This deep, earthy Pinot was aged in 75% new french oak. On the nose it presented clean red fruit, cranberries and tart wild cherries. Deeper, sweeter red fruits appeared on the attack, with significant depth on the mid-palate, earthy, offering-read more-
Anne Zimmerman is working on a book about the food writer M.F.K. Fisher. She lives, eats, and drinks in San Francisco.
Elizabeth Hans McCrone has a professional background in media and communications, specializing in radio and television. In addition to pursuing all things wine-related, she teaches journalism classes at Humboldt State University and works at Francis Ford Coppola Winery in Sonoma-read more-
Alfonso Cevola, the Italian wine director for Glazer’s in Texas, has been involved in the selling, educating and advancing the cause of Italian wines since 1978. His blog is On the Wine Trail in Italy.
Robert Rees runs the ANZA Wine Club (Singapore) as well as www.wineexchangeasia.com.
David Mark Brown is a freelance writer and author as well as a home winemaker and proud owner of his urban vineyard (of 12 vines). You can follow David’s current projects at David Brown Writes. David and his family currently-read more-
Ed. Note: With reliability akin to the sun coming up tomorrow, we can count on a couple of things from lifestyle writers at the New Year – sparkling wine recommendations, year-end recaps and predictions for the coming year. Writer Alfonso-read more-
This is an excellent example of just how good a Grüner Veltliner can be. Light gold in color, with a nose of white pepper and faint aromas of apple and pear; the taste is rich, creamy and unctuous. Pineapple, apricot-read more-