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Here’s another excellent Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. You can spend a lot more than this in Napa, but you don’t have to to get a quality wine. Wine: 2019 Croze Napa Cabernet Sauvignon Winery Location: Napa Valley Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: April 2024 Tasting Notes: This wine comes from two locations Continue reading Elegant Napa Cabernet Sauvignon from Croze Please follow and like us:   
 
Here is a pretty special, Bordeaux style red blend, crafted from grapes sourced in Pritchard Hill as well as surrounded areas in Napa Valley. It’s a big wine at 14.9% alcohol, and in every way is a stellar example of a rich, complex and delicious Napa red. Here it is: Wine: 2018 David Arthur Proprietary Continue reading Spectacular Red Blend from David Arthur Please follow and like us:
Almost all wine lovers know about the bad press the Merlot grape received when the movie Sideways came out. Paul Giamatti’s character went off on the varietal, essentially murdering it and then shooting the corpse, which he then lit on fire. It was a scathing denouncement of Merlot as vapid, unworthy wine that only cretins Continue reading Rich and Round Merlot from Emmolo in Napa Valley Please follow and like us:
Great Pinot Noir has that pure core of cherry fruit the grape is know for. It is surounded, nuanced and accentuated with other aromas and flavors, but the fruit core is the driving element. You might get a warm, earthy note such as in the wines from Burgundy, Orgeon and other places. There could be Continue reading Fruit Driven Pinot Noir from the Sonoma Coast Please follow and like us:
Sauvignon Blanc is one of hose wines that has really distinct quality levels. Most are fresh and crisp. Some have more fruit, some have lots of grassy notes. Wines in all of those styes can be good to very good. If you add some oak you get another wine entirely, also good and a style Continue reading A Super High Quality Sauvignon Banc from Napa Valley Please follow and like us:
While the Piemonte region in northwest Italy is known for it’s red wines, such as Barolo and Barbaresco, there are also charming, flavorful white wines that call this area home. Made in the region surrounding the town of Gavi, this juice comes from the Cortese grape. In fact, Cortese di Gavi is the real name. Continue reading A Super Value Gavi from Riva Leone Please follow and like us:
South of the Tejo River in Portugal lies a region that produces world class red wines, in a hot climate that stresses the vines. There are more acres under vine here than in all of Napa, so this is a serious wine producing area. We’ve reviewed many of the reds over the past few years, Continue reading Two Beautiful White Wines from Portugal’s Alentejo Please follow and like us:
As part of a concerted effort to get out and sample more of our local, North Carolina wineries, we recently took a weekend trip and headed west into the Yadkin Valley, the center of North Carolina wine. We did visit a few producers right after moving to the state years ago, but COVID and a Continue reading A Bit of Italian Wine Country in Ronda, N.C. – Raffaldini Vineyards Please follow and like us:
Zurich at night We were fortunate enough to spend a couple of weeks in Europe in December of last year, starting in Amsterdam and winding our way up the Rhine River, with a final stop in Zurich. The trip had its ups and downs, starting on a high in Amsterdam for three days, Continue reading Three December Days in Zurich Please follow and like us:
Paso Robles in California is known for big reds, as well as other styles. The climate here promotes long hang time, high sugar and frequently high alcohol. Taming that into a wine that is still balanced and fruit forward is a challenge, but here is a wine that succeeds wonderfully. Wine: 2021 J. Lohr Pure Continue reading A Big, Expressive Red from J. Lohr Please follow and like us:
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