Table & Vine

• March 2013

  I recently had the very good fortune to spend several hours with Paul Draper during a visit to Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello property. While Ridge is well known today, and their Monte Bello is arguably one of California’s greatest Cabernet-based wines, the property is far from more acclaimed wine regions, and was one of a very small number of wine... Read More

  From the article Monte Bello's New Old Wine

  
  

• March 2013

  I don't feel like iron is a proper wine descriptor but it is something that I recently perceived. The wine definitely was not flawed...it was actually DELICIOUS.Would this be considered as having good minerality? Come from mineral rich soils? It is a Sicilian red wine called Nerello Mascalese and I am not sure if this is a typical trait? I know ... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Iron taste in wine

  
  

• January 2013

  . . . and, boy, are my arms tired.I don't know when I first heard the term "Super Tuscan."  I'm guessing that it was 10-12 years ago.  I really did not know what it meant--me being very focussed on my California world.I did, of course, learn that a Super Tuscan was a wine that was made from grapes that were outside the Tuscany tradition--specifi... Read More

  Forum post in the topic I Just Flew in from Super...

  
  

• November 2012

  Unlike with my pick for Wine of the Year, which is a wine that has moved me and changed my view of wine in some way, shape or form, I award my Winery of the Year selection to a winery that has had consumer interests at top of mind.This can be seen as a vague statement in that most wineries have their consumers’ interests at heart in one way or a... Read More

  From the article Winery of the Year

  
  

• October 2012

  I'll try to keep this one short.  A few months back, I had dinner with OutThere and JonDerry (not their real names) up in Napa.  OT and I traded bottles and I was so enthralled with the bottle of Syrah he provided that I jumped when he said we could go in on a mixed case and get it at $20 a bottle.  Folks, if you can get your hands on Halcon Alt... Read More

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• October 2012

  I heard somewhere that white wines should be stored at the bottom of the home wine rack rather than at the top. Supposedly whites like it cooler (the old heat rises, cold falls theory), Now I know that wine's enemy is heat and changing temperatures, My wine rack is a 44 bottle system which stands about 4 feet high and I do keep the whites on the... Read More

  Forum post in the topic The Home wine rack

  
  

• October 2012

  I am an analytical kind of guy.  Also, sometimes the silliest questions pop into my mind.  I’ll bet there are people here who can shed some light on my questions, below.  During today’s mid-day constitutional (past all the tract houses, past the elementary school, to the snake- and small rodent-infested hiking trails, up and down the hills, over... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Questions on Blended Wines

  
  

• August 2012

  I am a dyed in the wool fan of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlots, Sangiovese's and a few Chardonnays and Pinot Grigio's. I am trying to widen my spectrum to include Pinot Noir's. I live in the Pacific Northwest so the Pinot Noir's are readily available due to the large varieties from Oregon.Before I embark on purchasing some different brands I would l... Read More

  Forum post in the topic Pinot Noir's

  
  

• August 2012

  After last week’s look at value-oriented Zinfandel, I was pretty excited to jump into and taste some higher end wines. I love Zinfandel’s many iterations. From the Claret styles of yore to the fruit bombs that have made bold headlines and big points over the past decade, there is a great variety of styles well suited to many cuisines. Of course,... Read More

  From the article 8 Elegant Zinfandels

  
  
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  August 2012

  Premier Russkaya Loza Merlot 2008

  Snoothrank:

  The "Russkaya Loza" (Russian Vine) is a name of the vineyard that is owned by M-Vinicom and located in Anapa, Krasnodar region of Russia.This is very simple table wine and one of the most cheap natural wines in Russia. An ultimate choice for students! This bottle could be found in many shops. It's not so bad as you could think looking at the pri... Read More

  Wine review by ApelsecS

  
  

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