Category: Wine Reviews
More New Zealand Wine Reviews: Central Otago
Ruth and I have (sadly) returned from New Zealand — a little sunburned, a little heavier, and with an aching
More New Zealand Wine Reviews: Hawkes Bay
We’re still tooling around New Zealand, but will (sadly) be returning home to the post-holiday grind in California. While Ruth
More New Zealand Wine Reviews: Martinborough
Hello and happy holidays from New Zealand. Ruth and I have now visited the Central Otago, Martinborough, and Hawkes Bay
Chard Farm Winery, Central Otago, NZ: Current Releases
New Zealand’s Central Otago wine region, as is common with many “newer” wine regions in their early stages of development,
Some Initial New Zealand Wine Reviews
As you know, Ruth and I are currently tooling around New Zealand recuperating from our hectic San Francisco lives. This
EOS Estate Winery, Paso Robles: Current Releases
There exist an endless number of stories about how families get into the wine business. Some (mostly in Europe) have
Jack The Obscure: Tasting Wines From….Elsewhere
My friend Jack is a bit of a wine nut. In the best sort of way. He loves the stuff,
2005 Hook and Ladder “The Tillerman” White Blend, Russian River Valley, Sonoma
Old winemakers don’t die, they just start another label. I’ve never seen this bumper sticker on any old pickup truck
2003 Cardinale Proprietary Red Wine, Oakville, Napa
Often I find that the joys, as well as the travails, of my life spring from the fact that things
2005 Casa Nuestra Estate Rosado, St. Helena, CA
Deep in the heart of the Napa Valley there lies a winery like no other. The last bastion of fun
Havens Winery, Napa: Current Releases
Regular readers know that I’m a sucker for contrarians and iconoclasts when it comes to winemaking. Not that my tastes
Tsuki no Katsura Junmai Daiginjo Nigori Sake, Kyoto
Little kids go through a phase where they need to put everything in their mouth. I wonder what it says
Shafer Vineyards, Napa: Current Releases
There are a few names in Napa that are synonymous with really high quality wine. Many of them, however, are
2005 Boutari Moschofilero, Mantinia (Peloponnese), Greece
OK. So I’m on a bit of a Greek wine kick these days. Trying to poke my nose into potentially
1961 Hospices de Beaune Emile Chandesais “Cuvée Rousseau Deslandes,” Côte de Beaune, Burgundy
I will never be able to taste all the wines out there, no matter how hard I try, just as
Pey-Marin Vineyards, Marin: Current Releases
I love watching the wine world evolve. In particular I enjoy seeing new wines spring up like the proverbial dragon’s
2001 Weinrieder “Poysdorfer Schneiderberg” Riesling Eiswein, Weinviertel, Austria
Winemaking can be a nerve-wracking business. A lot of things can go wrong in the fermentation process, strange things happen
Daimon Brewery, Katano City, Japan: Current Releases
I’m a sucker for a good story when it comes to what I’m drinking. Of course, what I’m drinking has
2004 Argyros Estate “Barrel Select” White Wine, Santorini, Greece
I go out of my way to taste wines from up-and-coming, out of the way, and generally obscure wine regions.
