Wine Ratings & Wine Tasting Notes
Wish I thought of that.
Imagine being able to try a dozen different wines in an evening. Maybe even watch a video of a sommelier talking about those very wines. Hell, maybe even ask him/her questions via a live online feed. It would be like wine school without me (sigh). Brixr has taken the concept and are using TinyBottles (a kinda new packaging program in which suppliers can offer their wines in taste-sized portions) to create virtual wine classes/tastings. Very cool concept, and I really wish I thought of that first!
The tastings packs are pretty reasonable, and the concept is very very cool.
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The Wines of Italy
The South
1. Feudo Maccari 2006 “ReNoto”, Sicily (Nero D’ Avola)
2. Botromagno2005 Primitivo, Puglia
Further up the Boot
1. Feudi di San Gregorio 2004 Taurasi DOCG (Aglianico)
Central Italy
1. Falesco 2007 “Vitiano”, Umbria (Merlot, Etc)
2. Geppetti 2005 Morellino di Scansano (Sangiovese)
The North East
1. Allegrini 2005 “La Grola”, Veronese (Valpolicella)
The North West
1. Hilberg-Pasquero 2007 “Vareij”, Priocca (Barbera)
2. Ceretto 2003 Barolo Brunate (Nebbiolo)
Latour on Latour. The wines of Domaine Louis Latour with Louis-Fabrice Latour
Simonnet Febvre Cremant de Bourgogne
Louis Latour 2006 “Duet” Chardonnay-Viognier,
Vin de Pays des Coteaux de L’Ardeche
Louis Latour 2006 Vire Clesse
Louis Latour 2006 Meursault
Château Louis Latour 2007 Corton Charlemagne, Grand Cru
Louis Latour Domaine de Valmoissine 2008 Pinot Noir,
Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Verdon
Louis Latour 2006 Marsannay
Louis Latour 2006 Pommard-Epenots, Premier Cru
Château Louis Latour 2006 Corton Grancey, Grand Cru
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L’Angolo di Vino, 2/24/2009
If you’ve read any of the wine reviews I’ve posted over the last couple of years you are well aware of my fondness for the unusual, the eccentric, and the downright outside-the-box ( literally and figuratively) wines that pop up.
The latest discovery was Hilberg-Pasquero’s 2007 “Vareij”, a one of a kind blend of 80% Brachetto and 20% Barbera. As far as I know, no one else is attempting to merge these Piedmontese varietals, and if they are it’s doubtful the results could be more interesting.
It opens to intense aromas of spice and sharp red fruits, followed by waves of blueberries and exotic hints of cumin that may remind some of Lacrima di Morro d’Alba from Marche. The fruit stays ripe and juicy, strawberries and red raspberries from the Brachetto, riding on a refreshing layerof acidity supplied by the Barbera. Refreshing and accessible.
The fact this is labeled a VdT may unintentionally be damning it with faint praise, especially among consumers looking for those DOC and DOCG “guarantees”. Hmmmm, weren’t there some Super Tuscans that began life as VdT’s?
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Convicted!
The judge has ruled and Red Bicyclette suppliers convicted. It seems Gallo itself was duped by those meddling Merlots and Syrahs posing as Pinot Noirs.
L’Angolo di Vino, 2/16/2009
Monastero Suore Cistercensi 2007 “Coenobium”, Lazio
You have to be a certain age to remember when cloyingly sweet Riesling with a “Blue Nun” label was all the rage, or, more to the point, what was available to wine drinkers of modest means.
The nuns who produce ”Coenobium” near the town of Vitorchiano,north of Rome, have blended a wine of depth and complexity that won’t leave anyone who tries it feeling the least bit blue. With consultation from Giampiero Bea, son of Montefalco’s Paolo, the good sisters have elevated Trebbiano Toscana above its often pedestrian persona – first, by blending it with Grechetto, Malvasia, and Verdicchio; second, by allowing the juice to remain in contact with the skins for about two weeks.
The result is a medium bodied wine that fills the mouth with just-ripe peach and apricot flavors that take on a savory, earthy quality. Aromas of herbs, dried flowers and chalky minerals keep rising to the surface. There’s a solid core of flavor aided by persistant acidity that delivers sensations of warmth all the way to a mildly dry finish. In a word, delicious.
Paradoxically, this is a wine that remains relatively obscure even though approximately 80% of the total production per year is shipped to the States, a little over 3000 cases.
Byzantine-era Wine Press Found in Israel
Archeaologists dig up a 1,400-year-old wine press in Central Israel. Read the Associated Press report here!
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