Our other wine, perhaps the more interesting of the two, is "Dark Garden" -- our 2009 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, sourced primarily from Atlas Peak, with eighteen months in 80+% new oak, 6% Petit Verdot, 14.9% Crosby Roamann USA 2009 napa 2010Criticism sucks. fucking hate it. Truly. Doing the art is the part I love. ditto. MORE >>

found the 2009 vintage fabulous. Tasting Notes at Drouhin. Fabulous tasting at A Voce today of wines from Drouhin. and spent a lot of time comparing the different villages. found it interesting to compare the Gevrey-Chambertin to other villages. Favorites of the day included the Meursault, Gevrey, and Clos de Vougeot. More later! MORE >>

¡Caramba! That's Wow! in Spanish. This inexpensive white wine from the Cafayette apellation in the North West Region of Argentina is in the $9-10 range. no malo, verdad? It's made with 100% Torrontés grapes and is so fragrant and snappy that the first whiff just put a big smile on my face. then finishes like a bright sunny May afternoon. MORE >>

For my final entry this year, I’ve scripted Stories (Part One)–a bit of a narrative with lines culled from this year’s posts– Cheers! ** I called him upon returning from Colombia on a blustering Thursday night blown away by high pitched reverberations that no amount of Coltrane could drown out. MORE >>

Two of the best resources for Spanish and Portuguese wines are Ryan and Gabriella Opaz. When researching these great wines I read their blog Catavino. The grapes used in making Fâmega are Avesso, Azal and Pedernã (known as Arinto in the Bucelas Region). These are all native to the Vinho Verde region of Portugal. white wine Vinho Verde Portuguese MORE >>