All things wine
From the monthly archives:
Around the same period of history that our Civil War was coming to a close, a tiny, almost microscopic louse (read, ugly little bug) was accidentally imported, probably from the eastern United States, by Europe. The native East Coast vines somehow had become immune to the parasite’s potential danger. However, once in Europe, it multiplied [...]
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Each of the Nickel and Nickel Cabernets is exceptional, the one listed above is one of my favorites: Start drinking Rock Cairn now and over the next few years.
It is aged for 17 months in approximately 50% new and 50% one-year-old French oak barrels. Rock Cairn is complex and powerful, with myriad layers of flavors [...]
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Each and every one of the Nickel and Nickel Cabernets is exceptional, but the one listed above is one of my favorites; drink it now and over the next several years (although at 10 years, it still should be wonderful),
It is aged for 17 months in approximately 50% new and 50% one-year-old French oak barrels. [...]
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The first and best example of this issue descends from the unbelievable Chateau Gruaud-Larose tasting and feasting held in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1990. A number of American and European wine professionals attended. Of the 1975 vintage, several Europeans, including David Peppercorn, M.W., really liked the 1975 Gruaud-Larose because it was closed-up, austere and tannic.
Several [...]
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“I have lived temperately, eating little animal food. Vegetables constitute my principal diet. I double, however, the doctor’s glass and a half of wine, and even treble it with a friend.” Thomas Jefferson
The thing about this that is so interesting is that Jefferson’s doctor (and who knows how many others at the [...]
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Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon Martin Stelling Vineyard Oakville Napa Valley 2005 – From two acres of the very best vineyard in the entire Nickel and Nickel lineup (as well as being the primary vineyard for Far Niente Cabernet Sauvignon), this wine was made under ideal weather conditions. A very showy wine, this vintage displays [...]
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Revana Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2005 – Still the best value from heralded winemaker Heidi Barrett, whose early Screaming Eagle Cabs are bringing $3,000+ a bottle. Owned by esteemed Houston Cardiologist Dr. Medaiah Revana, this is his best offering yet. Once again, not a blockbuster, but a wine with seductive flavors. A sensuous experience. Beef [...]
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