St. Laurent 2007 Syrah Rose

After cruising around Provence in July, we returned to states with a new found love for the pink stuff.  I’ve always enjoyed a good dry rose, but never went out of my way to look for it.  We did go out of our way to look for it, and hence enjoyed a lot of good [...]

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What Style is Your Syrah?

One of the most fascinating aspects of winemaking (and wine enjoying) is just how varied the experience can be.  People talk of different styles: new world, old world, big, delicate, robust, fruit forward, and the oft-dreaded and oak monster. But, what do these all mean? and how does the winemaker influence and impart that particular [...]

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Gilbert Syrah 2006

The good folks at Gilbert have been growing fruit forever, and recently went full speed ahead expanding their wine footprint beyond their vineyards.  They are in line for big things in the state of Washington.     Wine of the Week: Gilbert 2006 Syrah   According to the GIlberts: Our 2006 vintage Syrah is a super-saturated, hedonistic red wine [...]

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Gramercy Cellars Lagniappe Syrah 2006

With all the rave reviews for this wine, I’d been eagerly waiting to open it up for a couple of months.  We purchased it from Pete’s Wine Shop in Bellevue before Clara was born and had been holding onto it as one of the first bottles for Liz to really enjoy post pregnancy. With Mark and [...]

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2005 Bella Dry Creek Valley Syrah Lily Hill Estate

Isabell has been cooking some short ribs all day and it smells amazing. Great food calls for great wine! I just opened a wine we got on our honeymoon in Sonoma: a 2005 Bella Syrah. The wine has a meaty aroma and nice cherry vanilla tasting notes. This winery stores in a wine cave built [...]

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