Viña Eguia Reserva Rioja 2007 A tempranillo reserve. Aged in in oak barrels for 24 months and another two years in the bottle. Ruby red color. Aromas of vanilla, red and black berries, with hints of leather and licorice. Flavors of cherry, plum and spice with hints of oak and vanilla. Medium bodied but well [...]
Albariño Now that the weather has warmed up, we’ve been able to eat our meals outdoors on the patio. The photo above isn’t my patio. It’s actually Al and Tipper Gore’s patio at their new home in Montecito, CA. If it were my patio, I would be sitting there right now. Our patio backs up [...]
2005 Celler de Capcanes “Mas Donis” Barrica Montsant Wine from old vines grapes grown on volcanic slopes in north eastern Spain. The life span of a grape vine is about 120 years, and the Granache and Syrah used in this wine come from vines that are over 80 years old and over 30 years old, [...]
Bodegas Juan Gil Monastrell 2007 A tasty red wine made from hand-harvested 100% Monastrell grapes. We call it Mourvedre. Purple in color. Dark fruit aromas with a hint of toasted oak and leather. Good balance of fruit and tannins make it easy to drink from the minute it’s poured. Because of the dark, thick skin [...]
