Wine for Haiti Lot 68 – Deerfield Ranch Winery DRX 2001 SOLD

Deerfield Ranch Winery, in an amazing display of generosity, contributed a case of their flagship Meritage blend, DRX from the 2001 vintage, selected from the library. Retail value is $1,200.00.

Palate Press’ First Grand Tasting

For Palate Press: The online wine magazine’s first grand tasting, we collected sixty different wines and a group of wine bloggers and wine professionals …

2006 Rodney Strong Symmetry

This is a huge, exuberant bottle of wine.  Elderberries, blueberries, dark chocolate, hickory smoke, and black cherries are restrained, but just barely, by tobacco from the Cabernet Franc. Tannins are sweet and the finish is long.  This is a real mouth-coater.  It would match well with a big steak, or have it as a meal [...]

2006 Newton Red Label Claret

Try this- make a laminated board out of several layers of oak and cedar. Dribble three drops of vanilla extract on it, let it soak in. Now, place one blackcurrant, just one, on the ground and smack it with the board. Wipe it with a paper towel and let it dry for three days. Now [...]

Are Blends the New Black, or Just More Blah-Blah-Blah?

Today we are faced with a terrible dilemma: too much generic varietal wine.