Ghost Pines 2008 Cabernet (Napa & Sonoma Blend)
C ountry: USA State: California Region: North Coast Sub-Regions: 68% Napa County, 32% Sonoma County Label: Ghost Pines Varietal: 81% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Petite Sirah, 1% Cabernet Franc Year: 2008 Aroma Blast of plum, overtone of raw bacon //hickory smokiness with a little lemon grass tang//. Taste Medium acidity, a little bite. Not too peppery, a little bit of tobacco. Hints of cassis, boysenberry and blackberry. It is a little too filtered for my taste, I like my Cabs a little murky. It is balanced, with light fruit, and bold but not too bold. It could be overbalanced, it doesn't seem to have as much depth or character as most North Coast single vineyard Cabs I'm accustomed to. I wonder if blends work well with lower...
Scott Harvey 2007 Zinfandel (Mountain Selection)
Country: USA State: California Region: Sierra Foothills Sub-Region: California Shenandoah Valley Appellation: Amador County Vineyard: Scott Harvey Label: Scott Harvey Mountain Selection Varietal: Zinfandel Year: 2007 Aroma A blast of grape and alcohol. Leads you to believe it will be a fruity Zin. Taste With the exception of the alcohol, it is a straight forward and clean Zin. Not too peppery, not too fruity, a little acid and a little murky. It isn't bold enough to rival a good Cab, but still very bold for a Zin. Those familiar with Shenandoah Valley Zins will be used to the boldness in the Zins of this appellation, and the high alcohol. This wine is definitely big, and to some might be too big. For me its just right. Finish I expected some fruit...
77 Virgins – A Choice in Oils
O live Oils. Although I've been experimenting with French cuisine lately /less oil more butter/, I have recently had the chance to rediscover olive oil. My holiday acquisition of a stand mixer /by way of a joint Christmas venture between my wife, my mother, my father-in-law, and my grandmother-in-law/ has brought me into the world of bread making. My wife's favorite bread being Focaccia, the oil side of cooking fats is once again at the forefront of my thoughts. When I was working my way through Biba's cookbooks /my third stint in Italian cuisine/, my search for the right olive oil focused mainly on which was the highest quality and the appropriate type to use with a given cooking technique. While I was on my second stint in southwestern cuisine, learning...
Sorry Miles – The Humbling of a Wine Snob
I t was 2004, I had just turned 20, and a little movie called Sideways hit the silver screen. Having grown up in one of the Northern California wine countries, and spent much of my childhood on my Italian Grandfather's vineyard, and being a bit of a pompous prat... I really liked the idea of being into wine. "No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any fucking Merlot!" - Miles The problem was, most of my wine knowledge came from what I had gleaned from my family and the vineyard's clients during meals, get-togethers and the picking-stemming-pressing-shipping process of the annual harvest. This left me with a lot of buzz words, and info on how wine was made, but no idea of what wine tasted like and what being a wine lover meant. ...
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