Archive for May, 2010
Sunday, May 30th, 2010
The 2010 Seattle Wine Awards’ Grand Awards Tasting
Founded in 2006, the Seattle Wine Awards has quickly become the most important wine recognition program in the country for Washington wines.
The wines are judged single blind – price ranges and varietals are known but the winery is not.
The Grand Awards Tasting is a great opportunity to taste these award winning wines. The tasting […]
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Wednesday, May 19th, 2010
Sign of things to come?
In early April, I spoke with someone interested in buying a vineyard. In order to get a bank loan, he needed to submit a business plan. “For a vineyard property?” I asked. We didn’t submit a business plan when we bought our property in 2007. But things are different now, banks are really tight with […]
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Monday, May 17th, 2010
Karly’s Birthday
Yesterday was Karly’s birthday. My little girl turned eight. Friday night she had a party with fifteen little girls running around in our house. Ten of those girls slept over. Those of you who have daughters know what a force of nature these little girls can be. I don’t know what my wife was thinking.
Sunday […]
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Saturday, May 15th, 2010
2001 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Bosconia Reserva Rioja
About a year ago, I had a highly rated Rioja and I remember thinking “what is Rioja about this wine?” The wine could have been from anywhere – lots of fruit and new oak, low acidity and high pH. Sound familiar? Any kind of “Riojaness” was striped in favor of the style of wine the […]
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
2007 Trio Infernal Riu
Trio Infernal are the talented winemakers Laurent Combier, Jen Michel Gerin, and Peter Fischer making wine in Priorat.
This wine is Carignan. I really wanted to like this wine but the acids were just too high giving the wine sour notes that I couldn’t get past. It’s too bad because this could have been a very […]
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Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
2003 Veglio Michelino, 2006 Corzano e Paterno, 2006 Riecine
This past week I had a trio of Italian reds that I really enjoyed.
Barolo’s are best when they have some age to them. I try not to drink a Barolo that’s younger than 15 years. But recently, I was recommended the 2003 Veglio Michelino e Figlio. For $28, this just might represent the best Barolo […]
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Sunday, May 9th, 2010
2009 Domaine Du Bagnol Rosé
Every spring it’s the same story – the weather starts getting warmer, we start grilling and I get in the mood for a nice rosé. I drink one, I’m unimpressed, and don’t drink another one until next spring. The idea of a rosé, it seems to me, is better than the real thing.
But this year, […]
