Rosenblum Cellars Zinfadel- Vintners Cuvee XXX

This well priced Zinfandel makes an awkward first impression. Apparently, Rosenblum decided that they should employ a similar strategy to the Mr. Yuk campaign and ask the nations kindergarteners to give up recess to finger paint them a label. The small, water-color image shows a plow sitting astride a vineyard with some sort of [...]

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Riesling

Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher of the WSJ are some of the best wine journalists/critics in the world. Their articles are focused on the right aspects of enjoying wine – in our opinion.  They tell the stories of the individuals, the history of the varietals, and dig up the facts that only a couple seasoned [...]

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Borsao Tres Picos Granacha

Our wine of choice at dinner last night was a Spanish grenache, Borsao’s Tres Picos. The last grenache we had was from Washington’s Alexandria Nicole winery, so we were eager to look for the differences. Right off the bat Isabell simply said, “Tastes like a Spanish wine.” The wine took a while to open up, [...]

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Terroir in Washington

While tasting dozens of wines at the Washington Wine Highway last weekend, Sean and I started discussing the role (or lack thereof) of terroir - a sense of place - in Washington wines. A solid majority of the wines we tasted, though labeled as a single varietal (mostly cab, merlot and syrah), were blends from several different vineyards.

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“Should we start with bubbly?”

These were the words spoken by my good friend and fellow Tavola Rosso contributor, Emily on the patio at Ibiza in Houston last week. It had been a few months since Isabell and I had gotten together with Emily, so this was a little cause for celebration; hence: “Should we start with bubbly?” We did [...]

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