Herbaceous

0h, forgot to mention once again that you should definitely swing wide around white zinfandel roadkill... It's funny because white zin first came out as a California try at making an Oeil de perdrix ('the partridge's...

Yoshi - D9 beat me to it. I think the "zinfandel" you are referring to is the "white zinfandel" - which means they use the red grapes, but they quickly remove the skin so the color of the wine is pink (and much less...

This year I got the opportunity to participate in a winery employee project. ... Sonoma Cabernet. It is more herbaceous than ripe fruit. Nose has some some spice (cassis) with leather and dark fruit. Good fruit...

In my recent "Introducing myself" (see Fullbottle) I inadvertently (well, not really) mentioned my love for the sparkling shiraz (fomerly sparkling burgundy but we are not allowed to call them that any more) that we in...

Remembered a couple of things after posting the last. One was how many times I've had decent roses in Switzerland. Look for what's called Oeil-de-Perdrix (eye of the partridge, for the shade of pink of a partridge's eye as...

My top choice would be Syrah, especially from the Rhone. I'll allow Cabernet ... from South Africa. Love that herbaceous quality, especially when it has some meatiness to it as well

Interesting comments. I think people forget that Australia produced fortified wines for many years. Even more interesting is that they were using Touriga Nacional in 1979. From the guys I've spoken to, I got the...

I knew I'd seen another cool Aperol recipe lately, and just tracked it down-- a creation of the brilliant Gary Regan. The Interesting Cocktail Created by Gary Regan, 2007. 2 ounces Don Julio, El Tesoro, Milagro, or...

I'm an Aperol fan, and first had it at the home of American friends in Germany, where .5 oz or so in a glass of prosecco was quite trendy. I love that, and have introduced lots of folks to it. It's great with Cristalino,...

Kyle - The majority of Ports are made from Touriga Nacional, Touriga Francesa, Tinta Roriz (Tempranillo), Tintã Cão, and Tinta Barroca, although there are something like 80 grapes that can be used. The Australians used...