by Jo Diaz | Jun 16, 2018 | Argentina, Chile, Malbec, Wine, Wine Ed, Wine Education, Wine of the Week
Copyright : Kseniya Abramova As I was inviting our friends Carole and Rob Rinne to share a tasting of four Malbecs, I had this brain poof… “I wondered what vines in South America had any phylloxera problems?” I vaguely remembered that Chile...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 27, 2018 | Bubbly, Bubbly Wine, Sample, Spain, Sparkling, Sparkling wine, Wine, Wine Importer, Wine of the Week
García Carrión, situated in Penedes, Spain, is a winery with a large portfolio, and has delicious sparkling offerings from Jaume Serra Cristalino. The sparkling Cavas are a Brut Cava, Rosé, and Extra Dry. Each one is great for every occasion, including no particular...
by Jo Diaz | Apr 20, 2018 | Petite Sirah, Russian River Valley, Sonoma, Sonoma County, Syrah, Wine, Wine of the Week, Wine Writer, Winemaker, Winemaking, Winery, Wines
Given to me by Jake Bilbro of Limerick Lane Wines… owner, winemaker… to enjoy, and wanted my opinion. PREFACE: THE HEART OF THE DEAL ~ THE WINERY: info is coming from the company’s own statements I can’t make up their history Nor am I to try...
by Jo Diaz | Mar 30, 2018 | Bila-Haut Occultum Lapidem, Carignan, French Wine, Grenache, Rhone, Syrah, Wine, Wine of the Week
PREFACE: THE HEART OF THE DEAL ~ THE WINERY: info is coming from the company’s own statements I can’t make up their history Nor am I to try THE SCIENCE OF THE DEAL ~ WINEMAKING THE SOUL OF THE DEAL ~ SAMPLE From: M. Chapoutier Bila-Haut The upcoming Heart...
by Jo Diaz | Jan 22, 2018 | Flavors from the World of Wine, Food & Wine, Food and Wine, France, Imports, Rhone, Wine, Wine & Food, Wine of the Week
FRANCE ~ FERRATON Père & Fils FERRATON Père & Fils: In 1946, winemaker Jean Orëns Ferraton, also the son of a winemaker, began his vineyard in the Rhône Valley of France. Jean’s son Michel became the next generation rooted in the same passion. Over time,...
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