grape: Albariño (today’s Albariño Day!) producer: Robaliño country: Spain region: Rías Baixas. FYI, Rías means estuaries and Baixas means lower. Now ya know. year: 2010 price: $17 yum factors: This one’s all citrus: lemon and grapefruit. No brainer summer [...]
grape: Albariño (today’s Albariño Day!) producer: Pazo de Señorans country: Spain region: Rías Baixas. It’s a region in Galicia in northwestern Spain, right on the Atlantic Ocean. It’s really lush and green, hence the [...]
all “drink me” posts this week feature wines that are green in some way – they might not all have earthy notes, but they’re earth-friendly! grape: Pinot Noir producer: Scott Paul. They’re [...]
all “drink me” posts this week feature wines that are green in some way – they might not all have earthy notes, but they’re earth-friendly! grape: Grenache producer: Quivira. They farm their vineyards [...]
grape: Pinot Grigio. As most of you know I normally can’t stand the PG, but I was at a tasting yesterday and tried this one and liked it. producer: Laird (liked all [...]
grape: Riesling (good for Easter ham, stay tuned for more reco’s this week) producer: Josef Leitz country: Germany region: Rheingau year: 2010 price: $16 yum factors: I’ve been having so [...]
grape: Pinot Noir. Obviously, Pinot Noir is a red-skinned grape but with a Blanc de Noir (“white of black”) they don’t leave it on its red skins so the juice (and [...]
Today’s the day: IT’S OFFICIALLY SPRING!!! The weather is so warm and I had my first outside drinks last night. Grapefriend couldn’t be happier. Here are my favorite things about [...]
grape: 90% Cabernet Sauvignon, 6% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec, 1% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc producer: Cliff Lede (pronounced LAY-dee) country: USA region: Napa Valley, Stag’s Leap District year: 2009 price: $60 yum factors: Took a sip and [...]
Yes, March 1 is National Pig Day. You’ve got your pork, you’ve got your bacon, and then you’ve got more bacon! But what wine should should you pig out on? [...]
