A Great Summer White On our recent trip to Napa, we made a point to stop by the Robert Sinskey tasting room. Here they do it right – a flight of 4 reds served with a small plate of munchies to match the wines. The small servings of perfectly matched food make for a wine [...]
5th Annual ZinFest Wine Festival – Lodi Held the third weekend in May, the 3-day ZinFest is the signature tasting event in Lodi Wine. If you like Zin, you’ll love this event! One of our favorites wines served at this event is the 2005 Campus Oaks Old Vine Zinfandel. Sourced from four blocks of Gnekow [...]
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 [...]
New California wine varietals quench America’s thirst for diversity Although California Chardonnay, Cabernet and Merlot are still by far the most popular varietal wines in the U.S., comprising more than half of all California table wine sold in the U.S last year,* recent data shows that the state’s winegrowers and vintners are increasingly catering to [...]
ZD Chardonnay 2007 2007 was an exceptional vintage for California Chardonnay. A long, cool growing season allowed for extended hang time resulting in a balance of flavors and natural acidity. All things combined to produce another excellent ZD wine. Aromas of ripe pineapple, apricots and fresh orange blossoms with a hint of vanilla and coconut. [...]
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay 2006 The Napa Valley Winery that put California at the forefront of world-class wine making is still doing it right. Jim and Bo Barrett’s 2006 chardonnay came in first place in the 2009 Westchester Wine School tasting in Rye Brook, N.Y. Although not as famous as the 2006 Paris event, the prize [...]
The 100-Point Question You can’t please all the people all the time. For example, when it comes to judging wines, some people think I give out too many high scores, while others consider me stingy because I have so rarely given out 100-point ratings. I have rated many wines 98 or 99 in blind tastings. [...]
$80 Michigan ice wine The sauvignon blanc was from California, the pinot noir from Oregon. But the wine served Sunday night with dessert as the nation’s governors dined at the White House was the most unusual — a Michigan ice wine from Black Star Farms in Suttons Bay. The frozen grapes were picked in December [...]
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Solar Powered Wine Beringer Vineyards Touts Solar Installation As ‘Largest’ at U.S. Winery Foster’s Wine Estates Americas – a subsidiary of Foster’s Group in Australia – and Perpetual Energy Systems (PES) announced the activation of four solar installations in California. Beringer Vineyards hosts a 1.3 million-watt DC solar energy system, which is being touted as [...]
New wine tax would put the pinch on Two Buck Chuck By Jerry Hirsch – Los Angeles Times Is this the end of Two Buck Chuck? A proposal to raise the state tax on wine to a level more than six times as high to help close California’s budget deficit would kill the $1.99 price [...]
