http://wine-reviewers.com Wine Reviews and recommendations for people who care about good wine. Tue, 13 May 2008 00:02:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Although this article is a bit old, March 11 if I recall, and from the associated press, it is quite impressive. His schnoz is not to be sniffed at. The nose of leading European winemaker and taster Ilja Gort has been insured for euro5 million ($8 million), Lloyd's of London said ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/05/12/french-wine-taster-insures-nose-for-8m/ Chateau La Vielle Cure is my first experience with Fronsac. One of the Bordeaux wines, Fronsac is a hilly region of France along the Dordogne and l'Isle rivers, west of Saint Émilion. Interestingly enough, if the appellation indicates "Appellation Canon-Fronsac Controlée", as opposed to "Appellation Fronsac Controlée", this means that ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/05/07/chateau-la-vieille-cure-fronsac-2003/ Argentinian wine is relatively new to my palette, but I must say this 2004 Callia Alta took me by surprise. It has a ruby color which is almost violet, and the nose is ripe with plums, cinnamon, and vanilla. The nose also has a surprising mineral hint of ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/04/09/callia-alta-2004-syrah-san-juan-argentina/ It has been a few days since my last post, but I am alive and so is this site :) The other night I enjoyed a wonderful Pinot Noir from Williams Selyem. This 2005 from Russian River Valley, from the Rochioli Riverblock Vineyard was quite a treat. The color ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/04/06/williams-selyem-2005-pinot-noir-russian-river-valley/ 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 ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/03/19/2001-gainey-merlot-santa-ynez-valley/ 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, ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/03/11/tuscany-italy/ 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 ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/03/07/windows-on-the-world-complete-wine-course-2008-edition/ 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 ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/03/06/gainey-merlot-riesling-and-chardonnay/ 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 ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/03/06/2001-belvedere-cabernet-sauvignon-part-2/ 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 ... http://wine-reviewers.com/2008/03/06/2001-belvedere-cabernet-sauvignon-healdsburg-ranches/