Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden, Grenache 8 2014, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A soft, supple grenache with lightly-bruised red fruit and a pleasing midpalate.[Read more]
Cowhorn Vineyard & Garden, Grenache 8 2014, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A soft, supple grenache with lightly-bruised red fruit and a pleasing midpalate.[Read more]
Plaisance Ranch, Papa Joe’s Private Stash Pinot Noir 2017, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A wine that is a great a value for the money for an Oregon pinot noir.[Read more]
Troon Vineyard, FIZZante 2020, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A frizzante-styled sparkling wine that makes a wonderful aperitif and meal opener.[Read more]
Troon Vineyard, Vermentino 2020, Kubli Bench, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A vermentino with pleasing minerality in the midpalate that is buttressed by lemon citrus throughout the length of the taste.[Read more]
Troon Vineyard, Estate Vineyard Syrah 2019, Applegate Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: Syrah for syrah lovers that is done in a lovely, Northern-Rhone reminiscent style.[Read more]
Weisinger Family Winery, Viognier 2019, Avra Vineyard, Rogue Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A lighter-styled viognier with soft aromatics.[Read more]
Weisinger Family Winery, Grenache 2018, Avra Vineyard, Rogue Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: A floral grenache with gentle red fruit and some notes of blackberry on the medium-plus finish.[Read more]
2 Hawk Vineyard & Winery, Darow Series Viognier 2017, Rogue Valley, Oregon
Tasting Note: An old-world leaning viognier with just-ripened, orchard fruit and a light touch of oak.[Read more]
I’m Impressed with Texas Wine, and Why You Might Be Too
You’d be forgiven if you didn’t know Texas makes wine.[Read more]
I attended Spain’s Great Match 2021 in New York City for it’s first post-Covid show held at Mercado Little Spain in November.
As part of the experience I got to attend several seminars including one on volcanic wines from the Canary Islands taught by Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, Sommelier Ferran Centelles.
Cesar Saldana, President of The Regulatory Council for the Designations of Origin “Jerez-Xérès-Sherry”, “Manzanilla-Sanlúcar de Barrameda” and “Vinagre de Jerez” led a Sherry master class.
And Master Sommelier Kathy Morgan led a mini-seminar on Tempranillo.
I adore Sherry and Spanish wine and being able to attend this event two days after I arrived back from Jerez de la Frontera and Sevilla, Spain was the perfect way to acclimate to being back in the U.S.













