Sheldrake Point, Cabernet Franc 2011, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This light-bodied cabernet franc has a cherry and blackberry fruit nose.[Read more]
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Kemmeter Wines Sonero Riesling 2014 – A Stand Out Off-Dry Riesling
Kemmeter Wines, Sonero Riesling 2014, New York
Tasting Note: This riesling has a light, floral rose-scented nose slightly reminiscent of gewürztraminer.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Dry Riesling 2013 Sawmill Creek Vineyard – Egg-Shaped Fermentation Vessel Riesling
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Dry Riesling 2013, Sawmill Creek Vineyard, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: This slightly-sparkling riesling has a distinctive nose of pear, green apple and lemon citrus, similar to two other offerings from Bellwether.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Dry Riesling 2013, A&D Vineyard – A Decidedly Bone Dry Riesling
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Dry Riesling 2013, A&D Vineyard, Kueka Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: Bellwether rieslings share a distinctive golden pear and yellow apple doused-in-citrus nose.[Read more]
Anthony Road Gewürztraminer 2013 – A Gewürtz on the Nose that Arrives as a Pinot Gris in Your Glass
Anthony Road, Gewürztraminer 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: If you’re familiar with Alsatian Gewürztraminers which often have intense aromas that leap out of your glass, you’ll find the aromatics of this gewürztraminer to be more subtle but still expressive of characteristic gewürztraminer aromas of baking spice and lychee.[Read more]
Bellwether Wine Cellars Riesling 2013 Tuller Vineyard – Delivering Complexity Beyond that of Most Rieslings
Bellwether Wine Cellars, Riesling 2013, Tuller Vineyard, Seneca Lake, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: For those of you who are not familiar with natural-yeast fermented wine (or “indigenous-yeast”-fermented wine as winemakers are quick to correctly point out that all yeasts are “natural”), your senses will be pleasantly-engaged with the champagne-yeast, apple and pear-scented nose of this pale, lemon-colored riesling that is slightly sparkling in your glass – similar to the slight sparkle you enjoy in a glass vinho verde.[Read more]
Apaltagua Reserva Carmenere 2012 – Black Pepper Spice & Tobacco
Apaltagua, Reserva Carmenere 2012, Apalta Valley Estate Grown, Colchagua, Chile
Tasting Note: This carmenere has the signature nose of green pepper for which carmenere is often associated.[Read more]
Robert Mondavi Private Selection Malbec 2012 – A Curious Mondavi Malbec from Argentina
Robert Mondavi Private Selection, Malbec 2012, Mendoza, Argentina
Tasting Note: What does a Robert Mondavi malbec from Argentina taste like?[Read more]
Anthony Road Cabernet Franc-Lemberger 2013 – A Unique Finger Lakes Blend
Anthony Road, Cabernet Franc-Lemberger 2013, Finger Lakes, New York
Tasting Note: You’ve probably never heard of a cab franc – lemberger blend, but you have now.[Read more]
Weingut Carl Ehrhard Rudesheim Riesling Trocken 2013 – A Dry Burst of Excitement Bottled
Weingut Carl Ehrhard, Rudesheim Riesling Trocken 2013, Germany
Tasting Note: My first post-WSET level 3 tasting note. Don’t worry, you will not be subjected to rote wine analytics – the best of wine is in its finesse.[Read more]
