Category Archives: Reviews
Newer posts →Barnard Griffin Syrah Port, Columbia Valley, Washington State.
July 12, 2012Grapes 100% Syrah Facts I’ve had this bottle laying around my office for a few months now, and I finally decided (late last night) that it should probably get a review. Normally I wouldn’t review a “cold weather wine” … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Barnard Griffin, Columbia Valley, Port, syrah, Washington State | 2 Comments //Primarius Pinot Noir, Oregon, 2010.
July 6, 2012Grapes 97% Pinot Noir 3% Syrah Facts If it’s good enough for the President of the Philippines and Hillary Clinton, it’s good enough for you! What am I talking about? Well, the Primarius Pinot Noir was recently served … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Oregon, Pinot Noir, Primarius, Primarius Pinot Noir | 4 Comments //Rendez-vous Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg, California.
June 29, 2012Grapes 100% Chenin Blanc Facts Chenin Blanc! Not exactly the first grape that springs to mind when you think of California! Some people may even say that, as a winemaker, you would have to be CRAZY to bother with … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged California, Chenin Blanc, Clarksburg, Rendez-vous winery | Leave a comment //Ramsay Petite Sirah, North Coast, California.
June 25, 2012Grapes 100% Petite Sirah (sometimes written as Petit Syrah, although it refers to the same grape). Facts Petite Sirah is a wine you can’t take lightly. You to be in the mood for it. That’s because Petite Sirah … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged California, Durif, North Coast, Petite Sirah, Ramsay winery | Leave a comment //Passitivo Primitivo, Puglia, Italy.
June 14, 2012Grapes 100% Primitivo (aka Zinfandel) Facts First-things-first, I think the best idea that brands such as Layer Cake ever did when marketing their own Primitivo, was to put “AKA Zinfandel” on the front label. No-one knows what Primitivo is … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Apulia, Italian Wine, Italy, Passitivo Primitivo, Primitivo, Puglia, Zinfandel | 2 Comments //Quinta de Roriz “Prazo de Roriz” Douro, Portugal.
June 5, 2012Grapes 35% Touriga Nacional, 35% Tinta Roriz, 28% Touriga Franca and 2% Tinta Francisca Facts I don’t think there’s any argument as to how Portugal made its name in the wine world, but I’d like to go on record … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews | Tagged Douro, Portugal, Prazo de Roriz, Quinta de Roriz, Tinta Francisca, Tinta Roriz, Touriga Franca, Touriga Nacional | Leave a comment //← Older posts Newer posts →
