Once again Eddie and I received our quarterly Whiskey Explorers Club shipment with equal parts thirst and anticipation. (Every time I use the word anticipation I think of Dr. Frank-N-Furter from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Teasing rain-soaked and lost Janet and Brad with his merry widow get-up…about what might come next!) The small samples, enough…
From a recent trip to Napa I had a lot of wine, emphasis on a LOT, to taste. The story on the wineries will be in the upcoming April/May (2012) edition of Elite Magazine of Santa Clarita. But, for my wonderful readers, a thirsty audience that can’t wait until April, some of my tasting notes…
Picture this if you will: a 3 milliliter bottle sealed with wax, with a miniscule label that I have to use a magnifying glass on to read “Grain Whisky, Scotland”, and the only other identifying marking is a small group of letters and numbers. That’s all I get in playing my new favorite blind tasting…
Had a few fun wines to review so sharing a virtual taste with readers this week: From Bisol Crede Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore D.O.C.G (SRP: $25) is a brilliantly yellow-green colored Prosecco with a fruity bouquet, flavors of green apples and pears and balanced acidity. Crede hails from the steep south-facing hills of Bisol’s vineyards in…
One of the most successful, family-owned winemaking companies in Italy, Zonin1821, has unveiled a decidedly different Prosecco line with its ‘Dress Code’ Collection. It strays away from what the family’s seven generations of winemakers have been producing since 1821 – Prosecco made from 100% Glera grapes. Inspired to create a new concept of Prosecco, Zonin1821’s…
New Dan Berger International Cider Competition Attracts More than 200 Entries (Santa Rosa, CALIF) A cidery from Washington state was the big winner at the first-ever Dan Bergers International Cider Competition, held in May in Santa Rosa, California. Staged in conjunction with Dan Bergers International Wine Competition, the cider competition drew more than 200 entrants…
2011 Frisk 2011 “Prickly” Riesling 89% Riesling, 11% Muscat Gordo 9.8% alcohol Alpine and King Valleys, Victoria, Australia Appearance/Color – Foamy beer-like head but only at edge, lightening color, small “frost” appearance in center. Color is pale lemon to green, diamonds, clear, sparkling, almost shiny in glass’ reflection. Swirling brings more effervescence, pleasant. Aroma –…
I think I am finally beginning to understand the Scholium Project wines. A little. Maybe. It’s taken me a few years. Perhaps it has to do with how I think and feel about wine. online pharmacy cymbalta no prescription pharmacy You may have noticed that even though I have been contributing to Eve’s Wine 101…
As it’s the Friday before a long weekend, I give you two wines from Napa Valley’s Patland Estate Vineyards to consider drinking if you’re housebound or bound to parts unknown: 08 Proprietary Red Wine Terra Del Cuore 14.8% alcohol Bottle No. 1008 of 1560 Napa Valley Color – Opaque, purple, deep ruby edge. Aroma –Mint,…
At a recent Grape of the Night event, that a dozen or more friends attend under the tutelage of Eve’s Wine 101 staff writer Rusty Sly, the assigned varietal was one none of us was overly familiar with: Roussanne. Grape of the Night, for those of you new to Eve’s Wine 101, is an event…