Friday Wine Sips: Five Sippable Whites from 2011
Pleasant doings on this unusually timely, not to say early, edition of Friday Wine Sips; no clunkers, no plonk, just refreshment and ease and relaxation, though these wines aren’t meant just for sipping out on the porch or patio, sweet as that activity would be; they’re also meant to be thoughtfully and sympathetically (but not...
Back to B.C.
Regular readers of Write for Wine know that I live in Seattle but I’m from Vancouver, and I occasionally write about B.C. wines. This is one of those occasions. On two recent visits to my hometown, I stayed at the Hyatt Regency Vancouver and experienced two delightful B.C. reds – to my admitted surprise, considering...
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Is Riedel right about wine glasses? Château Filhot taste test
The venerable Austrian wine glass maker, Georg Riedel, has made a mistake. I know this to be a fact because I have just done a taste test on a bottle of 2001 Château Filhot, I've been saving for a while.
Tasting Notes Week of March 12th, 2012
... so I don't usually drink white wines, yet who can turn down a Sauvignon blanc (SB) from Italy? Fattori Vecchie Scuole had an amazing acidity that went so well with grilled branzino. It's 100% SB fermented in stainless steel with lots of tropical ripe yet crisp fruit and a long, dry, mineral finish....
Wine Tasting Video: Sancerre 2010
Domaine Vincent Delaporte Sancerre Chavignol 2010 (£15.75 Lea & Sandeman) Brisk, fresh, stony style, with gentle citrus and green apple fruit, touches of nettle and catty elderflower, and pumice-like minerality. S- Domaine Fernand Girard Sancerre ...
Spanish Prawns in Garlic Sauce with White Wine
This Spanish recipe from Cakebread Cellars uses white wine and is paired with a Sauvignon Blanc. Cheers! Kathy Spanish Prawns in Garlic Sauce Serves 4-6 Ingredients 2 T olive oil 2 cloves, minced 1 lb plum tomatoes, peeled seeded and chopped 1 t Spanish paprika, sweet 2 thyme sprigs 3 T olive oil 2 cloves...
Wine Tasting Video: Sauvignon Blanc from Bordeaux, Austria & Marlborough
Château Marotte Cuvée M White Bordeaux Blanc 2009, France (£7.49 Waitrose) Decent enough with reasonable sappy elderflower flavour balanced by a honeyed richness, but the finish is a touch flat. C+ Hannes Sabathi Sauvignon Blanc Klassik 2010, Styria...
Pairs of Great Wines, No. 2: Kelly Fleming Wines
Specialization can be a great thing; I wish more wineries practiced the habit rather than trying to be all things to all people. Kelly Fleming Wines, established in 1998, makes only limited bottlings of a sauvignon blanc wine and a cabernet sauvignon, each 100 percent varietal. Fleming (pictured below) bought 300 acres in the northward...
Sauvignon Blanc…from Slovenia
Wine is an adventure. At least that's what I've always thought. So many grapes. So many styles. So many countries to visit--even if it's only through the liquid in your glass.So when one of my favorite addictions--er, on-line retailers--Garagiste up in...
Domaine Lucci Sauvignon blanc 2011
Adelaide Hills, South Australia. Sauvignon blanc. 12.5%. Diam. Approx $A25.Last year I tried a trio of pinot noir (1,2,3) from the maker, all interesting wines with distinctive labels and personalities, though once on the tongue they all seemed fleetin...
Wine Tasting Video: Sancerre & Pouilly-Fumé 2008 & 2009
Will be posting another couple of videos featuring the 2010 vintage soon, but in the meantime, here are some slightly older wines… Domaine Masson-Blondelet Pouilly-Fumé 2009 (£14.99 Waitrose) Has lost a little freshness, but still has some tang...
