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 Critic + Syrah
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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | | | DR. VINO MARCH 26, 2009 Randall Grahm - the way back is the way forward - part II But his biggest experiment is with his 2008 wine called Le Cigare Volant, a blend of Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah. Dry-farming is really critical if you want to make a wine that expresses a sense of place. Randall Grahm is one of America’s most fascinating winemakers and winery owners. But Grahm has had a change of heart. | | | | | |
| | | | DR. VINO OCTOBER 6, 2009 Natural wines, premox, chenin blanc, 07 Port and Rhone – John Gilman But I do not want folks to misconstrue these comments about vintage hype in the Rhône as my taking pot shots at other wine critics, as this is not the case. John Gilman, author of the newsletter The View from the Cellar , joins us again for a Q&A. asked him six questions; he replied with over 10,000 words! think not. am not hopeful. | WHY WINE BLOG OCTOBER 17, 2010 Regional Wine Week 2010 finished Regional Wine Week with one of my favorites, an Atwater Estate Vineyard Syrah. Syrah is one grape I would like to see more of in the Finger Lakes. Regional Wine Week was the brain child of Dave McIntyre , wine critic for the Washington Post and Jeff Siegel, the Wine Curmudgeon blog writer. | | | | | | | |
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ALICE FEIRING | TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2008 Alice Feiring - In Vino Veritas
Shes against what she calls Big Wineviticulture as business and technologyand blames the shrinking appreciation for hand-vinified, long-aged Old World wines (like the Barolo that eventually led to her career) on, among other things, the UCDavis School of Enology and Viticulture and the wine writings of critic Robert M. Heres the thing. MORE >> -
A WINE STORY | MONDAY, MAY 10, 2010  Sud de France Top-Scoring Wines at Maison de la Region Languedoc-Roussillon
Today the trade had the tchance to discover and taste over 70 wines that were awarded top scores by esteemed critics so look for them in your wine shop or favorite restaurant soon. Arnaud Moynier. Recently, the intersection of 53rd and 5th has become a regular stop. Of course, the salmon color gave away the majority of Cinsault. MORE >> -
SLAKED | TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 2010  Antica Terra, Botanica, and Lillian
But here I find that some of the romance -- the complexity and turbulence that marks unrequited love -- has been sacrificed for what is sure to be a wine to be taken seriously by critics and journalists. We also tasted Maggie's cult central coast syrah, Lillian. In 2007, in which it rained 9.5 The 2007 * is crazygood. spice?) MORE >> -
SLAKED | WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 2009  2008 Monte Bello Futures Tasting
The 2007 Lytton Estate Syrah/Grenache ** is also tight, almost light, almost too searing, with blue fruits and tons of tannin. Eric Baugher said Ridge may be phasing out its syrah and grenache programs from the Lytton Estate. True: they may never develop the sweet, blueberry and vanilla notes which trade critics laud. MORE >> -
SLAKED | MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2009 What's In a 95 Point Wine?
Cynics and critics may take issue with a lack of secondary aromatics in these wines, but I'd challenge them to cellar the wines for a decade and then get back to me. Pax Cellars Syrah Vine Hill Vineyard 2004 * was dark purple, nearly opaque. 100% syrah from 80% new French Oak (15.55% alc/vol and a 3.85 In a word: blueberry. MORE >>
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- NorCal day 2: Sonoma WINE TASTING GUY | MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
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- WBW #33 - Mid-Priced Midi Wines BROOKLYN GUY LOVES WINE | WEDNESDAY, MAY 16, 2007
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