This past week at Sculpterra, our winery crew has been hard at work, caring for the 2020 harvest. I was invited out to our production facility to watch the process of racking and take some […]
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Perfect Barbeque Wine: Sculpterra Statuesque
What makes a great barbeque wine? For me, the perfect wine to pair will food from the grill should be full-bodied and complex, with vanilla oak and ripe fruit flavours to complement the seared, slightly […]
Wine Review: Sculpterra Merlot 2017
Underrated Grape Merlot has had a fairly poor reputation among some circles in the past, and for no good reason. Even though it’s the most widely planted grape variety in the Bordeaux region of […]
Ready for the Bottle: Tasting New Wines at Sculpterra
Into the Bottle It’s May at Sculpterra Winery, and time to bottle the latest wines. We usually bring in the bottling truck four times each year. They do an incredible job, with their all-in-a-trailer machinery […]
Wine and Oak: Barrel Tasting at Sculpterra Winery
Over a barrel Oak and wine have been in partnership since ancient times when it was discovered that wine being transported in barrels gained additional flavours. These days it can be an incredibly scientific […]
Wine Review Special: Carruades de Lafite 2001
Such is the importance and international reputation of Chateau Lafite that its fame goes way beyond just wine enthusiasts
Sculpterra Monthly Tasting List Preview- October 2019
New month, new lineup With over twenty different wines to choose from, every month at Sculpterra Winery there’s a different line-up of eight, selected to go on the tasting list. Personally, I see it […]
What’s in a Glass? Part 2
Test 2: Bordeaux In continuation from Part one of my important research into wine glasses, I pitched my new Wine Folly Edition Gabriel Glas One For All glass against my trusty Bormioli Rocco Electra 18.5oz and […]
Wine Review: Sculpterra – Statuesque 2016
Popular Heavyweight Sculpterra Winery in Paso Robles first started producing the bold red blend, Statuesque, in 2006. It didn’t take long to become the winery’s most popular blend, winning various accolades along the way. […]
Wine Speak Paso – Grand Tasting
Grand Tasting – Grand Opportunity Wine Speak Paso Robles is a collaboration between wine experts and local wineries that first came to be in 2017, co-founded by Amanda Wittstrom Higgins of Ancient Peaks Winery. Seminars and […]