Top Napa Cabernet Sauvignon - 2019 Tastings
The top Cabernet Sauvignon tasted and reviewed by Loren Sonkin in 2019.
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NV Baron-Fuenté Champagne Esprit Grand Cru Brut, France, Champagne, Wine Review
Score:
91
Grade:
A-
Light golden in color. A nice mousse with a good amount of small bubbles. On the nose, this is slightly smokey with nice minerality. Also a bit of lemon. On the palate, this is nice. Just the slightest hint of sweetness to it. Nice minerals. A lemon candy sort of note. Decent acidity. Worked well with bread and cheese.
The West Coast’s 20 Most Under-Appreciated Wine Regions
We all know Willamette (rhymes with dammit), Napa gets plenty of nods, Paso is the pet of the press, and Santa Barbara and Sonoma shine, while Walla Walla is working wonders. But lurking in the shadows of notable wine regions on West Coast places like Mendocino and Malibu, Umpqua and Puget Sound all suffer the same fate, namely, that bigger wine regions nearby get all the attention.
Top 75 California Wines to Try Before You Quit Drinking (a non-dump bucket list if you will!)
In my last article, I listed the Top 75 French Wines to Try Before You Quit Drinking . In this article I look at the “non-dump bucket” list for wines from California. This proved to be a different task. First, very few wineries have a long track record of making great wine. Secondly, while California is diverse, it does not have the diversity of climates and terroir and grape varietals of France. Still, it does produce some of the best wines in the world and any wine lover should make it a point to try as many of them as they can. Here is my list: 1. Shafer Hillside Select Cabernet Sauvignon – It’s hard to pick the first wine. This one is a great wine in every vintage and has been for a long time. Expensive but still possible to afford and made in large enough quantities to be found in grocery stores. Every lover of Cabernet should try this once.
A Discussion on Up and Coming Wine Regions - IntoWineTV Episode 150
In this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine panelists Bartholomew Broadbent, Michael Cervin, and Richard Jennings discuss up and coming wine regions. What regions are the best value for the money? What regions are producing great wine but are too far off the radar for anyone to know? The panel discusses these issues and more. See previous IntoWineTV videos.
Cahors – The French Village Where Malbec Got Its Start
The Village of Cahors is in the southwestern part of France. The area is known for its red wines made predominantly from the Malbec grape, the same grape that is being used in Argentina to make some of the most popular wines being sold today. For those fans of Malbec, it may prove interesting to go back and try some wines from its homeland.
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Wine from Turkey: Turkish Wine Regions, History, Varietals, and Producers.
The country of Turkey, then known as Anatolia, began producing wine six thousand years ago. There are exhibits of this early wine industry dating back to 4,000 B.C. in the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. The ancient word for wine by this pre-Hittite civilization was actually Vino. Today, Turkish wines fly under the radar of most people and most wine lovers.
Vino Nobile di Montepulciano – Another Great Sangiovese Wine from Tuscany
Some of the great wines in Italy, and the world, hail from Tuscany. Other articles have discussed Super Tuscans , and some of the great wines based on the Sangiovese grape including Chianti and Brunello di Montalcino . In this article, another great Sangiovese based wine is explored: Vin Nobile di Montepulciano. The name of this wine can be confusing. Long ago these wines became the chosen wine of nobility hence the Nobile part of the name.
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Is California the only American region producing great wine? In this episode of IntoWineTV, host Lisa Kolenda and wine experts Bartholomew Broadbent and Pamela Busch convene at San Francisco's CAV Wine Bar & Kitchen for the tasting and discussion of 25 different American wines NOT from...
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