Santa Lucia Highlands The Santa Lucia Highlands AVA is a wine region covering 21,000 acres, to the south of Monterey Bay, California. Pinot Noir and Chardonnay make up most of the 6,000+ acres of […]
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Wine Review: Sculpterra – Syrah 2015
Syrah Made famous by the Rhone region of France, Syrah is one of the worlds most popular grape varietals with close to 500,000 acres planted. It’s not hard to see why it’s so popular, […]
Wine Review: Grifoll Declara – Predicat 2014
Priorat Priorat is a small wine region, just south-west of Barcelona in Spain. It only covers around 5,000 acres, and the terrain is rugged and mountainous. The main varietals used here are Grenache, Carignan, […]
Wine Review: Sculpterra – Maquette 2015
This is Sculpterra’s Bordeaux varietal blend and a very popular wine in the tasting room. The gravel and clay soils in the lower elevation blocks of Sculpterra’s vineyard are remarkably good for Cabernet Sauvignon […]
Chateau La Fleur des Amandiers 2010 – Puisseguin Saint Emilion
Right Bank The city of Bordeaux in France gives its name to a wine region known the world over. The region is cut in two by the Gironde river, with different soils depending on what […]
Lucien Albrecht – Riesling Reserve 2016
Riesling? Are you feeling alright? My usual taste in wine is a medium-bodied red, with moderate tannin, fruit, herbs, and well-integrated oak. This begs the question, why am I drinking a Riesling? Part of […]
Wine Review: Sculpterra – Statuesque 2015
Largest horse, biggest blend Statuesque features John Jagger’s “Golden Hooves” sculpture on the silkscreened label. The sculpture is the largest of John Jagger’s bronze horses, created over a span of 18 months using a […]
Wine Review: Sculpterra – Mega Focus 2014
Mega Focus gets it’s name from the 24ft sculpture created by Dale Evers, as featured on the bottle. It takes pride of place at the front of Sculpterra’s sculpture garden. The climate of […]
Wine Review: Breca – Garnacha 2013
100% Garnacha, from vines planted between 1900 and 1940. $18 from Bevmo / $20 from Wine.com The Origins of Grenache The general consensus is that Garnacha / Grenache (French name) originated in the Aragón region […]
Wine Review: Bodegas Lan – Rioja Gran Reserva 2010
Rioja Gran Reserva I fell in love with the wines of the Rioja region of Spain during my first trip there in 2002. The region is most well known for Tempranillo, Grenache, Mazuelo (A.K.A. […]