Archive for March, 2008
Soos Creek “Champoux Vineyard” Horse Heaven Hills Red Wine 2005 Wine Review (NW)
Tasting notes:Huge nose of raspberry jam, toasted oak, and vanillaRichly textured on the palateFinish of blueberry, plum, cocoa, and an herbal touch underneathI was treated to a bottle of that wine by good friends who grew up in Washington state. On a recent trip back home, they sampled some Soos Cr…
Soos Creek Champoux Vineyard Horse Heaven Hills Red Wine 2003 Wine Review (NW)
Tasting notes:Huge nose of raspberry jam, toasted oak, and vanillaRichly textured on the palateFinish of blueberry, plum, chocolate, and an herbal touch underneathI was treated to a bottle of that wine by good friends who grew up in Washington state. On a recent trip back home, they sampled some Soo…
More on Argentina
In a rare gap in the itinerary (an hour free before dinner), I now have a chance to blog a little more on my first impressions of Argentina. These will be just a series of bullet points, I’m afraid - I am too tired to attempt anything grander. 1. The meat here really is great, and there’s a lot of …
Post from the road
Quick post from the road:Argentina has been great fun so far. It has´not been straightforward - my luggage disappeared somewhere within London and Mendoza, and the latest is that they have found it and it is waiting for me in Buenos Aires. that means I will have to pick it upon the way home, and as…
Schoenheitz Holder Gewurztraminer 2005 wine review by (PB)
This Alsatian varietal was served to me by (NW) on a recent visit to his house in the glass and I asked him, “What is it.” As I would do to him, he replied, “You tell me.”It was a pale yellow with a great bouquet of sweet floral, spice and slight cream peach/pear and pineapple notes. In the mouth …
Soos Creek “Champoux Vineyard” 2005 wine review by (PB)
At the famed Timbalo Easter celebration at (NW’s) some folks brought that Washington state wine made of 50% Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon.The wine is a dark black cherry hue with cocoa and ripe plums in the nose with some leather in the background.In the mouth the wine presents a cocoa front…
Chateau Guiteronde 1984 wine review by (PB)
Boston wine hunt that past Summer with (NW) found that 24 year old Sauternes for $30. First thought is, “Why is that wine only $30?” Second thought is, “What the heck–for $30, no matter what happens, it will be an education.” Now how can you put a price tag on education? Okay, I’m trying to con…
Vignamaggio Castell di Monna Lisa Rserva 1999 wine review by (PB)
This Tuscan “special wine” was opened by friends of (NW’s) and ours at a recent festival of Timbalo celebrating the resurrection of our Lord. Since we have all bedded down at that celebrated birth place of Monna Lisa in the heart of Tuscany, breaking out that personally imported treat was awesome. …
A good weekend
It has been a really fun Easter weekend, despite the appalling weather. It was great to have my parents staying, and the family gathering yesterday was really enjoyable. I distress sometimes that the image of the Goode family lifestyle presented on that blog is far too wine-centric; while we did hav…
Three blind Sauvignons, and off to Argentina
Later on today I depart wintry old London for a quick trip to Argentina. It’s my first day to that increasingly interesting wine country. I’ll be based in Mendoza, and will be seeing some of the top producers. Forgive my childish enthusiasm, but I find visiting wine regions very exciting still. whet…
