1998 Chimney Rock Dionysus Cabernet Sauvignon This is the time of year we go through the old wine celler and bring out some of the good stuff. I have been hording a few bottles of Chimney Rock Dionysus and decided to open one. This is one of the last wines produced by winemaker Doug Fletcher [...]
Some people just can’t give up their California cabs. Mike Steinberger of Slate Magazine is one of them. Glorious American Cabernets Posted Friday, Nov. 20, 2009 Cabernet sauvignon—and particularly the cabernet produced in California’s Napa Valley—is the signature American wine. When a Napa cab, the 1973 Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, beat out some leading French [...]
Columbia Crest tops Wine Spectator’s Top 100 By Alex Saliby – Redmond Wine Examiner The newest list of the top 100 wines from Wine Spectator magazine is available in the newest issue, but for those of you who are Washington wine fans and don’t subscribe to the magazine, here’s a sneak peak at the winners [...]
Football and Cabernet Joe and Jennifer Montana live with their four children in the wine country of Calistoga, CA. Shortly after Joe’s retirement from the 49ers, the Montanas began growing wine grapes. Jennifer got Joe interested in wine when she introduced him to a Robert Mondavi 1979 reserve cabernet, and he’s been hooked ever since. [...]
2007 Come Fly With Me Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon The inaugural release of the 2007 Sinatra Family Estates Cabernet Sauvignon is a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon (90%), Cabernet Franc (7%) and Petit Verdot (3%). The estate is a 5 acre vineyard, just south of Calistoga in the northern crest of Napa Valley. Each vintage of [...]
Cult Cabernets California Cult wines are rare wines produced by small wineries, almost always from Napa Valley and almost always cabernets. These limited production wines are generally very expensive and have long waiting lists. During the dot-com hay days, some of the wines sold in excess of $2,000 per bottle. Wineries in the club include [...]
Filet Mignon & Cabernet Sauvignon If you haven’t decided where to take dad for Father’s Day, why not consider the backyard? What could be better than a perfectly grilled filet mignon with a glass of his favorite cabernet sauvignon? Add roasted potatoes and grilled asparagus and you have a meal fit for a king. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa [...]
Merryvale Starmont Cabernet 2005 A family-owned winery that has been turning out exceptional wines for 25 years. In 2006 they opened their new Starmont Winery – a state-of-the-art “green” facility. This may be the company’s third tier label, but the finished product is first class. A blend of Merlot, Petit Verdot and Cabernet Franc marry [...]
What Affects The Enjoyment of Wine? Music? Location? Smell? Think about some of the best wine tasting experiences you’ve had – from sipping wine outdoors on a spring day to relaxing over a glass of Cabernet by a winter’s fire. Maybe soft music was playing in the background and the smell of a wine-braised short [...]
