Pinot Noir is likely to have been widely distributed around Europe by the time any of the above names began to be regularly documented in the Middle Ages. This helps explain why numerous regions in France and beyond claim to be the birthplace of the variety; it has been grown in many loca...
Each team was given a sheet with two columns; the first had ten wine names and the second had ten tasting notes taken from John’s book. Two wines were sparkling, four white and four red. Each column was in alphabetical order and the objective was to match the tasting notes to the cor...
to say that the quality level of what at least some Rhône producers are delivering in their bottles is truly remarkable. And while every wine producing region has its share of duds and stellar names, few anywhere can boast the seven iconic producers of the quality and importance level I li...
nor should it be. My selections are consistently listed in alphabetical order, with no ranking implied. I firmly believe it’s naive to declare a definitive “number one” wine in the world. Instead, this list highlights the
【1】Music shops should arrange their recordings in simple alphabetical order, rather than by___. 【2】Drivers will___the law if they drive after drinking wine. 【3】I didn't do it___—it was an accident! 【4】She was in a___whether to stay...
This was a walk-around, stand-up tasting, so I did not take detailed notes on all of the wines. The following are short impressions the wines I found to be the most interesting and delicious (in alphabetical order, as tasted). Most of these should be available in the U.S., although...
One of Napa’s most iconic names in wine, many of the wine made at this estate were for the longest time my favourite US red wines each year. I am happy to report that the 2016 falls into that track of excellence. Winemaker Brittany Sherwood has been in charge since 2012, and this ...
and then line them up for the tasting. Then we taste them in numerical/alphabetical order and write the notes. After the first pass, we taste the wines again to see if they have changed. Then we show the wines and write the names down. We did find a few anomalies in the system. Fi...
and then line them up for the tasting. Then we taste them in numerical/alphabetical order and write the notes. After the first pass, we taste the wines again to see if they have changed. Then we show the wines and write the names down. We did find a few anomalies in the system. Fi...
"I collected cider scion wood from Steve Wood up in New Hampshire when I was 19. I grafted those trees and planted them when I was 21. They had cool names. Now, 16 years later, I know what their cider is like. So we take some trees out, we plant some more and in another decade...