It’s always fun to compare wines from the same vineyard and different years. Recently I received two chardonnays from Fess Parker (both Ashley’s / Sta Rita Hills) The 2007 is a pretty medium gold color, with a nose of melted butter and ripe apples. On the palate, more melted butter and apples and a [...]

Light Fruity Reds "They do all seem so similar!" says a friend, known as the "supertaster," sniffing the mystery wine inside bag #2. In front of us are three opened bottles of wine, each of their identities covered by sleek silver bags. All we know is that one is a Valpolicella Classico 2007, a Gamay [...]

  Ah, the New World! I’ve just received box of wines from this winery and since my wine studies have been so Old World focused, always delighted to receive California wines. Here are some tasting notes.  Frei Brothers Reserve Merlot 2007 Dry Creek Valley Smooth and rich, with rounded flavors of plums ripening in the [...]

Choosing That Special Bottle From a Wine Store Tasting … 2007 Dos Aguas So who would have thought Bordeaux in Long Island? The trend for creating Bordeaux style varieties is not new — Chile may have been the first, California a market leading second, and now Long Island is getting into the act. I first [...]