Category: Wine Reviews
2001 Wild Horse Merlot, Paso Robles, California
Wild Horse was one of the first major commercial vineyards in the Paso Robles area of the Central Coast here
2000 Dashe “Todd Brothers Ranch” Zinfandel, Alexander Valley
Dashe Cellars has the unusual distinction of being one of only a few local Bay Area wineries. They are located
2001 Saucelito Canyon Zinfandel, Arroyo Grande Valley, California
There are a lot of things that go into making up the complexity of flavors in a wine, but none
2001 Domaine Faively “Les Joncs” Chardonnay, Montagny (Burgundy), France
I was at a party the other day with someone who swore up and down that all California Chardonnay was
2002 Cline “Ancient Vines” Zinfandel, Contra Costa County, California
In general, I enjoy finding and reviewing wines here that are from smaller producers, as well as wines from areas
1999 Mount Eden “Estate” Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains California
It’s pretty typical for folks who don’t live in California to think of Napa as the original site of winemaking
2000 Domaine Les Pallieres Gigondas, Southern Rhone Valley, France
I’ve always had a thing for the wines that Kermit Lynch imports. As far as I’m concerned he’s the demi-god
2002 Storrs Zinfandel, Central Coast, California
It’s been months since I had a Storrs wine, the last one (several actually) being a boatload of their Chardonnay
2002 Girard Petite Sirah, Napa
I’m not a huge fan of Petite Sirah. I haven’t drunk a whole lot of it, and what I have
2000 Neyers Merlot, Napa
Maybe no one has noticed, but I’ll come clean anyway. I don’t review a lot of Merlot here. And while
1999 Ridge “California Coast Range”, Santa Cruz Mountains
Mutts are some of the best dogs in my opinion, and while the same thing can’t always be said about
2002 Borra “Fusion” Meritage, Lodi, California
I really love wine. No, I mean I REALLY love it. Because after tasting so many wines, you can taste
2001 D.R. Stephens Chardonnay, Carneros
D.R. Stephens I presume? Actually a lot of people take a quick look at this label and start referring to
1999 Bon Family Vineyards Syrah, Sonoma
It’s rare that I drink a wine, try to blog about it and then can’t find any information on who
2000 Burson “Rosso Ravenna”, Consorzio Il Bagnacavallo, Italy
Halfway between Bologna and Ravenna, Italy sits the little town of Bagnacavallo. Those with a background in Spanish, Italian, or
2000 Miura Vineyards Chardonnay, Carneros
In the course of telling stories about the wines that I taste and feature here on the site, I’ve come
2003 Chateau La Roque Pic Saint Loup Rose, Languedoc, France
Frequent readers will know that I have a bit of a thing for wines of the Languedoc, but mostly I
1999 Iron Horse “T Bar T” Sangiovese, Alexander Valley, Sonoma
For some reason that is beyond me (perhaps if I was a winemaker I would know better) California winemakers have
2002 Yangarra Estate “Old Vine” Grenache, McLaren Vale, Australia
Yangarra is Aboriginal for “from the earth” and was chosen as the name of the vineyard because of the magic
