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2010 Domaine Follin-Arbelet Clos du Chapitre Aloxe-Corton 1er Cru

August 26, 2016October 11, 2016 Burgundy

What a lovely, lovely wine. This is what I'm talking about when I say I love Burgundy. Today's wine is 100% Pinot Noir from a small village at the northern end of the Cote de Beaune sub-region of Burgundy. It is located on the plains below the Cote d'Or escarpment, just north of Beaune, in... Read More

France Sauvignon Blanc Tasting Wine

2010 Didier Dagueneau Buisson Renard Pouilly-Fumé

August 8, 2016October 25, 2016 Loire

When you read about wine as much as I do, there are a bunch of winemakers/producers that you file away as important in their field. Mavericks, game-changers, the people that define styles, that create cult followings, that demand high prices for very small production wines. You do this without ever... Read More

Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot Tasting USA Wine Wine Info

Ridge Monte Bello

June 25, 2016September 25, 2016

I have been hearing raves about Ridge Vineyards Monte Bello for as long as I have been drinking wine. I've heard Monte Bello spoken of as "America’s First Growth," representing the American example of a classic Bordeaux blend in which Cabernet Sauvignon is the primary grape. Year after year Monte Bello receives... Read More

France Pinot Noir Tasting Wine

Burgundy: 1978 Remoissenet Volnay and 2013 Arnoux Savigny-Lès-Beaune

April 30, 2016September 25, 2016

In the past week I've had the pleasure to drink two Burgundies that were such opposites of each other, I had to write about them. Both are made from the Pinot Noir grape and both are from the Côte de Beaune in the Southern portion of the Côte d'Or in France, but the age... Read More

Spain Tasting Tempranillo Wine Wine Info

Classic Spanish Rioja – R. López de Heredia Viña Tondonia and Viña Gravonia

June 3, 2015September 9, 2016 Rioja

There are classic wines and wineries to be sure, but when you've been in the business for more than 100 years you become synonymous with the the wine of the region. Enter R. López de Heredia. Founded in 1877, the winery is still owned and run by family (now in it's... Read More

Tasting USA Wine

Taste Testing Trader Joe’s Three Buck Chuck

April 30, 2015September 9, 2016

Orlando got our first Trader Joe's last year. As a fan of many of their products, I was excited about the opening and braved the crowds to do some shopping. And do you know what I saw? People stocking up on bottles (and in many instances cases) of Charles Shaw... Read More

Pinot Noir Tasting USA Wine

2012 Gary Farrell Pinot Noir Hallberg Vineyard Dijon Clones and Clone 777

April 26, 2015September 9, 2016

I could go on and on about Gary Farrell wines. I've never had a bottle disappoint - EVER. There is something about the intensity of flavor matched with exquisite balance that makes Gary Farrell one of my favorite producers. Gary Farrell Vineyards and Winery are located in the beautiful Russian... Read More

Australia Misc. Syrah/Shiraz Tasting Wine

Australian Shiraz: 2011 Footbolt and 2010 Elderton

March 18, 2015September 9, 2016

A little less than a year ago, I joined a wine tasting group. We get together every couple of weeks and blind taste, building our palates and our knowledge base. Blind tasting and drinking wine for pleasure are very different things, but the process of going through a wine systematically... Read More

Chardonnay France Tasting Wine

2009 Domaine Laroche Chablis Grand Cru Les Clos

February 16, 2015September 9, 2016

I'm an impatient gal. I try not to be, but sometimes, I just can't help myself. I bought the 2009 bottle of Domaine Laroche Chablis last year, thinking I'd hold onto it for a few years, since Grand Cru Chablis can definitely take some age. But I saw it in... Read More

Italy Sangiovese Tasting Wine

Crazy for Chianti

February 14, 2015September 26, 2016

When I began this whirligig obsession with wine a few years back, I snubbed Chianti. Much like the folks who snubbed Merlot after seeing Sideways, this wasn't based on knowledge or experience drinking it, just my perception of which wines were "fancy" or important. I had this image in my... Read More