This food-friendly Napa Valley Chardonnay is buttery rich with a citrus zing. The nose is very soft, with deeply baked apples and caramel, and a touch of lime zest. Pears sautéed in butter, with nutmeg and cinnamon lead, adding crusty french bread and zesty/sweet lime on the mid-palate. Key lime
Nadia is the sister label to better-known Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, of the Arroyo Grande Valley. Blackberries, black cherry, tobacco leaf and mint show the different components on the nose. On the palate, blackberry and tobacco leaf are dominant, mint secondary, adding chocolate on the mid-palate. Very young, very raw, and a
Did you know that the Kir Royale was named for a French resistance fighter? Or that the South American classic, the Pisco Sour, was invented by a bartender from Utah (!) who was working in Peru? These and other titivating tidbits are artfully presented in cocktail historian Erica Duecy's new
Like a pillow-top Tempur-Pedic with silk sheets, the mouth-feel is smooth and luxurious, offering a warm embrace with a firm base.The nose has strawberries and cherries with hints of cola and tart rhubarb. Red currant, black cherry, and root beer shift to strawberry, sage, and thyme on the mid-palate. The
A 1950's Christmas in a bottle of wine, this wine has flavors and aromas that will take you back to your childhood, so stock up for the holidays. This single vintage tawny port offers up flavors of roasted hazelnuts, crème brûlée, sandalwood, spices, figs, and sweet pipe tobacco. This was
“Here we are,” I thought when I got off the bus at Dinastia Vivanco Wine Museum in Rioja, Spain. “Exactly like six years ago, when everything started...” No, wait, that’s not precisely true. At that time, here in Logroño there were maybe 50 of us from a handful of countries,
There's still time to buy a case of this for Christmas. Save a few for yourself and give the rest as gifts, for it serves up so much candied cranberry and Christmas spice that it's a holiday in a bottle. The nose shows pomegranate, candied cranberry, cola, and spices. On
"Artistic expression is the window to a person's soul. Since I began making wine in 2005, La Fenêtre -- French for 'The Window' -- has been the expression of my art: winemaking." -- Wine back-label copy Is wine art? Is it always art? Or is it nothing more than craft