fabulous experience today tasting the wines of Sartori di Verona at SD26, a fine Italian restaurant in Manhattan, where these excellent wines were paired with five courses. What made the tasting lunch so special was the passion of owner Andrea Sartori, who came across as a very traditionally-minded Italian of the classic world.

We tried the 2009 the winery created for En Primeur, After the tasting, we enjoyed a 3-flight tasting of the 2006, 2003, and 2000 vintages in a presentation led by Sarah Jane Evans MW with wines procured by Sylvain Boivert, Director of the Conseil des Grands Crus Classes en 1855. They are replicated here. Chateau LaGrange.

The 1996 , 2001, 2003, 2005, were all fab with their own special character. could share all my tasting notes but it would not matter '' the 1998 was ready to drink, and while one could happily drink all the others now this is a wine that needs TIME to develop fully. News 1997 1998 2001 2003 2005 antonio gaia sperss tasting vinexo

Sure enough, Eric posted the wines served, complete with tasting notes. In fact, the Bush White House served the Peter Michael “Les Pavots” 2003 ( about $275 ) to none other than Queen Elizabeth when she visited in 2007. For the full menu (pdf) , click here. Appetizers: crostini. USA, Virginia, Central Region, Monticello.

The compliant states that Kurniawan had been living illegally in the US since 2003. Eric Asimov writes in the NYT about the arrest and recalls the go-go days, when Rudy Kurniawan apparently used his tasting ability to make him an arbiter on what on the table was fake and what was not. He ran up $11 million of debt in 2007 alone.

Verset's wines smell and taste right, like the essence of Syrah from that part of the world - Meaty, savory, funky, darkly fruited, olive-y, and vibrant with minerality and acidity. didn't care for the 2003, although I recognize that it is well made wine. Here are my actual tasting notes , for the masochistic among you.

And the berries looked delicious – I could not wait to see how they would taste! Gravity: The Taste Test. Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. One simply used personal taste as a guide. The Tasting.

Since 1997 she has taken responsibility for the family’s prestigious line-up of Grands Echezeaux, Echezeaux and Clos Vougeot, and the best of the Vosne 1er Crus (Malconsorts, Suchots Croix Rameau) from her winemaker father whom she joined after oenology school in 2003. Nicole Lamarche and her mother. Welcome!” By 2007.

It's allowed me to meet interesting people with broad tastes and vastly different backgrounds. Julien 2003. The world of wine has been good to me. Ray O., after over a year of following my blog, recently took a trip from his hometown in Austin Texas to the Big Apple. Thank you, Ray! The quintessential Leoville Poyferre? Score: 98.

exclaimed a fellow particpant at today's Master Class tasting of Catalunya wines led by Josep Roca, Co-Proprietor, Sommelier, and Wine Director of the (Catalunya based) Michelin 3-star restaurant El Celler. Lo Piot 2003 Cesca Vicent, D.O.Q. "20 wines!" The menu follows. November 8, 2011, 6:30 p.m. EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA IN NEW YORK.

And that’s what Dave Erickson, a site reader in North Carolina who blogs at the Wine Mule , has been doing and he sent in this question about them: We had a tasting of orange wines the other night , and the question came up: How do sommeliers deal with these wines, when they all seem to need anywhere from 4 to 24 hours to become presentable?

at tastings and dinners in Bordeaux and New York. in 2003 nonetheless. Today is the first day of Harvest at Brane-Cantenac. one of my favorite wineries in Bordeaux and I must say, I wish I was there! Above is a photograph taken earlier, and the grapes look perfect and ripe! In fact, it's actually impossible to find a treadmill or gym.

Absolutely delicious and memorable to me because of the incredible clarity with which it tasted of fresh juicy yellow plums. 2003 Willi Schaefer Graacher Himmelreich Riesling Spätlese , price unknown, Terry Theise Selections/Imported by Michael Skurnik Wines. I'd like to taste a version of this from a more "normal" vintage.

And today, many lucky people had the opportunity to taste these wines with food. Chateau Guiraud paired their 2003 with seared beef and red chile, while La Tour Blanche paired there wine with tea-smoked ducked. So what fun to attend the special VinExpo "Master Class" on pairing Sauternes with Chinese food. thankfully.

Following a tasting of Médoc and Sauternes Grand Cru Classé wines from the 2005 and 2008 vintages there was a “9-star” dinner created by a trio of three-star chefs: Alain PASSARD (L’Arpège, Paris), Anne-Sophie PIC (Maison Pic, Valence), and Yannick ALLENO (Le Meurice, Paris). Fabulous opening dinner at Haut-Brion last night for the press.

also tasted these wines at En Primeur, and agree with his notes. Former WS editor James Suckling also called the 2003 Pichon-Longueville the "Wine of the Year". So excited to read the June 30, 2011 issue of Wine Spectator and see that Mr. Molesworth has given some of my favorite wineries top points!

Of course, with Auction Napa Valley 2011 (# ANV11) beginning this coming June 2, 2011 -- and the e-auction already underway it was a great opportunity to taste some wine up for bidding while we are still in New York. Elizabeth Marston and Husband Jamie of Marston Family Winery at Park Avenue Spring.

While everyone else was enjoying the delicious wine at the Top of the List Tasting, I was attending three fabulous seminars with the luminaries in the wine world. Movia 2003 Goriška Brda Puro. thomas top of the list tasting wine & spirits magazineJoshua Greene with Movia owner/winemaker pointing. Santorini Beyond Greece.

During dinner, we tasted several vintages of Chateau Beycheville: the 2003, 1999, 1985, and 1978. Chateau Beycheville 2003 had a very deep garnet color with intense nose of black licorice and spice. This includes cutting-edge biological methods for the various treatments grape growing requires instead of chemicals.

Today the Wines of Santorini hosted a fabulous seminar, with the tasting guided by Dr. Yiannis Paraskevopoulos o of GAIA wines, one of Greece’s top oenologistss. The focus of the tasting was the 2010 harvest, projected to be one of the best of the last decade. Wines from Santorini. The next flight of five wines were oaked.

This wine was part of a tasting at the Level ll Intermediate Certificate WSET class in Wine & Spirits this weekend at the International Wine Center. The sweet, creamy taste has hints of aromatic honey and tobacco, with impressive balance between sweetness and acidity 15% alcohol and retails for about $68.

It’s not every evening I get to taste ten white Burgundies with a decade or so of age. So I delighted to have the chance to taste through several bottles at a collector’s house recently to assess the risk and reward of white Burgundy. For one, they’re often expensive. What’s your assessment of the risk and reward of white Burgundy?

The seminar and tasting for New York journalists was held March 8 and included a larger representation of cool climate VQA Chardonnays featuring 54 wines from 31 Canadian wineries located in British Columbia and Ontario. Southbrook Vineyards Poetica 2003. Southbrook Vineyards Poetica 2003. Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2005.

Matthieu, the jovial, thirty-something son of Bernard who has been with the domaine since 2000, led us in a tasting of the more-or-less current releases and a few back vintages as well. One American in the tasting room said he had attended a dinner recently of every vintage of the last ten of Croix Boisee and the 2004 stole the show.

He took a break from tasting in Burgundy, where he is now, to respond. How important is blind tasting to wine evaluation? There is no question blind tasting is useful, especially for wines that are similar, or in competition settings. How many wines can you effectively taste in a day? His unedited replies follow below.

Most of it was replanted in 2003 and none of the grapes have been used in Salon vintages since then. Then we went upstairs to the tasting room. All together we tasted five vintages of Salon, including the 1999 which will be released in May of 2011. And they don't make it very often. Calm, cool, collected.

In December, I poured some ports at the end of a tasting and they were more popular than I had imagined. Last week I had the chance to taste through the lineup of Taylor’s tawny ports, from the 10-year-old to the 40-year-old. I don’t drink a lot of port. So he resolved to try a port in the summer. Port wine picks

The experiment first started in 2003. tasted the 2007 Clos du Papillon Savennieres and didn’t find it reduced but it was tight, presumably from youth. One day in the future, it would be fascinating to taste some of those ’03s bottled under different closures. His family has been making wine there since 1634.

By contrast, the 2003 vintage of the same wine is much more accessible, with toasty almost honeyed notes, and a much rounder texture. Wednesday, at a trade tasting in New York City, I tried six Aussie Rieslings from the 2010 vintage–yes, 2010, as in that year that just finished 28 days ago. Australian wine

If you've never heard of these wines or never tasted one, you are most certainly not alone. Tastes just like one too. This was the very first Coteaux Champenois Blanc I've ever tasted, I think I need more experience before saying much. I'd love to taste the '08 again in 5 or 10 years. My favorite wine of the tasting.

I am so excited to read on Christian Seely's blog (managing director of AXA's wine investments) that James Sucking called Pichon-Longueville 2003 his wine of the year. tasted the 2003 in a verticle at the Chateau and it was fabulous. Bordeaux News axa chateau longueville 2003 christian seely james suckling wine of the year

Jeanne-Marie De Champs helped orchestrate this fabulous tasting of top wine writers, critics, and other experts, including Master of Wine and journalist Clive Coastes. jeanne-marie at tasting. Tags: Burgundy News clive coates domaine lamarche hospices de beaune jeanne-marie de champs verticle tasting la grande rue clif coates.

talian wines paved the way for my wine education, but last night my friend Eric Guido provided a detour for me: A blind tasting of six Australian wines from the famed Barossa Valley. For another take on the wines we tasted see Eric's comments at The V.I.P This wine was my overall favorite by far, and the majority of tasters agreed.

From tastings at various trade shows, Portuguese wines often seemed to offer rich, concentrated flavor for a very reasonable price. The first wine we taste is a white wine made from the naturally acidic Arinto grape, with the aromatic Farnao Pires. The Riesling is delicious, very high in acidity with the signature taste of Petrol.

And the berries looked delicious – I could not wait to see how they would taste! Gravity: The Taste Test. Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. Visiting Pichon Longueville. That was my room). Perfect Berries.

The dinner was more informal compared with the panel discussions and tastings earlier, and was a perfect end to the day. Violet, ripe cherries, coffee, cocoa, mint with floral finish. Freshness is apparent and a fine, mellow character displayed with an overall balance. Intense perfumed aromas of dried fruits with honey and cocoa

Here are a few of my tasting notes: Masi Costasera Amarone Classico 2006 70% Corvina, 25% Rondinella, 5% Molinara, 2 years in oak, 4 months in bottle, deep violet colors, delicious cherry pie aromas, dark waves of chocolate and coffee. On October 25th at The New York Public Library The Instituto Grandi Marchi presented their “Premium Brands”.

And the berries looked delicious – I could not wait to see how they would taste! Gravity: The Taste Test. Christian Seely led a very interesting test, in which we tasted two groups of base wine: Group 1 was 2008 Merlot, and Group 2 was Cabernet Franc. One simply used personal taste as a guide. The Tasting.

Fresh and bright with fruit, and it really showed what to my taste is typical of Meunier - a round and fleshy, very broad character with something sweet and nutty like marzipan or cashew under the fruit. This one was probably a blend of wines from 2003, 2002, and 2001, and was aged on the lees for five years. loved this rosé.

Its characteristic taste is fresh and distinctive, with just a hint of almond. Getting time to clean out the old wine fridge. Shirley keeps doing her part by challenging me to come up with a pairing for some of her weird dinner experiments. 10 *Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from the PR folks representing the brand.

also got to barrel taste this semi-sweet rosé and was waiting for something a little different out of Shirley's kitchen to give it a try. I love it when Shirley decides to experiment in the kitchen. It either means we end up going out to dinner or I am in for a special treat. Stoney Lonsesome Estates 2008 Reserve.

did stop at one and tasted their 2007 Meritage. say that because my luck has never been too good when tasting at a market or street fair and buying what I thought was an OK wine at the time. The winery and tasting room is located on the East side of Cayuga Lake between Waterloo and Ithaca. King Ferry Winery was founded in 1984.

have already tasted two of the Octavin Home Wine Bar artisan white wines and did review the Sauvignon Blanc from that collection and was looking forward to trying the Zin, but not necessarily writing a review. I've been holding out on the wine reviews until everything gets back to normal after my surgery. Best of all is the price.

I've tasted Richebourg before, but never opened a bottle and drank it, watched the story unfold in the glass. 2000 was not as hot as 2003 but it was a very warm year. The other night, and for the first time in my life, I drank a bottle of Richebourg. He walked over with this bottle, as if he was going to open it.

have since tasted a Monthaven Chardonnay (California) and this past week the Silver Birch Sauvignon Blanc (New Zealand). Last March I posted a press release on a new collection of artisan wines in an innovative attractive new package. The Chardonnay was not impressive. Light and fruity with little oak was not what I expected from a CA Chard.

Les Caves Augé, the excellent Paris wine shop , has fun, free wine tastings that spill on to the sidewalk. The shop is crammed with so many fine and fun wines that they mainly have to do these free tastings outside of the winter months, so the broad pavements of Boulevard Hausmann are at their most hospitable. By Timothy Eustis.

With May and New York Riesling month coming to close soon, it is safe to say that I tasted more Riesling this month than any one year in my life. This turned out to be a little difficult for me to compare a dry I tasted this week to a semi-dry that I tasted six to eight months ago. Both were opened with a BBQ chicken dinner.

The first wine, a 2003 Chateau Barthe , was corked. Each and every bottle they brought out -- they should have tasted these bottles before they brought them to the table. Last night I attended two wine events in NYC that left my head spinning. The wines are, of course, first rate. The 2002 was simply perfect. And not just one bottle.

Guests are treated to a tasting of fine wines and the spectacular view that the tasting room provides. This past Monday evening was a first for me on-line. Because of my work schedule and Shirley's extra long 'honey-do' list I never have the chance to do a tweet up on Twitter or follow a wine party on Facebook.

This past week-end, my pal Mark and I were able to taste two Rieslings from the Brotherhood Winery located in Washingtonville (Hudson Valley) NY on the Shawangunk Wine Trail. The two wines we tasted were the 2008 Riesling and the 2008 'dry' Riesling. Doing so seemed almost impossible. Enough history.

The past few months I have been tasting, or should I say consuming, some really fantastic California wines from many different AVA's. Recently, the wife and I have been discussing a possible trip to California next year. few of the issues are for how long and where. Most notably, Zinfandel and Petite Sirah. Suggested retail is $15. must buy!

Much more jammy than the Paso Robles Zins I recently tasted and more like those Zins I had difficulty handling years ago. purchased locally for $18 and enjoyed what tasted like a much more expensive Zin. I'm leaving Chile(till later) and heading over to California to try a few more Zin's. Deep dark fruit aromas with some cherry.

How far would you drive to taste some vintage port? That’s most often a rhetorical question but I actually confronted it head on last week as a rare vertical tasting including some legendary wines came on the agenda in Montreal. The real highlight of the tasting for me was the last three ports, all superb, A+ wines.

was happy to have the chance to check in with Syrah by organizing a small tasting at a private residence last week. The Carlei , Heathcote Shiraz, Green Vineyards 2003 from Victoria opened our tasting. It was an elegant treat to top off this fun tasting. alcohol. The $16 price tag helped too. Then we tried the J.

Clos des Camuzeilles Fitou la Grangette 2003 Pick a dandelion puff And blow Seeds disperse Like plush fruit on the palate Minerals tickle the nose And leave me dry Colombaia Rosso Toscano IGT 2007 [.]. Red and black Fruit in a clay vessel Underground Acidity like Moonlight beaming Mas Foulaquier Pic Saint Loup les Tonnillieres  2007.

This is the third of the Carmenere wines I tasted this month. As I stated in my previous two articles, Carmenere is one of the wines I've pushed aside in the past, but have placed on a list to re-examine in 2010. The first two left me with mixed feelings about the wine. did enjoy this with some Muenster and Dubliner cheese. It'll be fun!!!

We tasted the 2007 first wine - the vintage was said to have been challenging. After our warm welcome we were ushed upstairs to the Indian-influenced tasting room, where we found it arranged for a formal tasting of their En Primeur 2009 vintage. Gorgeous sunny weather is this beautiful city is always a treat.

Tasted alongside other wines of the vintage, it clearly stands head and shoulders above the rest. Unfortunately, my palate was slightly cracked that day, so I tasted the wines only briefly. We also tasted Maggie's cult central coast syrah, Lillian. In short, Maggie's pinot noirs from Willamette Valley are not of this world.

It's been a few years since I tasted Carmenere. If I remember right, it was a take it or leave it, nothing special, too many other fine wines, don't shop for wine. My last review confirmed that feeling, but in a very serious attempt to expand a lazy palate I purchased a few different labels to compare. The first was disappointing.

Previously, she had produced and hosted the television show A Taste of Luxury (1995 – 2003) in which she interviewed the late Robert Mondavi and Julia Child, Daniel Boulud, Adam Tihany, Charlie Palmer, Todd English, and similar guests from 1995 to the present. People love stories," D'Vari says.

But Marta, an oatmeal colored girl,thin with large orbular eyes, blue and serious took us to taste the wines. She does quite a bit of cash cow wines, didn't taste them, so I can't comment, and then the Lagar de Pintos. Marta had been making wine, like Todd, since 2003. She also cools the grapes down quite a bit to 3 degree c.

Think my taste buds are back. No matter what was tried I was getting a very musty taste. I've been having a few problems with red wines since finishing some prescribed meds a few weeks ago. opened a few old reliables thinking there must have been some bad bottles in the rack, but they turned out to be the same. Bogle Winery 2007.

Tasted along side the 2005 Nickel and Nickel Regusci Vineyard Block 4 Cabernet Sauvignon (a very tasty wine at this young age, with some jammy notes and very mellow tannin, making it immediately approachable) the Monte Bello was less concentrated and forthcoming. deep plum color, with a certain vibrancy, like polished wax. I would disagree.

There is some duplication with Evan Dawson’s travel post from yesterday but there is also much new, including John’s tasting notes from Mayacamas Cabernet 2003, 1991, 1985, 1974, & 1968. 2003 Mayacamas Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon (about $65; find this wine ). 2015-2050. superb vintage for Mayacamas. 2017-2050.

The tasting room is located in an 1850s farmhouse and the wine is the Cline Cellars Cashmere 2008. One of the great things about social networking is that you often get in contact with friends and classmates from a time when all was great, life was fun and we were all going to live forever. This disease is not reserved for just women.

As an exuberant young student I had been eager to taste the regions I studied, yet the upper-market wines from Piedmont seemed totally out of reach. Tasting Barolo. At a recent tasting of very young Barolos, I identified wines I liked yet have at least a decade to evolve but they are named below. The Grape. The Region.

In the mouth, the taste was more mature than I thought it should be at it's young age, soft and mellow with a hint of chocolate. Sometimes when you least expect it, you open what may becomes your new favorite bottle of wine. Tonight I opened one of my remaining bottles of Finger Lakes wine purchased at my last tour in December. Alcohol: 13.0%

It was the richest and bloodiest of sirloin steaks, served with buttermilk and rosemary mashed potatoes (2000 Grace Family Vineyards Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and 2003 Vincent Paris Cornas). Tags: Cookin' with Brooklynguy Tastings Fugedaboudit The other night I invited a bunch of friends over for a wine-potluck.

To do so, I will have to taste, I mean drink, more wines that I never tried or wines I just never liked. That was not until I tasted and reviewed a Paso Robles Zin from Agent for Change. More intense than the last Zin I tasted and liked, but still not as bold or peppery as most I've had. It just never happened. Alcohol 14.5%

Almost all that I had ever tasted were the Shiraz from Australia. While visiting Damiani Wine Cellars on Seneca Lake this past spring I tasted an excellent Syrah and I was sold. Then again maybe I just have to taste a few more and that's not a bad thing now, is it? From that day on I was a fan.

Just too many varieties of grapes yet to be tasted for a first time. This has been one fantastic year of enlightenment for me when it comes to all things wine. Believe I may do a year end article on the subject. If I do, I will have to include the German grape, Dornfelder as one of the highlights.

** Disclaimer: I received these wines from Martellotto Wine s One of the benefits of writing a wine blog is the occasional UPS delivery of wine to taste and review on the blog. don't know why I have a problem with Zin's, but for some reason I never did get into the very full body, high alcohol and very peppery taste I always got, until now.

More tasting notes from the Snooth California Cabernet Sauvignon Blind Tasting earlier this month. Lot 143 is one of the first acquisitions of Sam Spencer, (our new wine maker) after originally bringing us Lots 1 and 2 back in 2003. Made from 90% Cabernet, 6% Tempranillo, 4% Syrah.

You feel and taste all of these aromas on the palate and the finish is dry and very long. Sometime near the end of the year, I would like to post all that I have learned and the wines that I have come to enjoy over the past two years. Tonight, Shirley baked trout with Cajun spices, cole slaw, corn and Cajun fries.

Jenny & François import these wines for the east coast, and they organized a tasting in a small and very comfortable setting that actually encouraged conversation, instead of merely offering a glass and a spit bucket. And converse we did - I spoke with Emmanuel for about an hour while tasting, and I learned a great deal about his wines.

The pinnacle of the wine summit will be a premium tasting with Parker (who will be meeting King Juan Carlos during his trip, Parker’s first to Spain since 1972 ). Limited to 450 attendees, the VIP tasting costs 217€ but can only bought in conjunction with the 783€ conference ticket. Sound like the start of a bad joke?

remembered commenting on an older post that this was may be the best Sauvignon Blanc I tasted outside of my favorites from New Zealand. I think it gets a little scary when you choose a not so good wine for three consecutive nights. That happened this week. But, halllelujah, tonight was a bit more successful. But, there are many differences.

Tasting through her recent vintages here- particularly in a vineyard such the premier cru of Clavoillon (which used to be a bid of an underperformer in the Leflaive stable)- it is pretty hard not to agree with her wholeheartedly in the greater signature of terroir in the Leflaive wines today. Natural wines are growing in popularity.

Aroma's were more floral like roses or hyacinths with a bit of peach and the taste was a little more fruity and dry. Every Friday and Saturday after work, a few friends and I visit our favorite lounge for some great food off the bar menu and to down a few glasses(maybe more than a few) of wine. Finally, he has listened to his dad. Great Buy!

My first taste of Gewurztraminer was from White Springs and I'm sure of picking up more whites at the December " Deck the Halls " weekend. Alright, here's my dilemma or at least one of them. Tonight Shirley and daughter Pam are making 'halupkies' for dinner. The dilemma, I have no clue as to what wine to open. That only added to the dilemma.

He had just returned from a trip to Italy with his family and was trying to find this wine he had tasted one night. We also retasted a bottle of 2003 Lupicaia the estate's premiere wine, which hails from the finest microclimate of the massive estate: a vineyard of 12.5 Tags: 2000 Italy 3 stars 2003 Tuscany

It seems that many times I taste a new wine and just have to add it to a long growing list of favorites. When first tasting this wine, it was, in today's vernacular, 'OMG.' There comes a time when you believe that a certain wine just can't get any better. hope I never get to that point in my lifetime. Such is the case today! It has!

Finish was not long, but dry with soft berry like taste. I 'm currently making room in my wine cooler for a recent large quantity buy, so I pulled out a Cantina Zaccagnini Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2005 Riserva for a pizza dinner tonight. Turned out to be a good move. Winemaker's notes: Intense violet robe. Aromas of plums and ripe blackberry.

This is the 3rd Brunello di Montalcino vintage I've tasted from ??Castiglion Castiglion del Bosco who produce this red wine, aged in oak for 2 years, then in bottle for another 2. ??It is a traditional 100% Sangiovese from Tuscany. Exquisitely balanced with ripe fruit and soft tannins, and silky on the tongue flowing to a long finish

My wife Shirley and a best family friend Donna set out to taste some great wines, enjoy some great scenery, have a delicious diner and spend a little cash in one of the most beautiful regions of New York. What was better, the scenery, the food, the wine, the tasting rooms or the company. The best whites tasted today were at Billsboro.

Winemaker Tasting notes from the 2005 vintage Côtes du Rhône-style, this Syrah is a blend from the Mandeville Island Vineyard and two proven Northern Lodi area vineyards– Kirschenmann and Knoll Vineyards in the Victor and Lockeford areas, respectively.Fermented and aged in a combination of oak barrels; French, American and European, for 18 months.

Now, let me say something about my taste buds. OK, today I sinned again, at least according to some. took my list of New York medal winners to another local wine shop. Unfortunately, I found only one, besides another Anthony Road Vinyards 2008 semi-dry Riesling which I already have in the cooler. I Don't Like Sugar." really enjoyed this wine.

Before now I have never tasted Gewurztraminer. Well it's time to try a new wine, at least new to me. Please, no comments on that issue. It took me over 30 years to appreciate any white wine, and now that I do, I am trying them all. The first was OK and will be nice at a evening get-together, but not one I would bring to the party. Great Buy!

Our wine taste profiles are about 180 deg. Tasting notes: Colour: A bright crimson red colour moving towards plum, with distinct pinkish edges. Looking for great buys in wine? Just look to Australia. Don't know what's going on Down Under but right now some of the best buys for wine are Australian. Mine is almost a dark plum purple.

The taste was fruity with just a tad too much black pepper. haven't tasted that many Oregon Pinot's and what I have had were a bit pricey, but great wines. Sometimes you just get lucky when searching out a wine. He did. He actually had one. It was a Pinot Noir. Pricey, but good. Very comparable to French Burgundy in my opinion.

BrooklynLady thought this was a Burgundy wine when she first smelled and tasted. The current vintage is the 2003, and I think that another year plus of bottle age has been great for the 2002. What do you think of when you think of López de Heredia, the great master of Rioja? But try it I did about 6 months ago, and I feel like a dope.

Years ago I struggled to find one to like, now I am finding it difficult to taste one I don't like. And then, there comes along one that is over and above any I have tasted before. was given the '07 on a recent visit to the Damiani tasting room. It seems every winery in the Finger Lakes has a Meritage.

On our recent wine tour through the Finger Lakes , I begrudgingly tasted a dry Cabernet Franc Rose' from Heron Hill Winery. Until that first taste settled on the palate, my belief was that all Rose' wine was sweet and I am not a big fan of sweet wines. Yes Lenn, I was nuts. The resulting juice once pressed was the perfect hue of pink.

I'm discovering a taste for the Syrahs of the northern Rhône, but I haven't had a Châteauneuf du Pape that I really like, never mind a Gigondas, or Vacqueyras. Anyway, my generous friend Tista gave me the gift of a bottle of 2003 Château Rayas last time I saw him, and I figured that it would be nice with our cheese course.

What does a 62 point wine taste like? couple of more emails with Senor Viu established that Miller had tasted the wines at an event in Santiago organized by the Wines of Chile ( see photos and a description of the tasting). Not that I follow scores for wine very much, but a 62 pointer? Man, that had to suck. accepted.

Tasting Notes: This wine displays lifted tropical fruits with notes of lantana and capsicum. I really enjoy shopping for wine and finding one that I never tried and end up putting it on my list of must have wines. Today, I stopped in to buy a Sauvignon Blanc for the evening. Today, I chose a good one. Babich Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2008.

But here are some picks from their terrific tasting. Anyway, they do a completely charming Bourgone Grand Ordinaire (gamay) and a kick ass cremant and a 2003 hautes cotes de beaune very worth drinking. One of these days, I'll take a good note. Derain: in St. Aubin, I visited Domique with Jenny & F in the winter.

Tasting Notes (not mine) - Bright, pale straw-yellow. Ok, the wife is cooking pork chops tonight, so I decide to put a favorite Pouilly Fuisse Chard in the fridge because I have no Sauvignon Blanc. She tells me that there is an opened bottle of white wine in the fridge for over two weeks and I should finish that one first. Over two weeks!!!

Quotage from Simon Staples, aka BigSiTheWineGuy and a buyer at Berry Bros and Rudd in London: “He [Parker] went crazy about 2003 (all on his own) He missed 2005 (everyone else loved it) He’s now potty about 08(a few very nice wines)Plot?Lost?&#. ht: Tasting Room ]. Tags: Bordeaux tasting sized pours Lost?&#. But vines?

also think I learned something about tasting wines and to not be too quick to judge. A few weeks ago, I reviewed a Fingerlakes red table wine from Damiani Wine Cellars of Hector, NY. was totally surprised that I found a NY red I really enjoyed. The 2006 Damiani Pinot Noir as solidified that belief. Here's what I mean by that.