January 2012
20 posts
#wine me: Franciscan Estate 2007 Cabernet...
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Tasting 09 @ChateauCoutet Pineapple & tropical...
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#wine time: Fried Shimp and Lamberti Prosecco....
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A night of Moët & Oysters - hope you can join us
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#wine tonight: tractor shed red $11. Sangiovese,...
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#wine tonight: Meiomi 2010 Pinot Noir with herbed...
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#wine tonight: @chefChiarello 2008 Roux Old Vine...
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Time for Port wine: Churchill's 10 years old Tawny...
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#wine 7: Hanna 94 Cab Sauv Sonoma CA....
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#wine 6: Feather 2005 CabSauv Columbia Valley....
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#wine 5: Graud Larose Can Sauv 2008 Saint-Julien....
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#wine 4: Honker Blanc 2010 Sauv Blanc. Napa....
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#wine 3: Meti's 2010 Sauv Blanc Hawkes Bay NZ....
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#wine 2: Conti Formentino 2010 Collio. Sauv Blanc...
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#wine 1: Pascal Jolivet 2006 Sancerre sauvage....
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#wine tonight: Tandem 2005 Ars Nova - Navarra...
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#wine tonight: Franciscan Estate Napa Valley...
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Day 3: Adore. I adore the sunsets. As I got older...
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Roast chicken & Pinot noir. 2010 Nicky Hahn from...
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Louis M Martini Napa Valley Reserve 2007 Cabernet...
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Happy New Year! @polroger Brut Rose 2002! Lovely...
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December 2011
4 posts
#wine with my ribs: Trattore Dry Creek Valley 09...
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September 2011
3 posts
What I'm drinking: Concannon 2009 Pinot Noir. Tons...
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#wine highlight of last nights Paul Jaboulet #wine...
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What I'm drinking: Alta Colina 2009 12 o'clock...
A fantastic white wine from Paso Robles, CA. A great expression of Rhone whites coming from the US, and only $28. The bouquet is soft white flowers, honey, ad baking spice. There are tones of yellow raisin and yellow apple as well. The palate is medium weight, with delicious white flowers and a honeyed taste and texture. Light notes of apricot and peach mingle with the summer flowers It has a...
August 2011
2 posts
Sipping Soave - Santi 2010 Soave Classico DOC...
A wine from the Veneto, Italy, this Soave has a lot of character. Give it a few minutes to open up after you pull the cork, and you’ll have a pleasant wine. The nose is fragrant, and alludes to white flowers and stone fruits like nectarines. The palate, however has tremendous tart citrus and even some spiced honey. There is a dry minerality and almost chalky note as well, making this a...
Sipping Soave - Santi 2010 Soave Classico DOC...
A wine from the Veneto, Italy, this Soave has a lot of character. Give it a few minutes to open up after you pull the cork, and you’ll have a pleasant wine. The nose is fragrant, and alludes to white flowers and stone fruits like nectarines. The palate, however has tremendous tart citrus and even some spiced honey. There is a dry minerality and almost chalky note as well, making this a...
July 2011
14 posts
Tasting the Flowers 2009 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay...
The nose is very fragrant, tons of vanilla bean and pear notes. There’s a good bit of citrus and sweet lime on the nose. The palate starts soft and silky. There’s a bit of tree fruit up front (pear and apple), with a great finish of acidity. It’s a very food friendly wine. The weight on the palate is medium, and it is very much a california wine. $40 or so retail ...
Tasting Henri Plasse 2009 Brouilly #Beaujolais...
The Henri Plasse 2009 Brouilly is a Cru Beaujolais made from 100% gamay grape. It has a dark fruit bouquet, with muted fruit notes of black cherry and dark berries on the palate. There’s a vein of spice and smoke that is intertwined with the fruit, and this is much more old world than other gamay wines I’ve had. There’s an earthy quality that reminds me of other Burgundy wines, and...
Tasting Domaine Des Braves 2009 Grand Vin du...
Domaine Des Braves 2009 Grand Vin du #Beaujolais - Regnie - $14.99 - 100% Gamay grape. The nose is seductive. Perfume and flowers assault your nose, and you could swim in the glass. Medium palate, with fresh berries and a hint of smoke that finishes with a ton of white pepper. This is incredible at the price. I would love to pair this with cheese, meats, fish, it’s very food friendly....
Tasting Jean-Paul Brun 2010 Beaujolais Blanc...
Made from 100% Chardonnay, this is the first Beaujolias Blanc I’ve had. It reminds me very much of a cross between a Chablis and a Pouilly-Fuisse. It has the gentle fruit notes up front of pears and yellow apples, but the minerality and acidity of a good Chablis. The price is only $15, and I think it’s a great quality for the price. Posted via email from A Good...
Tasting Pierre-Marie Chermette Rose from...
With it’s salmon pink huge, and it’s nose of strawberry, this appears to be a nice wine. The palate matches the nose, with strawberry notes and a touch of minerality. It’s quite dry, and very easy drinking. There’s nice acidity, and reminds me of a rose from Provence of Tavel. The price of $16 retail seems a little out of line, but regardless of price, I think it’s a nice wine. ...
Tasting the Sequana Vineyards 2009 Pinot Noir -...
The Sequana 2009 Pinot Noir has a nose of dried strawberry and raspberry with some floral notes. It has medium palate, great reserved fruit, beautifully balanced with some smoke and spice but not overwhelming. There is a bit of earth on the mid to finish that really makes this an interesting, almost old world Pinot Noir. — Matthew Horbund - writer for agoodtimewithwine.comSee me on...
Tasting the Rodney Strong 2008 Reserve Chardonnay
Golden sun hue with some brown notes. Nose brimming with spice. It’s like opening an exotic chef’s spice box. The palate is medium weight, and soft with golden apples, beautiful spices. Love the Rodney Strong Reserve Chardonnay. Price sheet says $24, not sure if that’s accurate. if it is, LOVE this! — Matthew Horbund - writer for agoodtimewithwine.comSee me on...
Tasting the 2009 Benziger Sauvignon Blanc #TL_Wine...
The Benzinger Sauv Blanc 2009 has a nose of pineapple, papaya and citrus - great tropical scents in the glass.The Benziger 09 Sauv Blanc has a lot of Citrus up front, tart granny smith apple and limes, pineapple too.The acidity on the Benziger Sauv Blanc will make it food friendly. Shrimp for sure, oysters, fish. all good choices The kicker about the Benziger Sauv Blanc is the $9 price for a...
The #wine lineup for tonight's #tl_wine...
If you’re lucky enough to be in Santa Rosa, California today, you could be participating in Rootstock 2011. Billed as The Great Gastronomic Wine, Street Food & Music Festival of 2011, there will be guest chefs, writers, and wine personalities to sip and chat with. I’ll be tasting wines along with the Tastelive team, sponsors of the event. I’ll not only tweet about the five...
What im drinking:Paul Jaboulet Parallelle 45 Rose...
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Tasting @RSVineyards Chalk Hill 2009 Chardonnay...
A light straw color in the glass, with a tinge of green. The nose is very fruit forward, pears and apples fresh from the tree. The palate is crisper, leaner and more fruit forward than the other chardonnays from tonight’s tasting. There seems to be a light oak treatment, when in fact it’s 86% oak, a mix of new and older. There is also good acidity that brings in green apple notes, and...
Tasting @Krutzcellars Sleepy Hollow 08 Chardonnay...
This wine is golden in color, and definitely the darkest of the three chardonnay wines I taste tonight. The nose is a bit bit less vibrant and complex than the previous Chardonnay we tasted. It has some straight forward pear notes on the nose, though they’re faint. Vanilla notes are around the edges of the bouquet. The weight is medium+, bigger on the spice on the finish than fruit on the...
Tasting @GloriaFerrer 2008 Carneros Chardonnay...
With it’s color yellow, not light as straw but not gold, this wine is a very interesting $18 white wine. With grapes 100% from Carneros, California, this wine has a nose of pear and vanilla. The palate is light, with a nice warm spice and toast, but not overwhelming. There’s a really nice bit of acidity, which comes across as citrus notes mixed with the pear and apple that take a back...
June 2011
16 posts
Wines for your July 4th Party →
July 4th Wine Ideas
There will be no shortage of July 4th parties this coming week. With all the great food, and great friends, you’ll want to pair great wines. This…
The Troublemaker from Hope Family winery....
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Col di Sassoon 2009. Good plum & cherry w tobacco...
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Castillo de Monjardin 06 Cab Sauv/merlot....
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Cornerstone Cellars Sauv Blanc 2009 - good citrus...
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Santa Julia Torrontes 2010-dry, floral, slight...
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J Vineyards California Pinot Gris - seems a bit...
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