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 2008 + Dry Creek
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | WHY WINE BLOG JULY 28, 2010 Boho Vineyards Old Vine Zinfandel 2008 3L Combining cool fermentation and American oak barrel aging techniques creates a versatile wine that delivers plum jam flavors, with spice and dry herb notes from the American oak, and food-friendly alcohol levels that deliver a firm but not over-powering finish. At present, my Cardiologist has OK'd 3-4 oz. Best of all is the price. | WHY WINE BLOG AUGUST 13, 2010 Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore 2008 would have pulled out a nice Gewurztraminer if I had one, but settled for a Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore DOC 2008. 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. Here the grapes for Frascati are grown. | | | | | | | | |
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WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010  Red Tail Ridge semi-dry Riesling 2008
The 2008 Red Tail Ridge semi- dry Riesling was suggested by my sister-in-law. Just finished watching the movie "Avatar" while sipping on my first Riesling of the summer. Finger Lakes Riesling of course. This month is Riesling month in New York and this will be the first of many I'll enjoy over the next 30 days. Sound good? MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2010  Stoney Lonesome Estates, Reserve White Merlot 2008
at first opened a dry Riesling, but was astonished to find it loaded with acid and lacking any of the fruit or floral I was looking for to pair with the chicken. Stoney Lonsesome Estates 2008 Reserve. Since the dry Riesling turned me off, I figured the time and pairing was right for a sweeter wine. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 9, 2010 Brotherhood Dry Riesling 2008
The two wines we tasted were the 2008 Riesling and the 2008 ' dry' Riesling. This time, though, I paired with the ' dry' Riesling. Winemaker's notes: Crisp, dry and racy, with grapefruit and pear scents, this Riesling-for-food shows the ripe fruit flavors and slightly mineral qualities of its fine European relatives. MORE >> -
WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010 Chateau Lafayette Reneau dry and semidry Riesling 2008
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. This week I decided to open a dry and semi- dry from the same winery to compare and I chose one of the nicest Rieslings so far; Chateau Lafayette Reneau 2008. Why, I'm not sure. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 2010  Tasting Notes week of 12/24/10
Wilson Zinfandel 2008 Dry Creek. Blackstone Sonoma Reserve Pinot Noir 2009. With its velvet texture, nose of well sorted fresh grapes, and fresh flavors, this is a well balanced New World Pinot that can match many foods, especially salmon, pork, rare duck. Mazzocco Sonoma Petite Syrah Aguilera 2007. Macari Sauvignon Blanc 2009. MORE >>
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- Treleaven Wines Meritage 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
- Conconnan Conservancy Peite Sirah 2007 WHY WINE BLOG | THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010
- Notable New Zins From Ridge SLAKED | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011
- Long Point Winery semi-dry Riesling 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2010
- Zugibe semi-dry Riesling 2008 WHY WINE BLOG | SUNDAY, MAY 16, 2010
- 2005 Ridge Vineyards Syrah Lytton West SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2008
- NorCal day 2: Sonoma WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
- Red Wine Blind Tasting VIGNA UVA VINO | MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2008
- 2005 Dashe Louvau Vineyard Zinfandel Old Vines Dry Creek Valley * SLAKED | SUNDAY, MARCH 2, 2008
- 2005 Nickel & Nickel “Bonfire Vineyard� Dry Creek Vineyard Zinfandel * SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 2008
- 2006 Ridge Vineyards Zinfandel East Bench ** SLAKED | THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2008
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