Category Archives: Wine

Every now and then a wine rises above it’s humble price and shows itself to be a diamond in the rough. As a bargain hunter that is one of my pursuits. This wine as well as a number of the … Continue reading →

Stopped by Penelope’s last night for a greek meal before TIFF. When in a Greek restaurant, drink Greek. So this time we chose this wine. It’s dark in the glass and mild on the nose. On the mid pallet there … Continue reading →

With my usual preconceptions in mind I grabbed this Merlot. I am always on a quest to find that perfect Merlot that fits into my prefabbed mould. The color on this wine is reasonably dark. On the bouquet … there … Continue reading →

I’m on a roll with Sauv blancs. I quite like them. I find them very food friendly. They go quite well with creamy sauces and can cut through grease/fatty foods. With the rating this one got I ran out and … Continue reading →

Lamia primitivo 2007 igt rosso cantina terravecchia puglia Primitivo is the Italian name for the Zinfandel grape common in California. There is a style difference in that Zinfandel’s are field blends of many different grapes whereas Primitivo is not. This … Continue reading →

Rodney Strong are doing some wonderful things. My two favorite Merlots are the Rodney Strong and the Two Tone Merlots! Here we have their Zinf. Zinf’s as I have mentioned a couple of times in California are more often than … Continue reading →

A few weeks back we did a week long trip to Prince Edward County. While not strictly a wine trip we did hit a whole bunch of their wineries. I have written up our trip, the tastings and experiences we … Continue reading →

This wine is quite pale in color. The bouquet is spot on New Zealand style grassy sauv blanc. On the tastes the wine has lovely rich lemon/grassy flavors. You could close your eyes and believe you are drinking a Kim … Continue reading →

I enjoy Barbarescos. They are big wines with a lot of character. This one is no different. I have had it since January of this year and it is aging well. The wine is lighter in color not as light … Continue reading →

We sampled this one on our recent visit to Prince Edward County. I am working on a write up of all the wines and wineries we visited while we were there. At Lacey they were only tasting one because they … Continue reading →

I picked this one up just because it looked interesting/different. Something I had not had before. The description is quite accurate. I did get Apricot off the tastes just as the description below says. This is a very Reisling like … Continue reading →

Once again it was time to crack into the cellar. I’ve had this one since June 2007. A while back I had the misfortune of trying a number of well aged Cab Sauv’s at the Society for American Wines annual … Continue reading →

I’ve had this one in the cellar since October of last year. A while back I did a tasting of aged Merlots. To my taste buds I did not find that Merlots aged any where near as well as cabs. … Continue reading →