When I think of Spain and red wine, I think of Tempranillo (temp-rah-NEE-yo) and Garnacha (gar-NA-chah). The first is the primary grape in Spain’s most famous region, Rioja. The latter is largely made into some of the best all purpose red wines on the planet. If Sideways had been set in Spain, Garnacha would...
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Last September, I wrote about the 2001 vintage of this same wine. If you want to read more background on it, please click the link and read that post first, as this is a fairly straight forward review post. After a long day, pizza was the dinner call of choice. Log on, pick the...
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Though not our first gathering as a group, it was the first official meeting of our newly formed wine and supper club. It started with an event where we were all gathered to help friends pick a sparkling wine for an event. After that, we got together at the same house and ripped through...
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The first wine book I bought was the seminal work
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Dutton Goldfield – California fruit married to European wine making sensibility is the best way I can describe this winery’s style. You know they aren’t European, but you also don’t get slammed with opulent alcohol levels or feel like you’ve just visited the lumber yard either, common occurrences with California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay....
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