Still Wine

And then again, chocolate is probably best with coffee. But I still think a powerful (if expensive) Cakebread Cab would actually go quite well with chocolate cake - if the cake is not too, too sweet. As to the German...

Cakebread is an established winery in the middle of Napa, in Oakville, right across from Mondavi. Excellent cabernet sauvignons, and other varietals, too. Somewhat oldskool, but representative of the winemaking that built...

Thanks, as I did try a bottle of red table wine in 2008 Nouveau-Trader Joe's and found I liked the light fruity taste. Never cared for heavy or strong red wines before. I am sure there are better red wines in the Nouveau...

For CA Snoothers ... I just got the following email content from Siduri Wines & Novy Family Winery. It is a he** of a deal all bottles are $16.21 in the honor of the first thanksgiving....

Will certainly do. In my current storage I have a nice tool that measures actual temperature/humidity and the extremes (lows and highs). I am not too concerned about the labels as I am not collecting for resell... and as...

Thanksgiving is very strange in my house. It was my Mother-in-laws holiday and when she passed it left a void. Not just on the holiday schedule but also that she was such a remarkable women that we are still literally...

dmcker, I've read great things about the Oregon sparkling wines. Considering ... much as we would if it were still wine. I don't think they really believe this, but they find it a reasonable enough excuse to open a second...

Just wanted to update you all on some interesting things to report about the 74 vintage wines. I will be posting my reviews on several in the coming days. The Sterling Cab was fantastic. All that I could have ever hoped...

Well... Recently bought a house which now has to be rennovated. After a few glases of Rioja I decided that the house needs a wine cellar. Obviously the best place would be underground, only problem is the house does not...

I know it's not a high end wine, but I used to love Widmer Cream Sherry. It had a great taste and quite a nice kick! No other cream sherry I've tried is very similar in either respect. However, I haven't been able to...