At first glance you might think that Jargon Pinot Noir is a small winery just entering the market, but actually Jargon Wines is part of the Trinchero Family Estates—a company that produces several labels of wine, including the ever-present-in-the-supermarket Sutter Home brand. This wine was recommended to me by a friend as a “flying under […]
The Alredo Roca winery resides in San Rafael, in the Mendoza province of Argentina. Their vineyards span 114 hectares and their winery was originally built in 1905. And my exceptional math skills tell me that they’ve been producing wine for over 100 years. This is another Pinot Noir for which I was given a glowing […]
We head to the Monterey region in California for the next installment of this Pinot Noir mini-series to try a wine from Hahn Estates. Nicolaus Hahn released his first wine from this winery in 1980 under the Smith & Hook Winery name, and didn’t start producing wine under the Hahn name until 1991. They still […]
Several months ago we did a series on inexpensive Pinot Noir and since then I’ve gotten a number of recommendations for some “I need to try.” I decided to revisit the theme with a few of those recommendations. I’m not going to do another full series right now, just a handful over the next few […]
Why would I be having wine for breakfast? A. Because I can B. Because it’s the best beverage to pair with the dish I had for breakfast C. Because it’s Wine Blogging Wednesday and that’s the theme D. All of the above The answer, of course, is D. All of the above. OK… so I […]
Over the past several weeks I’ve been posting reviews of some Sauvignon Blancs that I’ve had the pleasure of tasting and today it’s time to summarize the results. The good news is that there were no total bombs in the bunch. Every SB I tried was enjoyable, but some more so than others. I tried […]
We head back to New Zealand today to try another Sauvignon Blanc. As I’ve previously mentioned, New Zealand has a reputation for good Sauvignon Blanc and this one lives up to the reputation. The seeds of Nobilo as a winery began when Nikola Nobilo immigrated from Croatia to New Zealand in 1937 in anticipation of […]
The holidays are over and it’s time to start getting some new reviews posted on this site. Late last year I posted a few Sauvignon Blanc reviews and I continue this year with another SB. This one comes from Geyser Peak Winery in Northern Sonoma County, California. While the Geyser Peak winery is located in […]
Today I’m combining two recent themes in one post: 1) Sauvignon Blanc; and 2) Wine from Chile. Yes, it’s a Sauvignon Blanc from Chile. This isn’t the first SB (wine lingo for Sauvignon Blanc) from Chile that I’ve tried. A few weeks ago I featured the 2008 Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc, which was outstanding. In fact, […]
Today is Wine Blogging Wednesday #52 and I am honored to be the host. For those who don’t know, Wine Blogging Wednesday is a monthly event when wine bloggers from around the world all write about a common theme. It was all started 51 months ago by Lenn Thompson at Lenndevours with the help of […]
