Tasting Shiraz Merlot - New York Wine

WHY WINE BLOG AUGUST 9, 2010 Stoney Lonesome Estates, Reserve White Merlot 2008 Our visit to the winery just happened to be the same day that the white Merlot was being bottled. Stoney Lonsesome Estates 2008 Reserve. MORE >>	WHY WINE BLOG JANUARY 21, 2010 Why Wine: Atwater Estate Vineyards Cabernet-Merlot 2007 An Atwater Estate Vineyards , Cabernet-Merlot 2007. blend of 53% Cabernet Sauvignon and 47% Merlot. Can't do much better than that. MORE >>	RECENT POSTS SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 \| A WINE STORY Adam Richardson & The Wines of CupCake Vineyards … JUNE 8, 2011 \| A WINE STORY Henry’s Drive: The Postman Rings Twice APRIL 18, 2011 \| A WINE STORY Wine Australia: Classic Blends and Alternative Varieties MARCH 25, 2011 \| VIGNA UVA VINO Suhru Red 2007 Long Island JANUARY 14, 2011 \| A WINE STORY Lunch with Inniskillin Bruce Nicholson AUGUST 13, 2010 \| WHY WINE BLOG Fontana Candida Frascati Superiore 2008
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A WINE STORY JUNE 8, 2011 Henry’s Drive: The Postman Rings Twice Last night I had a fun meeting/tasting with Kim Longbottom, who with her husband bought property in the Australian region of Padthaway, part of the Limestone Coast in the southeast of South Australia. Joining myself and Kim is winemaker Renae Hirsch, who had been tasting with sommeliers earlier. like the Pillar Box Reserve Shiraz. MORE >>	A WINE STORY SEPTEMBER 13, 2011 Adam Richardson & The Wines of CupCake Vineyards … "So this Prosecco actually tastes like a cupcake!" a lunch participant exclaims, tasting the Cupcake Prosecco from Italy. MORE >>	A WINE STORY APRIL 18, 2011 Wine Australia: Classic Blends and Alternative Varieties have to say that after tasting these wines, I rushed to the office to break out my James Halliday "Wine Atlas of Australia!" Shiraz Blend. MORE >>	DR. VINO MARCH 23, 2010 Syrah: beyond the fruit bomb While Merlot’s fall from grace can be traced to one line in the movie Sideways , the fall of Syrah has been more difficult to track. alcohol. MORE >>
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A WINE STORY | FRIDAY, JANUARY 14, 2011
Lunch with Inniskillin Bruce Nicholson

In 1982, the Montague Vineyard, 50 acres adjacent to the Niagara District Airport, was acquired and produces Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Merlot, and Pinot Grigio. Now you know the Merlot went incredibly well with this dish! so I am in Canada to celebrate the Icewine festival. Inniskillin Winemaker Bruce Nicholson. MORE >>

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WHY WINE BLOG | MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009
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Almost all that I had ever tasted were the Shiraz from Australia. While visiting Damiani Wine Cellars on Seneca Lake this past spring I tasted an excellent Syrah and I was sold. found that the Syrah's produced here in the US were smoother and not as bold as the full bodied Shiraz I had become accustomed to. MORE >>

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Just too many varieties of grapes yet to be tasted for a first time. This has been one fantastic year of enlightenment for me when it comes to all things wine. Believe I may do a year end article on the subject. If I do, I will have to include the German grape, Dornfelder as one of the highlights. MORE >>

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DR. VINO | TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010
Chateau Palmer revives an old tradition

in the one I tasted last week. The wine is nothing like shiraz, cabernet, merlot blends of Australia, but it’s not really very Margaux either since it is fuller and richer and showing more of the syrah character now. I detail more of the shortcomings of the appellation process in my book, Wine Politics.) MORE >>

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Joeshico Wine Review: Agent For Change Zinfandel 2006

** Disclaimer: I received these wines from Martellotto Wine s One of the benefits of writing a wine blog is the occasional UPS delivery of wine to taste and review on the blog. The wine is 85% Cab/Sauv, 10% Merlot and 5% Syrah which gives it a nice fruity and peppery finish. Now Cabs I have no problem with. MORE >>

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