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Standout at this week’s New Zealand wine tasting: the 2008 Dry River Riesling from Craighall Vineyard in Martinborough. Beautifully balanced: lovely floral aromas waft from the glass. Plenty of body to carry you through a light meal. Finishing with the exact amount of minerality to round out the experience. I had bottle # 2379.
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So the cute little “mini-barrel” of Red Truck wine arrives. It’s green because it’s 4 bottles in 1 container. It’s red because it’s 2007 California red wine. We tried it last night. I also happened to have a bottle of the 2002 on hand and the two vintages tasted remarkably similar, another 5 years in [...]
Dozens of Napa Vintners were in New York all week, promoting their wines. Had a chance to check out current releases from a lot of wineries. Some great discoveries – and re-discoveries like: 2005 Cain Five 2006 Cliff Lede cab sauv Cathy Corison’s 2004 cab (and some of her older vintages which she says tend [...]
