Dried Grape Wines
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"Dried Grape Wines" on Snooth
It went great, I was just going to wait till I had a moment to collect my thoughts on the subject. THese best part about this group is that everyone in really into experimenting. You'd be amazed by how many different...
Organic. Nice, ripe berry aromas with a hint of vanilla and cassis. Bright and acidic on the finish but has a fairly rich body with flavors of cherry, raisin, and a hint of mint. Very nice for such a reasonable price!
Goulash: The ultimate comfort food Zinfandel: The ultimate comfort wine Nostalgia is a powerful thing, especially when it comes to food. Having grown up only blocks away from some of the best...
I'd stay away from the Silver Oak (both Napa and Alex). They're just so gaudy with vanilla oak that it masks the fruit. The Far Niente Cave stuff is decent and less oaky, but, in my opinion, the label far outshines...
Thanks dmcker, I'm just afraid of being turned off by bad bottles and I guess I fall into that same old trap of feeling like paying up would help prevent that. I was recently looking at this bottle: D'Oliveiras 77...
notes of raisin and black fruit on nose and palate. nectar!
I infinitely prefer the regular Ridge Lytton Springs bottlings, but recognize that the winemaker has to make different choices when the grapes in a certain block get over-ripe. The 2.6% residual sugar has helped retain the...
Dark red almost black in the glass and showing aromas of caramel, chocolate sauce, roasted chestnuts and spiced cookie with a bit of fresh latex paint which added an odd complexity that I'm still not sure if I hated it or...
Three nights in a row and three cabs from alexander valley. this one had the same familiar caramel and raisin with less of a upfront blast of fruit that you would find from napa cabs.
much less fruit upfront. takes a few seconds for the rush of almost amarone-like earth and prunes and caramel to catch up.

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