Think my taste buds are back. No matter what was tried I was getting a very musty taste. Bogle Winery 2007. I've been having a few problems with red wines since finishing some prescribed meds a few weeks ago. BTW, they are Zinfandel, Syrah, Pitite Sirah and Carmenere. The aroma was not what I expected of this dark garnet wine. MORE >>

have my favorite Finger Lakes wineries and my favorite Finger Lakes wines. 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.' Cabernet Franc is not supposed to be this good. Such is the case today! MORE >>

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. Tasting this wine takes me back to the excitement I had tasting the newly released 1986 Bordeaux. 2015-2050. 2017-2050. MORE >>

This is the only possible word that can describe the Waterkloof winery in Cape Town, an area which is leading the competition for the world’s most tourist-friendly, destination-specific wine region in the world. The philosophy of the winery is simple – let the grapes make the wine. Few wineries could afford this luxury. News S. MORE >>

Valerie is passionate about her winery (which produces a half million bottles a year), because of the quality of the wine, both in terms of the terroir and the attention that goes into its production. During the excellent dinner, prepared by her talented chef Fatima, we enjoy tastes of her other wines. Well, this is that scene. MORE >>