“I am une garagiste, a woman who makes wine in her garage, and I am maître liquoriste. I am the would-be parfumeur. I am mistress of alchemy.” —Deirdre Heekin, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy Deirdre Heekin smiles a welcome as she-read more-
“I am une garagiste, a woman who makes wine in her garage, and I am maître liquoriste. I am the would-be parfumeur. I am mistress of alchemy.” —Deirdre Heekin, Libation: A Bitter Alchemy Deirdre Heekin smiles a welcome as she-read more-
On the nose I got espresso, bittersweet chocolate, herbs, spice, pepper, dark black fruit, plums, apple cider (yea, I realize that’s odd and out of place), earth, cloves, wood. I said in my notes “this smells like Christmas!” In the-read more-
At a recent visit with Kris Curran at their Lompoc winery, we were greeted with the Curran Grenache Blanc, Santa Ynez Valley, 2007. This spicy little number was an amazing departure from the mor e well known Chardonnays of the-read more-
I'm impressed. The immediate offering was an inviting bouquet of cloves, cherry and a bit of baked pie crust. After about an hour, the oak and brown sugar layer nicely with a slightly toasty finish, far more subtlety than I-read more-
I'm impressed. The immediate offering was an inviting bouquet of cloves, cherry and a bit of baked pie crust. After about an hour, the oak and brown sugar layer nicely with a slightly toasty finish, far more subtlety than I-read more-
With partial fermentation in air-dried Billon French oak and the rest in steel tanks, this Okanagan Sauvignon Blanc presents with green grass, citrus and lemon drops on the nose. On the palate, it has citrus, pineapple, green apple and a-read more-
This is a deeply opaque wine and surprisingly complex wine. The nose opened with blackcurrant and cedar, with a background aroma of vanilla cream, but very light, not overpowering wood-based vanilla. The palate shows blackcurrants and blackberries. Peppermint and eucaplyptus-read more-