Review:2004 Mediterranean Cellars Romance
Wine: 2004 Mediterranean Cellars RomanceReview: A good summer red. It is a light blend (the winemaker wouldn't divulge the blend other than to say there is some Norton in there) with very floral aromas. This is a very fruit forward wine without a lot of depth, but a great wine to drink alone...
Review: Twin Brook Consiglieri
Wine: NV Twin Brook ConsiglieriReview: This is a Chianti-style blend light red wine and it is the biggest seller at Twin Brook winery. The wine is very fruit forward with strong cherry and blackberry flavors. It is light on the palate with very few tannins, a very good food wine.Price: $15Grade: 80
The Post Remembers Virginia has Wineries
The Post ran their bi-annual 'Virginia has wineries' article this morning. Completely not ironically (I assume) they also ran an article about how Virginia wineries get no respect in their own backyard.I will give the first article some credit in that they picked 4 interesting wineries from different parts of Loudoun to highlight: Bluemont,...
More on 2009 Bordeaux Harvest
According to Decanter, some producers are really excited about the 2009 vintage. This is in sharp contrast to what we were hearing in May after hail storms damaged many producers (including Brane Cantenac. If this turns out to be true it will be interesting to see if we get a really good, but...
Decanted
Meghan and Tim have started a wine blog called Decanted. I really like the way they lay out their reviews and they have an eclectic taste in wine, check them out.
Wine, Cheese and the Washington Mystics
The Washington Mystics are hosting a Wine and Cheese night (PDF) before their game against the Seattle Storm on September 3rd. The tasting is being held at the Verizon Center in the Dewar's Club.What makes this especially nice is that the wines they are tasting are from Corcoran Vineyards and Sunset Hills two great...
Slate Wine Tasting
I like this idea. Slate is holding an online wine tasting. Well, actually, it is a traditional wine tasting hosted by Slate's wine critic, Mike Steinberger, but it does have an online component. This Wednesday, August 26th, Mike will be tasting the following wines:Domaine des Aubisieres Vouvray Silex 2007Les Heritiers du Comte...
Chateau Latour: Preview of the 2009 Vintage
Decanter posts a lot of great videos on their site. This one I think is particularly good (in a wine geek kind of way). It is a preview of the Chateau Latour 2009 vintage:
Terroir
Jaime Goode has a useful post on Terroir. This really is one of the more interesting topics in wine. Trying to determine how environmental factors will affect the character of the grape, and of the wine itself is an important part of the planning process in winemaking.
Review: 2007 Fabbioli Cellars Chambourcin
Wine: 2007 Fabbioli Cellars ChambourcinReview:This is a light red wine, the kind of wine that is great to drink by itself. The wine had a very fruit forward aroma with strong berry scents. Very slight tannins and a nice finish. A very simple, delicious summer wine.Price: $16Grade: 90
Wine and Cheese Pairing
Kevin Zraly has a good post on wine and cheese pairings with some really good specific pairings.
Bordeaux Wine Resources
I am going to Bordeaux the first week in September. I've decided to eschew the group tours in favor of making my own arrangements. This should give me more time to spend at each Chateau, enabling me to talk to the winemakers and hopefully getting a tour of each one I visit. ...
