Recently I was invited to a fabulous artisanal Neopolitan pizza dinner at La Pizza Fresca in Manhattan featuring a treasure chest of top Barolo from the very best producers, all from the 2004, 2005, and 2006 vintage. The wines were of very different styles and all were enjoyable. I learned a lot about production! News Piedmont barolo

yet from the tasting notes below you can see it was worth it. Almost garnet color with very garnet, nearly transparent edges, on the nose sweet prince Edward cherry tobacco as in Bordeaux (could be a close call if blind tasting against a grand cru). Familia Deicas 1 st Cru Exception 2005 100% Tannat. Pueblo de Sol Viognier 2011.

Javiar did just that – and thus led the now-currant movement of small family wineries putting their efforts into perfecting the presentation and taste of the natural Tannat grape. Now Javiar is a man very much about “good taste.” Wine is good for your health, yet I think it should taste good. Here are some tasting notes.

am in Epernay at the Terroirs & Talents de Champagne tasting at the Au Restuarante Theatre.  During my WSET studies when we thought about champagne we really only learned about the chalk soil, yet during this week of tastings it was incredible to taste the vins clair from all the different soils. visit each producer in turn.

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

a guest exclaims, entering the ground floor reception area of the famous Clos de Vougeot and seeing handsomely uniformed waiters pouring tastes of the region's finest red and white wines. The clever thing is that ALL the wines are tasted blind. "This is absolutely fantastic!"

It’s the time of year when distributors and/or importers have annual (or semi-annual) portfolio tastings. Yesterday was the Polaner Selections tasting and I dropped by for a while in the second half. Over in the domestic wine area, Pax Mahle of Wind Gap and Duncan and Erin Meyers of Arnot Roberts made for some good tasting.

So, it was a very short tour, but a very enjoyable day and I got to taste some very nice wines from one of the youngest wineries in the Finger Lakes. had already tasted and reviewed their 2007 Cabernet Franc and found that to be one of the best Finger Lakes '07 Cab Francs from what was a very good FLX vintage. Entrance sign off W.

Or if it will elicit as much of a yawn from buyers has it does from the online commentariat–after all, 20 wines had received scores as possible 100 pointers based on barrel tastings. The problem is that 2009 is the greatest vintage I have ever tasted in Bordeaux. The top scores are mind-numbing. Is this serious?!?” Clinet.

We are here at this fun restaurant overlooking 57th street to taste some of Jean-Jacques new releases for the American market, and I am excited by the opportunity to ask a Uco Valley producer a variety of questions about the terroir of this Argentine region about an hour south of Mendoza, and taste his wines. Lagravière. Quite juicy!

After Granholm , the 2005 Supreme Court decision that found it unconstitutional to allow in-state wineries the right to ship to consumers while out-of-state wineries were prevented, New Jersey was one of the rare states that didn’t open up shipments, but instead closed down. Surely, the local wine, right?! 938 annual fee. sales.

And in 2005 when Erwan was 25, his father continued the tradition and put Erwan in charge (Erwan himself has no children, so his position is likely safe for 25+ years). So when Erwan took over in 2005, he was careful not to rock the boat. It’s no secret in Burgundy and beyond that Faiveley has been on a roll.

The equipment is so new and shiny you could see your reflection, and is visible from the tasting room and restaurant so it is very much part of the décor. Mr.Boutinot’s first vintage was from the 2005 harvest, reflecting improvements in soil surveys that determined the variety, rootstocks and the trellis systems to use. “Dazzling!”.

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.

I'd like to thank Kristen and her good friends for helping me taste this flight of wine picks for Thanksgiving. Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino di Montefalco 25 Anni 2005 DOCG Montefalco Italy Made with the best grapes of 100% Sagrantino, aged 2 years in French Oak Barrique and a minimum of 6 months in bottle. Great deal at $10. SRP $40.

said a woman next to me, savoring a sip of 1993 Arnaldo Caprai Sagrantino DOCG, the last wine to be tasted in a vertical that lasted nearly ninety minutes. Leading the tasting was vivacious Marco Caprai, who introduced each wine and discussed the vintages including 2007, 2005, 2001, 2000, 1998, 1997, 1995 and 1993.

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. 1780 Castell del Remei 2005, D.O. "20 wines!" The menu follows. November 8, 2011, 6:30 p.m. EL CELLER DE CAN ROCA IN NEW YORK.

Fabulous comparative tasting with Anthony Hanson with 2005 and 2009. Just compared Nicholas Rolin Beaune first Cru and Volnay Santenots cuvée Jehan de Massol More to come.

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?

Last night (Monday, October 24th, 2011) I attended a tasting at Christie's, the auction house, of some of the wines that will be offered -- you can see the list below. Wines at the Christie's Tasting. Beaune 1er Cru, Cuvée Nicolas Rolin 2005. Volnay-Santenots 1er Cru, Cuvée Jéhan de Massol 2005. Magical Journey". ROUGE.

Some of the wines tasted: Chateau Clerc-Milon: 1994, 2004, 2005, 2006. Chateau Pontet-Canet: 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006 and Les Hauts de Pontet 2005. Chateau Mouton Rothschild: 1995 and Petit-Mouton 2005. Pauillac is a small region, only about 5,000 people, and had very humble beginnings.

Today the Wine Media Guild had the rare and very special opportunity to taste test 'cork vs. screwcap' for the second time. Those of us lucky enough to be present in 2007 (myself included) tasted the 2002 vintage of various cru wines from Domaine LaRoche in both cork and screwcap. Jean-Claude Boisset Bourgogne Chardonnay 2005 Cork.

looked at what I have and decided on the 2005 Domaine des Croix Bourgogne , $25, Becky Wasserman Selections. perhaps he got excited about the 2005 fruit and threw everything he had at it. "I've learned enough to know how much there is that I don't know." This is an idea that I firmly believe in. Starkly different. Burgundy.I Or 2009.

where guests learned the history of Bodega DiamAndes and had the opportunity to taste some of their wines. Tonight we tasted several red and white wines, most aged in French oak barrels (on average, a third new) for twenty months. Do you recall the California gold rush from your fourth grade history class? The 130?hectare

Robert Parker tasted the wines with winemaker Helen Turley. At their tasting together, the Marcassin owners poured the ’06 for Parker alongside their ’06s. Consider these tasting notes. Consider some of the tidbits. Readers learn: * They are avid observers of golf. Robert Parker loved them! More than La Tache 2006!

Wine can have a savory taste, I've experienced it countless times. For example, Jura wines, some red and almost every white have a certain umami taste to me. Where does this umami taste in wine come from? It is glutamate that gives the savory or umami taste in food. definitely appreciate the science behind taste.

The lanky, California maker of pinot noir, chardonnay, and syrah told me at his Sonoma winery that he had his conversion in 2005, after returning from a trip to Burgundy and the Rhone. He tasted the pinot noirs and syrahs he had been making since starting his own label, Copain Wines , in 1999. Thus he decided to change his style.

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). Que about the Commanderie de Bordeaux.

would this same varietal by any other name taste as sweet? also liked the Dama de Toro Crianza 2005, again a bit of Garnacha, and 8 months in American oak. Ah, Tempranillo. In Toro, the tempranillo grape is called Tinto de Toro. We met on a very hot night in a very cool new hotel bar, Bar Basque. First, a bit of geography. At just $16.99

Chateau Pontent-Canet released their price for 2010 (about $140 a bottle at US stores) and it was up 39% over 2009 and 113% over 2005. Bordeaux tasting sized poursSIPPED: irony. He later shrugged off any personal responsibility in the rise. SIPPED: moxie. Jancis Robinson tweeted : “Dio mio – crazeee. duh [ decanter.com ].

Apparently the latest issue of Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate came out yesterday with Parker’s reviews for the 2010 barrel samples and in-bottle tastings of 2008s. But Parker has given the general comment that 2010 ranks as one of “the three greatest Bordeaux vintages I have tasted in my career&# alongside 2009 and 2005.

“[Simon] Staples has remortgaged his home three times in the last 10 years (in 2000, 2005 and 2009) to buy Bordeaux. tasting sized poursSIPPED and SPIT: journalists at sommelier competitions. Alan Richman participated in several events of the Best Sommelier in America contest. SIPPED: Royal Wedding champage. SPIT: corks.

Le Marche region of Italy was well represented by Monte Schiavo at a rustic tasting dinner at Il Buco Restaurant on Tuesday. The dinner was held in their amazing old wine cellar where a small group of wine lovers gathered at a long table to eat, drink and talk about wine ad infinitum. Now for the wines and foods that went with them.

Top wines included the 2005 Matarromera Riserva made from 100% Tempranillo from the finest plotsi n Ribera del Duero, aged for 18 months in French and American oak barrels (80% American, 20% French). Luis E. Garcia Sales Executive, and Sandra & Sandra. So is this a modern style. or traditional?" It is crisp and refreshing.

Very interesting tasting of Australian wines Susan Barros organized today for the first Wine Australia Tasting of 2011 -- Unusual Varietals and Classic Blends. have to say that after tasting these wines, I rushed to the office to break out my James Halliday "Wine Atlas of Australia!" How do the wines taste? Shiraz Blend.

Nicolas was determined that Esquisse should also reflect the character of the vintage, so in 2006 the residual sugar was 130 grams per litre, where as in 2005 it was a more opulent 160 grams per litre. Nicolas offered me a private tasting of the last several vintages of the great wine. Adele. Now let me set the seen. adele eloise.

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.

The other day I had the opportunity to taste wines representing all 7 of the Grand Cru climats of Chablis, something that I had never before done in one sitting. The Union des Grand Crus de Chablis put on a tasting at The Modern , and 13 producers were in attendance pouring their Grand Cru wines. They are more typical of Chablis."

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. Domaine Jacques Prieur, Corton-Charlemagne Grand Cru, 2005. For one, they’re often expensive.

This wine was part of a tasting at my Level ll Intermediate Certificate WSET class in Wine & Spirits this weekend at the International Wine Center

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. Burrowing Owl Estate Winery 2005. Closson Chase Vineyards Beamsville Bench 2005. Exultet Estates 2009.

Following my interview with Jean-Marie Fourrier, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to attend a Domaine Fourrier tasting that featured several wines from the 2008 and 2009 vintages. Equally instructive is tasting the same wines from 2008 and 2009. Not as perfect as 2005, but this is a vintage of big wines that should age well.

So it's not often when an energetic and passionate wine expert such as Filippo Bartolotta (editor of L’Espresso Guide to Italian wine) comes to Manhattan to meet with a tiny handful of the city's most notable journalists to lead a tutored tasting through Italy, including a food and wine pairing of many dishes (black truffles, anyone?).

In America, many celebrity chefs are discovering this increasingly popular wine as an adjunct to their tasting menus. Marenco "Pineto" Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG 2005, $20.00. "Braida" di Giacomo Bologna Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG 2005, $16.00. Gatti Piero Brachetto d'Acqui DOCG 2005, $9.99. Yet consider this.

But since 2005, in a move somewhat at odds with the region and age-worthy wines, he’s been putting the wines all under screw cap. tasted the 2007 Clos du Papillon Savennieres and didn’t find it reduced but it was tight, presumably from youth. His family has been making wine there since 1634. So is it the right call?

This week I attended a tasting at Enoteca Di Palo where Lou Di Palo and son Sam run a well stocked wine shop loaded with hand picked value driven Italian wines. Sam visits Italy quite often and has the opportunity to pick his favorites. There were 4 other wines represented and I will talk about them later.

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. I really liked the 2005 Contours and apparently the “Wigan&# was such a medal hog on the wine competition circuit Down Under that it was all but disinvited.

I’ve never tried the DuMOL Russian River Chard (about $50; find this wine ), but several tasting notes on CellarTracker describe it as big and oaky. The Quilceda Creek Cabernet 2005 from Washington State’s Columbia Valley is collectible and coveted. But what’s in the glass? Chardonnay and lobster? Check. Lemon Sorbet.

2005 De Lorimier Mosaic (USA, California, Sonoma County, Alexander Valley). tasted blind. Wine reviews 2005 2006 2007 mazzocco petite sirah pony reserve de lorimier cabernet sauvignon crazy creek vineyard 2006 de lorimier malbec de lorimier mosaiccolor: Opaque, purple, scintillating. finish med +. finish is med+.

The Merlot I loved -- and I thought that in a blind tasting, it could be easily confused with a high end Australian Shiraz as its flavors were ripe black currant, black berry, in that jammy yet dry Aussie style. Afterwards, we had an icewine tasting with Bruce Nicholson, who was responsible for the vintages during 2006 and afterwards.

It's interesting to see the way your own tastes change, to put yourself back in the mindset of making these decisions. 2005 Paul Pernot Beaune Clos du Dessus des Marconnets , $23, Fruit of the Vines Imports. The results have not been terribly impressive so far. Kind of like reading an old journal entry. Live and learn.

Although I also tasted some spectacular wines of Monte Bello , I was looking forward to the tasting of old zinfandels dating back to 1973, including multiple pairs of Geyserville and Lytton Springs–could a Zinfandel age gracefully, I wondered? But back to the tasting table. The lay of the land.

think about vintage now when I buy a special bottle of wine, but I think about them according to my own taste and experience. 2005, on the other hand - a vintage of the decade. Tags: Tastings McDuff Jeremy Parzen Italy Technical Stuff Levi Dalton had no idea, really, of what it was that I liked (and I'm still figuring it out).

BG: You'll taste these all in the next few weeks? I've made a career on tasting wines young and having a sense of whether they will age well, or be better young, but I have to check on them to follow their development. He opened a bottle of wine for us to share, the 2005 François Gaunoux Meursault 1er Cru La Goutte D'Or.

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.

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.

love the Vieille Vignes, but the last vintage that I've seen here is 2005 -that was two years ago. drank a lot of 2005 Grand Vignolle, didn't love the 2006, never saw the 2007, and liked the 2008 a year ago at a Dressner tasting. My favorite producer in Saumur-Champgny, outside of Clos Rougeard, is Domaine Filliatreau.

Yet we are not drinking the exquisite and expensive 2005 Chateau Brane-Cantenac , a well-respected second growth Bordeaux, but the delicious and very affordable “second wine&# of that esteemed house, Baron de Brane. So will we be able to taste this in the glass? “I love this wine!&# Introducing Optical Sorting. The Process.

few other journalists and I gathered together to taste her wines and hear her story at Dan Meyers new Maialino restaurant in Gramercy Park. The most interesting aspect of the tasting was experiencing the 2005 and 2009 Foja Tonda grape, an indigenous grape to Vallagarina in Italy’s Adige Valley. Incredible!

Greg Dal Piaz from Snooth organized a tasting last week to sample nine Bordeaux wines from the 2004, 2005 and 2006 vintages, and below are some of my tasting notes. 2005 Chateau Mazeris Canon Fronsac Raspberries, blue fruits, cooked fruits, wax cherry candy, $30. Chateau Dassault St.

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. The flesh of the wine tastes like marzipan here, and it shows remarkable grace and class for a big wine. 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. But even my friend is not that crazy, to open a 2005 La Tâche just like that, on a random Thursday night, and without a proper dinner. The other night, and for the first time in my life, I drank a bottle of Richebourg.

What I'm drinking now is 2005 Montefalco rosso from Arnaldo Caprai -- blind tasting it initially, I knew it was italian from its (to me) signature high acidity and soil that seemed somehow volcanic. The oak is well integrated into the wine, and it tastes fresh and juicy despite its 2005 year. montefalco.

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.

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.

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.

polled them after tasting, and to my amazement, only two people disliked the wine–chenin blanc with such low negatives, it could run for office! recently had the 2005 Les Genets bottling, which is aged for 18 months in vat. Chenin blanc is one of the world’s most underrated grapes. It can tack on decades effortlessly.

Actually, this story really begins in June of 2005 when BrooklynLady and I were in Crete on our honeymoon. But then a week or so ago my friend Adam wrote to me from a trip down south to tell me that he tasted something that he loved, something new to him. The wine tastes familiar and unusual at the same time. really like it."

A 2004 & 2005. Tags: wine tasting Burgundy Corton Pernand-Vergelesses I met with my Burgundy club this past week. With the warmer weather we moved on to whites and we tried 7 wines from the Corton & Pernand-Vergelesses regions. The wines [.].

We then enjoyed two wines from the 2005 vintage with my fish soup. 2005 is thought to be a great vintage because, as in most of France, conditions were essentially perfect. I'm not sure yet where I stand on 2005, as I've had some wines that are more about ripeness and grape character than they are about terroir. But close.

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.

Features four wines from 2005. April 22 at Crush Wine & Spirits : not a dinner but a free, “epic&# (their word) tasting of Gruner Veltliner from prodcuers including Nikolaihob, Prager, FX Pichler, Brundlmayer and more…(Unlike the others, o producers on hand for this event.) Wine reception starts at 6:30. 646) 237-8977.

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!

With that in mind, I convened the Brooklyn Blind Tasting Panel to take a closer look at inexpensive Provence red wines. Such a great group for this tasting - Rosemary drinks loads of minerally white wine and has a tough time with big red wines like this. During the tasting and then dinner, this wine was good but also a bit weird.

One of the 2009 wines that generated favorable comments at last week’s en primeur tastings in Bordeaux was Pontet-Canet in Pauillac. Over on Twitter, there was some confusion about the status of their Biodynamic certification. So I asked Alfred Tesseron who sent in a clarifying response that follows after the jump. Here are their.

Over the past month, critics and wine trade buyers have been on the ground in Bordeaux, tasting the 2009 vintage before they go on pre-sale (as “futures&# ) in the coming months. In it, she expresses how difficult it is to taste unfinished wines, calling them “raw, hard, closed, astringent and achingly tannic.&# Overall.

But I kid you not, the calendar has been so reliable that I'm starting to plan dinners and tastings around it. But when was the last time you drank (not tasted) 7 bottles of wine in an evening and every one of them was showed beautifully? I'm starting to believe in the influence of lunar cycles on wine. And there have been exceptions.

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.

This week at the Italian Culinary Center in New York City I had the pleasure of meeting Adolfo Folonari, co-CEO of Ruffino, who put together a tasting of his wines, and Cesare Casella, currently of Salumeria Rosi, who created the pairing menu. After the initial tasting, we moved on to the luncheon where there were four more wines to sample.

Winterfest in March, April’s Barrel-tastings, May’s Run For The Rosé’s ($1 from each bottle sold goes to Cancer research), and September Barrel Auction are just a handful of the events happening there. Jamesport Vineyards 2005 Melange de Trois Bordeaux blend of 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Merlot and 26% Cabernet Franc.

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!!!

But after tasting several dozen wines from vintages dating back to 1968, it’s clear to me that from vines grown on the fractured limestone, Ridge Monte Bello has been able to achieve this rare feat. group of ten tasters from the winery sits down to blind taste about five flights of six wines, which come from the individual vineyard plots.

But the 2005 Domaine William Fèvre Grand Cru Le Clos, those bottles were an expensive mistake. In a very ripe vintage like 2005, the character of the vintage can easily overshadow the expression of terroir. When I think that I could have five bottles of this instead of two of the 2005 Fèvre's, I feel like a dunce.

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.

Tom Maresca and Charles Scicilone of New York's Wine Media Guild have done the impossible -- they have put together a fantastic tasting of 2005 Barolos with Pietro Ratti, son of the late Renato Ratti and owner of the family winery in La Morra, to come to NY and speak to us. Pietro Ratti.

There was a 2005 Lauer Kern with a mature and mellow nose that initially showed some peach and floral elements, but after 15 minutes in the glass, had morphed into liquid slate. These are good people doing good things, and their wines taste great and are reasonably priced. If you can make it to one of these tastings, you really should.

Last night I only had about an hour to sample as many wines as I could at the Gambero Rosso Tasting Italian Wines of 2010, so I checked out the table listing and went directly to the ones that caught my eye. All of them were exceptional and I took very brief tasting notes of each. Herbal, tar, cherries, smoky.

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.

On Marketplace Morning Report this morning, a commentator said that consumers don’t even know what pinot noir tastes like. Does $9 pinot really taste like pinot noir? A French court found 12 executives guilty of selling the equivalent of 18 million bottles of cheaper wine as pinot noir. The accused made seven million euros ($9.5

Opening this 2005 Monte Bello with the affluent aromas of only Monte Bello mountain surfacing, the only thought I had was life seemed a little back to normal, at least somewhat, and if only for a moment. Let this 2005 Monte Bello develop in the decanter for a good three hours before trying it -- secondary notes will emerge.

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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. 2005 Barolo DOCG Einaudi.

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%