2010 Clos Maragnac – $27.95 – Vintages 11655 – **** This isn’t so much a tasting note as what I did when I opened this wine. I prepared a sashimi bowl for dinner – with the intention of drinking this wine that particular evening. I have said on my podcast...
When the Star Trek: Picard trailer dropped months ago – I was more than excited to see the vineyard setting. There has always been subtle mention of wine throughout the series – I mean on Deep Space Nine much of the series takes place in a Quark’s bar. Given that...
2015 Kacaba Reserve Meritage – $45.15 – ****½ – Raspberry jam and currant on the nose. The way this wine starts it tells a story of fruit and a warm fall and a great vintage. But when you take your first sip you see that this isn’t a story, but...
It’s January. We are all waiting to open our bills and recoil in horror. Here are some suggestions from local sommelier Krystina Roman to save the day, and the pocketbook. You may know Krystina as The City Wino (twitter:instagram) on social media. I am pleased to welcome her wine recommendations...
When I went to France in November I flew Air France. I was fortunate enough to fly Business class for my trip to Paris. I was curious to see how Air France modeled their wine list especially after the stirs in social media about Air Canada (you can read my...
Now that we are in the cold stretch of winter it is the perfect time to drink some red wines and start roasting some red meat. There is a certain romanticism when we watch movies and televisions and watch a bigshot order a very old bottle from a specific vintage...
Château Grand Pontet is a Grand Cru Classé that is adjacent to Beau-Séjour Bécot. The proprety is owned and run by Sylvie Pourquet-Bécot, the sister of the proprieters of Beau-Séjour Bécot. Even though Grand Pontet is not Premier Cru the wines are very good. We were warmly received by Marie Pourquet and taken...
I had the chance to visit Château Laroze in November of 2014. It is a Grand Cru Classé winery located in Saint Émillion. We had an opportunity to sit down with the owner of the winery Guy Meslin to go through some of his wines and history of the winery....
Over the holidays there is more to worry about than just figuring out what wines to serve at your own Christmas parties. Inevitably you will be invited to your friends house or even the boss may be throwing their own Christmas party. How do you figure out what exactly to...
2011 Trius Red – Vintages 303800 – $22.95 – Trius Red has long been a benchmark wine, even in off vintages it is still delicious. This wine is sandwiched between two vintages that may be considered the best ever and has big shoes to fill as 2010 may have been...
Strewn Terroir Sauvignon Blanc 2011 – VINTAGES 343897 – $17.95 – Sauvignon Blanc from Ontario is great, you usually end up with a wine that is a blend between bright Citrus notes and subtle herbaciousness. When you compare Sauv Blanc from Ontario against those from New Zealand (if you haven’t...
