Tag: wine

Chateau Ste. Michelle Merlot Indian Wells 2016

Deep garnet color in the glass.  Aromas of boysenberry and chocolate.  Light-medium tannins give way to juicy fruit.  Flavors of blueberry and boysenberry with notes...

Concannon Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

I love cabernet from Paso so that was a big selling point for me. Big earthy aroma with cocoa and dark fruit.  Light tannins lead...

Chateau Ste. Michelle Chardonnay 2015

Washington State produces many great wines at a great value and this Chardonnay is a good example. Nice soft vanilla and floral aromas lead into...

Bonterra Merlot 2014

Blackberry on the nose.  Flavors of black cherry, berry and with mild chocolate tone on the back end.  Soft tannins.  A very nice wine for...

William Hill Cabernet Sauvignon 2014

This is a great wine for the price.  Aromas of chocolate, vanilla and a hint of leather.  Supple mouth feel leads into juicy, red raspberry...

Bodega Zafado Cabernet Sauvignon 2015

A lovely Cabernet from Mendoza, Argentina. Nice dark color.  Aromas of smoke, leather and dark fruit.  Light to medium mouth feel. Light tannins. Flavors of...

Lois Gruner Veltliner Kamptal 2014

We enjoyed this as one of the many wines we had over Thanksgiving. Aromas of lime, green apple and peach.  Although the lime and the...

Bogle Merlot 2015

Bogle wines tend to get ratings in the high 80’s from Wine Spectator.  This wine has aromas of red licorice and red raspberry.  Flavors of...

Cline Ancient Vines Zinfandel 2015

Aromas of blackberry, blueberry, and cherry.  Flavors of cherry, boysenberry, black plum and pepper.  Cline has long been a favorite winery of mine.  As a...

El Goru 2015

This is a Spanish wine made from 60% Monastrell, 35% Syrah and 5% Petit Verdot.  For those who didn’t know (I did not until I...