Cabernet Sauvignon is not a typical summer wine, I’ll attest to that. But then again, this 2005 Reserve from the Maipo Valley of Chile is not a typical Cab Sauv either.
I’m pretty sure this was a ‘mistake’ bottle that I grabbed; having recently purchased and loved a Santa Rita Reserva Carmenere, when spying the label [...]
Archive for July, 2008
2005 Santa Rita Reserva Cabernet Sauvignon
Posted in tastings, tagged cabernet sauvignon, chilean wine, wine tastings on July 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summer sipping
Posted in tastings, tagged rose, summer wine, tastings, tocai friulano on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Summertime- what a wonderful word, evoking lazy, relaxing images of sunshine, warmth and fun.
And for me….summer wine!
Let’s start with the wonderful Rose (wish I could add that lil’ hash-mark above the ‘e’)
Since I am a huge fan of Malbec, I was pretty excited to see this Malbec Rose on the shelf at Tournament Liquors- which, [...]
Sunday June 29- Casa Walker
Posted in Grape Nutz Meetings, What did we drink?, tagged food, fun, Grape Nutz meeting, tastings, TWe on July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Sunday June 29th was the latest and greatest of the Grape Nutz gatherings. No matter that they are all great, this one had it all; great weather, fabulous food from Randy and Denise, a most excellent outdoor deck to enjoy, the usual GN suspects plus many other budding oenophiles and of course, terrific wines.
For the [...]

