My tasting group (15 strong) wasn’t shy to bring out the Napa “big guns” for this blind tasting “taste-off.” All of the candidates with scores in the mid to upper 90′s and some definite heavy-hitters in the mix. Even so, it wasn’t a big surprise to see which wine was the winner as much as [...]
Le Pich is the culmination of several seasoned and determined wine professionals efforts to produce the finest Cabernet Sauvignon possible from the best estate vineyards in Napa Valley all under the guidance of winemaker Julien Fayard (assistant winemaker at Lafite Rothschild and former assistant to Philippe Melka) and ace viticulturist Steve Matthiasson. Le Pich 2010 [...]
My weekly tasting group put together some interesting labels for our blind tasting of 2010 Cabernets and Bordeaux blends. Our group 16 strong this time, tasted the following wines: Arietta (94 RP) Myriad Dr Crane (94 RP) David Arthur 1147 (95+ RP) Lewis (94 WS) Kobalt (95 RP) Bryant Family (96+RP) Bryant “Bettina” (97 RP) [...]
Biale Vineyards does not need any intro, but for those who are not familiar with the winery, they have been producing amazing Zinfandel and Petite Sirah for over 70 years now and they are not slowing down one bit! Petite Sirah has a special place in my heart, as it was the first wine I [...]
Black Cordon Vineyards approaches winemaking with the intention of making wine that is intense and complex with a distinct character that faithfully represents where the grapes have been grown. Attention to detail and hands-on attention to every barrel of wine is what it takes to pull this off. With Paul Hobbs as Consulting Winemaker, the [...]
Mike Drash grew up in Memphis, TN on a farm. After graduating from (a small) college in Memphis he moved to Florida where he found his love for food and wine. With the encouragement of a friend he moved to California and landed a job at a Russian River Valley winery as a cellar rat. [...]
The name Apsara comes from the Sanskrit word for a celestial dancer whose movements represent the key elements in our wine, balance, purity and expression. Robin Akhurst learned from some of the best in industry – Anne Claude Leflaive at Dom. Leflaive in Burgundy, Matt Wenk at Two Hands in the Barossa Valley, Thomas Rivers [...]
At its core, Balius Wines was created to provide examples of great wines that don’t have to cost a lot of money. This inaugural releases show that they are on track. Balius Story — Achilles and his two immortal horses, Balius and Xanthos, were legendary and heroic figures on the battlefields of ancient Greece.The warrior [...]
The history of Scribe starts in 1858, just ten years after California joined the Union, when Emil Dressel, son of a famous Champagne producer came to California in search of his fortune. Fast forward through phyloxera, WW I & II, the150 year old property was in disrepair. The “Scribe” folks are returning it to a [...]
Three friends. A missed turn. An intimate tasting with Robert Parker. Copious amounts of Champagne. A bird statue in a window. This is the genesis of Banshee. Since then they’ve come a long way in short time but the goal hasn’t changed: to craft distinctive wine that over-delivers in every possible way. They want to [...]
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