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Sauvignon Blanc is one of hose wines that has really distinct quality levels. Most are fresh and crisp. Some have more fruit, some have lots of grassy notes. Wines in all of those styes can be good to very good. If you add some oak you get another wine entirely, also good and a style Continue reading A Super High Quality Sauvignon Banc from Napa Valley Please follow and like us:   
 
While the Piemonte region in northwest Italy is known for it’s red wines, such as Barolo and Barbaresco, there are also charming, flavorful white wines that call this area home. Made in the region surrounding the town of Gavi, this juice comes from the Cortese grape. In fact, Cortese di Gavi is the real name. Continue reading A Super Value Gavi from Riva Leone Please follow and like us:
South of the Tejo River in Portugal lies a region that produces world class red wines, in a hot climate that stresses the vines. There are more acres under vine here than in all of Napa, so this is a serious wine producing area. We’ve reviewed many of the reds over the past few years, Continue reading Two Beautiful White Wines from Portugal’s Alentejo Please follow and like us:
As part of a concerted effort to get out and sample more of our local, North Carolina wineries, we recently took a weekend trip and headed west into the Yadkin Valley, the center of North Carolina wine. We did visit a few producers right after moving to the state years ago, but COVID and a Continue reading A Bit of Italian Wine Country in Ronda, N.C. – Raffaldini Vineyards Please follow and like us:
Zurich at night We were fortunate enough to spend a couple of weeks in Europe in December of last year, starting in Amsterdam and winding our way up the Rhine River, with a final stop in Zurich. The trip had its ups and downs, starting on a high in Amsterdam for three days, Continue reading Three December Days in Zurich Please follow and like us:
Paso Robles in California is known for big reds, as well as other styles. The climate here promotes long hang time, high sugar and frequently high alcohol. Taming that into a wine that is still balanced and fruit forward is a challenge, but here is a wine that succeeds wonderfully. Wine: 2021 J. Lohr Pure Continue reading A Big, Expressive Red from J. Lohr Please follow and like us:
Here’s a good red for Italian food, one that will stand up to red sauce nicely and pare with your next pizza or pasta. Wine: 2021 Riva Leone Barbera Winery Location: Piemonte, Italy Tasted By: Neil & Cheri Date: Feb 2024 Tasting Notes: Medium dark purplish ruby in color, this wine has a nose of Continue reading A Barbera Built for Food from Riva Leone Please follow and like us:
We opened up a bottle of the 2015 Canard Vineyards Throwback Cabernet Sauvignon recently. It started when we received several older vintages in our club shipment from Canard in the fall, owing to the fact that it should have been 2020 wines, but those were lost to the fires of that year. So we started Continue reading A Throwback Look at the 2015 Canard Throwback Cabernet Please follow and like us:
Here’s a wine from a tried and true producer, Castello Banfi. They can generally be trusted to provide a good value and a quality wine no matter which Banfi bottle you open. This one is a Chianti from their Tuscan line, and let’s see how it holds up to the Banfi reputation. Wine: 2019 Banfi Continue reading A Rustic Chianti Classico from Banfi Please follow and like us:
We’ve reviewed many wines from Domaine Bousquet over the past few years. Mendoza, in Argentina, is a world class wine producing area known widely for its quality and value. Standing at the feet of the Andes, this is a land of high altitude vineyards and low rainfall, lying in the rain shadow of the moutnains. Continue reading Two Outstanding Reds from Argentina and Domaine Bousquet Please follow and like us:
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