aged oak

JimmyC, their website says that their Norton was aged in Virginia Oak... what's that? Thanks for the tip, I'm mail ordering a few bottles tomorrow.

Great recommendations here! pardon the self-plug, but... Ours is a new 100% Malbec with a production of only 700 cases, and we've just released it... http://www.1150wine.com/our-wines/malbec Our absolute fall favorite...

schellbe, Chablis is another example of a cool climate white wine which is high acid, low sugar and is not traditionally aged in oak barrels. I don't care for them myself. I prefer the Chardonnay based wines from the Côte...

Well it is done. Snooth’s Blind Tasting Challenge has come and gone. I just wanted to thank everyone who came and participated. I thought it was great fun with some clunkers, some good wines, and a few excellent wines....

That's all too difficult to explain in a single post but let's see if we can summarize as follows - BS, no, it's theirs. So as not to be so glib, here's a little bit of info. If you remember your geometry, as you...

GregT, I couldn't agree more, the making of quality wine barrels is an art that is practiced by a relatively small number of people in the USA. And too few wineries here in Missouri pay much attention to it. However, at...

After visiting 40+ Norton vineyards, D9sus4 asked which have turned out to be our favorites. That's a chore to answer, but I will state the Norton wineries we particularly enjoyed: Virginia - Cooper's Winery tops all that...

Baltimore Bend Vineyard My wife and I visited this winery, east of KC about 50 miles. I see that my notes are not very complete, probably because we were cycling, were carrying full panniers, and were tired. But here...

Wine Guerrilla: Defender of Old Vine Zinfandel Wine Guerilla is a specialist operation run by Bruce Patch, who is intent on sourcing great fruit from some of Sonoma’s best vineyard sites to create...