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 2003 + Press
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman When I hear all of this talk of the greatness of the 2007s, I do not so much start salivating about the new vintage, as I do begin to reflect upon the last three purportedly high quality vintages in the Rhône: 2003, 2000 and 1998. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. think not. | | | | | |
| DR. VINO JUNE 8, 2009 249 bottles of wine on the wall 2003 McWilliam’s Mount Pleasant Lovedale Semillon, Hunter. 2003 Craigow Riesling, Tasmania. 2006 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 1996 Clarendon Hills Astralis Vineyard Shiraz (Syrah), McLaren Vale. 1996 d’Arenberg The Ironstone Pressings Grenache/Shiraz, McLaren Vale. | | | SLAKED APRIL 30, 2009 Bonny Doon Tasting at City Winery After all the good press recently, from both the establishment and the blogosphere, I thought Bonny Doon must be doing something I should know about. When I arrived at City Winery last night I was handed a volume sized press kit complete with press clippings from Wine Spectator to Wines & Vines. Neither was a "wow" wine. | | | | | | | |
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WINE TASTING GUY | SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 Wines for the New (Jewish) Year UNDER $30
I'm pressed for time (aren't we all) so here goes. The 2003 is drinking great, the 2004 is delicious and the just released 2005 is gorgeous. Yiron" , a favorite of mine for many years, whose 2004 vintage includes Cabernet, Merlot and a touch of Syrah (not technically a Bordeaux varietal). Let's start with Carmel. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, MAY 4, 2008 Day in Napa
The wines that stood out though were their Syrahs. enjoyed the 2003 Havens Syrah but mentioned to Connie that I thought the nose was a little closed. She proceeded to open a 2000 Syrah that they recently re-released and it was great. Upon arriving we started with a very nice rose' made from Zin with a little Syrah. MORE >> -
WINE TASTING GUY | SUNDAY, MARCH 30, 2008  Kosher Wine Extravaganza - Unusual (but gooood) wines
Merlot, Cab, Syrah - been there done that. lighter wine than a Cab, merlot or Syrah, Barbera is said to be the most (or second most) planter varietal in Italy. It is used in blends (often with Rhone varietals such as grenache & Syrah) to add color to red wines. Come on Wine Tasting Guy, give us something unusual. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2006 Tasing Provence and The Loire
The producers name is Chateau Rouet and it was a blend of 60% granache and 40% syrah and had a beautiful pink color and a wacky curvaceous bottle. The article stated that before 2003 the general rule with cab franc in the Loire was to pick when the grapes were quite green and press them to within and inch of their lives. MORE >> -
EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2006  Hooray For Vacqueyras!
was a bit pressed for time so I put the Gigondas down and grabbed a Vacqueyras. The bottle I purchased was a 2003 Domaine La Garrigue from the Vacqueyras A.O.C. The computer said one hundred percent granache but after tasting it there might some syrah and a little mouverde in there. also just realized that this is a 2003. MORE >>
- The Theory Begins.And Then Along Came A Tangent EAST VILLAGE WINE GEEK | MONDAY, JULY 30, 2007
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