Category Archives: Reviews
Newer posts →Christian Salmon Sancerre Rose, Loire Valley, France.
February 15, 2012Grape 100% Pinot Noir Facts This would happen to actually be only the 3rd Rose Sancerre I’ve ever tasted. Rose Sancerre isn’t made in huge quantities, but when you do find it, it’s always made from Pinot Noir. Personally … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Christian Salmon Sancerre Rose, France, Loire, Phylloxera, Pinot Noir, Pouilly-Fumé, Rose, Sancerre | 3 Comments //Yalumba “Y Series” Viognier, South Australia.
February 13, 2012Grape 100% Viognier [Vee-ohn-yay] Facts I’ve never felt that Viognier gets the attention it deserves, both in retail stores or restaurants. What first needs to be understood is that it shouldn’t be compared to any other grape, and so … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Australia, South Australia, Viognier, Yalumba | Leave a comment //Bollinger La Grande Annee 1999, Champagne, France.
February 6, 2012Grape 63% Pinot Noir, 37% Chardonnay Facts I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: you (we) don’t drink Champagne often enough! With that being stated from the get-go, I should probably point-out that what we’re dealing … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Bollinger, Bollinger La Grande Annee 1999, Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Grande Annee, James Bond, Madame Lily Bollinger, Phylloxera, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir | 1 Comment //Luigi Righetti “Capitel de Roari” Amarone, Valpolicella, Italy, 2008
February 2, 2012Grape Corvina, Rondinella, Molinara (%’s unknown) Facts I’m turbo-passionate about Amarone, and if I could afford to drink it every day, I promise you I would! Amarone is stylistically very different than anything else Italy puts out, and is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Amarone, Amarone wine pairing, Capitel de Roari, Corvina, Italy, Luighi Righetti, Molinara, Rondinella, Valpolicella, Veneto | 4 Comments //A to Z Pinot Noir, Oregon.
January 30, 2012Grape 100% Pinot Noir Facts I’m going to go out on a limb and suggest the problem that people have with Oregon Pinot Noir, is that for the most part it tends to be quite “pricey”. With that out … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged A to Z Pinot Noir, A-Z Pinot Noir, A-Z Wine, Oregon | Leave a comment //Querceto di Castellina L’Aura Chianti Classico, Tuscany, Italy, 2008.
January 25, 2012Grapes 90% Sangiovese, 10% Ciliegiolo Sangiovese [san-joe-vay-zee] is the main grape in Chianti, Vino Nobile di Montepulciano, Carmignano and Brunello di Montalcino. Ciliegiolo [chee-lee-eh-joh-loh] is a much more obscure grape than Sangio, and it took a little research to … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Chianti, Chianti Classico, Ciliegiolo, Italy, Sangiovese, Tuscany | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
