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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Barahonda Barrica 2004

This wine, from Barahonda,  was recommended to us during a recent visit to Seattle’s great new Spanish/French capital hill joint, Olivar. A blend of monastrell and cabernet sauvignon this wine is from the Yecla DO in Eastern Spain, not far from Valencia. A couple of things I found interesting when researching the grape and place. 1. Monastrell [...]

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Amity 2007 Pinot Noir

A couple weekends ago Liz and I, with my folks, took a drive own through Oregon wine country, and made a stop at Amity Vineyards to sample their sulfur-free wines.  Amity is about an hour south of Portland in the beautiful Yamhill County. Their location is an amazing southerly facing slope that looks out over the [...]

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Hestia Cellars 2005 Merlot

I think this might be the first Merlot to make the wine of the week column, and its well made Washington wine. I’m sure that Hestia has as great a story as they do wine and branding (great logo by the way), but I just couldn’t find it.  According to their about us page [...]

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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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