I just finished a satisfying week tasting the fine wines of Colorado’s Western slope. I chose this one to ponder for an evening because it
Category: Wine Reviews
Budget Wine: Loscano Torrontes Private Reserve Cafayate 2014
A perfumed nose of bright peach and lemon in exquisite balance, forceful and focused, enfolded in stony minerality. On the palate it opens round and
Wine Review: Bodegas Burgo Viejo Crianza Rioja 2012
I wrote recently about the changing style of Rioja wine. With the use of more French oak and used barrels, some Rioja wines are becoming
Budget Wine: Montes Classic Series Cabernet Sauvignon Colchagua Valley Chile 2013
Chile’s 5th largest producer makes some iconic wines at the premium level. This Cab is their entry level, supermarket wine. Ripe red fruit, dense and
Budget Wine: Black Ink Red Blend California 2013
South American wine conglomerate Guarachi Wine Partners, producers of this red blend, have some imaginative people in their marketing department The bottle advertises a wine
Gnarly Head Pinot Noir California 2013
Gnarly Head makes a decent commercial Zinfandel. But Pinot Noir? Should a Pinot Noir be gnarly? That soft, gentle grape with finesse and a velvet
Exploring the Philosophy of Food and Wine 