Bourgogne grape in the Loire.[Read more]
LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon 2013 – A Steal for the Price Point
LangeTwins Family Winery and Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon 2013, Lodi, California
Tasting Note: Purple-to-ruby in color this aromatic cabernet sauvignon has a nose that will remind you of the cabernet sauvignon grape varietal’s origins as a cross between the cabernet franc and sauvignon blanc grape varietals.[Read more]
