One of my coworkers decided to reward me with a 2001 bottle of Gainey Merlot from the Santa Ynez Valley. I have yet to open the bottle as it is still sitting on my desk, but from what he has told me it is quite good. Jammy and fruity, but not too much as it [...]
Nestled against the Tyhrenian Sea is Tuscany, the wildly acclaimed province of Italy. Italy remains one of the worlds largest producers of wine and back in 2005, Italy produced 1/5th of the worlds entire production of wine. Today, Italy is the largest producer of wine in the world, and has more vineyards than [...]
Education is something we can never quite get enough of, and luckily there is an abundance of writing on the subject of wine and wine-culture. Although countless sites, tastings and seminars exist, one method of learning which I happen to enjoy the most is through reading. Amazon has a book on sale right [...]
While I was at work today one of my co-workers pointed out Gainey Vineyards. Apparently Gainey has some really high scoring wines at quite reasonable prices. I checked out some of the scores while perusing Wine Enthusiast magazine and boy howdy was he right. Apparently the 1996 Limited Selection Merlot from the [...]
Last night I posted about this ‘01 Belvedere Cabernet Sauvignon. It has held the night pretty well and still tastes fantastic. The nose still has quite a bit of fruit and the acidity levels are very low. The tannins are moderate and what really surprised me is how wonderful chocolate tasted along with the red.Ultimately [...]
Last night I decided to head down to the wine cellar and crack open a bottle of which I was not too familiar. Belvedere Winery as far as I can tell has no real presence on the internet, so finding information about older bottles can be tough. Either way, I didn’t have much [...]
I am a red drinker and I really enjoy a jammy zin, or a bold cab. More importantly, I like good wines at a bargain. One particular wine-producer which I really have come to enjoy is Rosenblum. Rosenblum is far more hit than miss. They have consistently produced highly rated bottles [...]
History
Decanters have an interesting history, and they have played a role in one fashion or another in the process of the serving wine. Ancient Rome was the place which pioneered the usage of glass as a material, and after the fall of the Roman Empire, glass production was hardly in existence, causing the majority [...]
My wife decided to cook a wonderful Chilean sea bass the other night, and the Rombauer 2006 Carneros Chardonnay I decided to pair with the meal went simply spectacular. Rombauer Vineyards’ tasting notes indicated:
“Rombauer Vineyards’ Carneros Chardonnay is rich and full-bodied with peach, apple, and mango aromas and flavors. The creamy texture of [...]