Category: Pinot Noir

Wine Review: 2010 Francis Ford Coppola Pinot Noir Director's Cut   In general, I don't drink a lot of California Pinot Noir. The crazy fruit bombs with tons of wood are not my ideal expression of the grape. There are a handful of makers out of CA that I am... Read More

In general I avoid the fruit bomb Pinots coming out of California, but there are a few CA regions that I think serve Pinot Noir really well, expressing the fruit cleanly and simply, without overpowering the delicate grape with excess wood or over extraction. Sonoma Coast is one of the... Read More

  It was in the Finger Lakes (outside of Rochester, NY) where I first discovered I liked wine. New York wine is not easily found here in Florida, so I snatched up several bottles in New York City this Christmas at Chelsea Wine Vault. I've been a very big fan... Read More