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Type: Dry White Made: In Calaveras County, California, With viognier grapesPlays well with: seafood, salads, mild cheeses
The 2007 Viognier from Irish Family comes with the expected florals in the nose – honeysuckle in this case. A grape of the Rhone region wines in France, viognier has an instantly recognizable nose of flowers like honeysuckle or citrus like tangerine peel and also honeyed. A little blended into syrah contributes aromatics to a traditional red wine in the Rhone from France. Viognier is a handy grape to have around.
There is a flinty minerality as well that wasn’t Continue reading Irish Family Vineyard 2007 Viognier Type: Dry Red Made: In Calaveras County, California, With cabernet sauvignon, syrah, and malvasia grapes Plays well with: Beef, lamb, winter stews, on its own The Irish Family red blend called Pog Mo Thoin – Gaelic for “kiss my ass” – was a sample we tasted from the tank in April 2009 at the winery in Vallecito, CA. It’s pronounced Pog (with the long o sound), Mo (another long o) Hoyn (no t or th). A blend of cabernet sauvignon, syrah and a bit of malvasia – a OBG grape if there is one – it’s now available for Continue reading Irish Family Vineyard “Pog Mo Thoin” Looking forward to attending the Rhone Rangers Experience on February 14th! The good folks at Blackwell’s wines and spririts were featuring Chateau d’Aqueria 2007 Tavel when we wandered in there a couple months ago. The winery is one of the oldest in the Tavel region of France’s southern Rhone region (French wines being labeled after where they’re grown and made rather than by the grapes in them, with each region using basically the same grapes to make the wine, anyway, so a Bordeaux is always going to have cabernet sauvignon and merlot in it, no matter who in Bordeaux made it). Tavel is best known here in the States – Continue reading Chateau d’Aqueria 2007 Rose Tavel We wouldn’t normally feature a retailer here, but we had such a great time at San Francisco store Blackwell’s Wines & Spirits, that we couldn’t resist posting about it. We were up in The City over Thanksgiving to visit Her Ladyship (Anne’s daughter) and while taking a walk on Friday, we stumbled onto this charming little store. It’s laid out beautifully. The prices are reasonable and the wine selection is exceptional. Yes, you’ll find Napa cabs and pinot noirs here, including some that will please the pinot geeks among us. But most of the stock is made up of Continue reading Blackwell’s Wine and Spirits |
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