Wine Spotting

 

 

There are so many varietals and so many blends to choose from; so many price points and levels of quality to stress over that choosing a wine can freeze you in your tracks or make you head for the watery yellow beer aisle.   Valerie tastes thousands of wines a year and  her taste memory is almost as good as my nose memory.  So let us take the stress out of sniffing out a good deal or following the trail of a good wine. Check out what we’ve been sipping and smelling!

 

 

A to Z Wineworks Rose From Sangiovese grapes, Southern Oregon Fruity and graceful, stawberry on the nose, more citrus on the palate

A dry and slightly fruity asti style wine but with more depth than a spumanti.

Antelope Ridge Estate Winery Oliver, BC This is a lovely blend of berry flavours and an earthy, meaty tannin. Complex and very food friendly.

Bolton Cellars 2007 Meristem $17 A medium bodied blend (88% Pinot, 12% Merlot)of our virietal wines from our estate vineyards. It has a fabulous intensity of color as well.

Bumont intense nose of pineapples and pears, good acid with a silky edge, very pleasant summer wine. Inexpensive at $4.99

Demensbusch Reisling from Mosel vom roten schiefer 2006 Crisp but floral, good acid and good with food

Karthauserhof 2007 Reisling Kabinett Mosel Saar Ruwer Ripe with vanilla apricot on nose, with good acid and a mineral finish $33

Naked Winery Penetration Cab. Sauv. 2004 Very dark cherry, licorice and leather. Yum!

Snows Lake

Snows Lake ONE, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon: “Lovely richness on the palate. The fruit is forward and there is plenty of tannin behind it for balance. Flavors linger long. CA North Coast