2006 Duckhorn Merlot

Coming live from the Foundation Room at the Mandalay Bay in Vegas. Classy joint. The wine nice and well balanced. Duckhorn is usually one of those labels that I think attracts the folks that are looking for quality, but look for it in the price first. At this dinner, which I am being treated to, [...]

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2007 Whitehall Lane Sauvignon Blanc

Last night the my entire immediate family came over for dinner at our house. My wife and I made halibut with a creamy Indian curry sauce, sautéed sugar snap peas with mint, and a baby spinach salad with a vinaigrette dressing, goat cheese and hazelnuts. Fantastic dinner!   A common wine question people have is [...]

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Veramonte Sauvignon Blanc Riserva 2008

Back in September I reviewed the 2007 Veramonte Riserva Sauvignon Blanc – a tasty, great value wine. Last month I had the privilege to get my hands on a pre-release of the 2008 Riserva. I chose Thanksgiving as the occasion to open the bottle, so I could get some general thoughts from some of my family [...]

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Olivar

Last weekend Isabell and I made a trip up to Seattle to see some of our friends. On Sunday night we had a rendezvous of the powers that be for Tavola Rosso for a dinner at Olivar, a Spanish-French fusion restaurant on Capitol Hill. This particular dinner was significant, as it was a mini-celebration of [...]

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2004 Pierre Amadieu Gigondas Romane Machotte

For the most part I feel like a drink a pretty wide range of wines from all over the world. But last night I tried a wine from a region that I had never had before: the Gigondas of the Rhone Valley in France. And what a treat this wine was! I love big, strong, [...]

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