Oak - Heavy

A Bootful of Wine - Tasting Notes from Italy A visit to Terrabianca Terrabianca is a medium sized winery in the heart of the Chianti region, in Radda, located just north of Sienna. It is owned by a German, Roberto...

well, the more affordable favorites of mine, are Conde de Valdemar Rioja. As most traditional Riojas, there are three levels of wine, Crianza, Reserva, and Gran Reserva. The difference lies in the amount of time the wine...

My wife and I stopped at Monticello during our week-long trip to Napa this June. I must confess that I am a neophyte when it comes to CA wines, having consumed mostly European wines in the past. These wines display a very...

Thanks for the input ... Napa is definitely Cab heavy so you're headed to the right place. Places I would recommend: - Silver Oak as others have said ... they are bit heavy on the oak for me but are pretty full body...

Not much to add here other than to echo Greg's sentiment that for something very hot and spicy I like something with a touch of residual sugar as a balance. Riesling and Viognier come to mind but others work as well. For...

You’ve heard it before I’m sure. Anything but Chardonnay, and I mean anything, or do I? I don’t know if you’ve noticed but all the cool kids have left that club and formed a new club. You should come and join us...

While this is a follow up post to my 2005 Barolo tasting notes, which can be found here, these wines were actually tasted first. The intro to the Barolo post hold some valuable background information as to the style of...

Alba Wine Exhibition 2006 Barbaresco tasting notes While this is a follow up post to my 2005 Barolo tasting notes, which can be found here, these wines were actually tasted first. The intro to the Barolo post hold some...

Well the 2005 Barolos are tasted, and I can’t help but think back to what I said last year. 2005 is a successful vintage that reflects terroir and winemaking more than weather and will need more time to be as...

Alba Wine Exhibition 2005 Barolo tasting notes Well the 2005 Barolos are tasted and I can’t help but think back to what I said last year. 2005 is a successful vintage that reflects terroir and winemaking more than...