Winexpression

I visited a New Zealand Pinot Noir in a previous installment of Wine Blog Wednesday, so it looks like I get to travel there again with the first installment of the popular virtual tasting event in 2006. The Cork Dork asks us to try some of the delicious reds coming from an area that has [...]

Here it is! Now I know why it took so long. Breaking the posts up by category must have taken forever, as well as having 40 + participants. My hats off to Derrick at An Obsession with Food, nice job.
With links to multiple photos on Flickr, this Wine Blogging Wednesday turned into a little art [...]

Wine Blogging Wednesday this month (yeah, I’m a day late)focused on the label as we are told to pick a bottle based solely on it’s looks. This is a very interesting exercise, you should try it. When buying wine normally, I know what varietal I’m interested in, then filter my choice based on region. When [...]

Check out some of the other wine bloggers choices for wine with case production under 250 cases over at the Wine Blogging Wednesday #15 roundup.

I love the theme provided by Gastronomie for today’s Wine Blog Wednesday. Picking a wine with less than 250 cases made is an intimate, great thing to do on a regular basis. These smaller producers are in touch with their vineyards and make the best possible wine given their production restrictions. My pick [...]

If you’ve never had a Pinot Noir from New Zealand, I’m begging you, find one and try it. In one word, Fantastic. The wine that I purchased from Jackson’s in Lafayette, was a 2002 Nelson Pinot Noir “Seifried”. The wine was very well made, and expressive of the New Zealand Terrior. A coy nose of [...]

Wine Blogging Wednesday # 13, hosted by Chocolate & Zucchini, challenges wine lovers to pair Wine and Chocolate. One of my first experiences with this pairing was a Merlot filled Chocolate truffle from Silverado Vineyards in Napa Valley. The pairing works wonderfully and leaves you craving another taste.
On a more recent experience with the [...]

Winery: Concannon
Wine: 2002 Petite Syrah, Livermore
Price: $15
Score: 87 JAT
Notes: A beautiful wine out of the bottle with a deep velvety purple color. This wine has a rich nose full of Raspberry, Earth, and Smoky Oak characteristics. On the palate this wine is full bodied and chewy with notes of Blackberry and Vanilla. The finish is [...]

Winery: Mayo Family Wines
Wine: Off Dry Gewurztraminer
Price: $20 U.S.
Score: 91 Points
Notes: A Crisp Vibrant wine with a somewhat hidden nose. Hints of Pineapple, Passion Fruit and Almonds are revealed on the palate with just a mild sweet flavor that finishes in a dry lingering aftertaste. A wonderful summer wine, with a refreshing demeanor.
For my second [...]

Wine: Black Mountain
2004 Pinot Grigio
“Harlow Heights”
Price: $4.99 U.S.
Notes: A great wine for the price, light yellow color with aromas of pear and apple, a crisp taste on the palate of lemon grass and apple, good body and balance, and a surprisingly long finish with hints of toasty oak.
89pts - JM
This being my first Wine Blog [...]