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Video Wine Review: Perrin Côtes du Rhône Rouge France 2017

Posted on October 26, 2020 by waywardwine

Watch my review of this value daily red from the Côtes du Rhône:

Posted in EMPTIED BOTTLES, Red | Tagged Côtes du Rhône AOC, drink, France, Grenache, Mourvedre, Red, Red wine, Review, rhône, RHONE, Syrah, Trader Joe's, travel, value, video | Leave a comment

Video Wine Review: Daou Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, 2010

Posted on October 19, 2020 by waywardwine

Has a decade tamed the monster Cabernet Franc Merlot blend from Paso Robles? Check out my video review Daou Seventeen Forty, Paso Robles, 2010

Posted in Cabernet Franc, EMPTIED BOTTLES | Tagged Cabernet Franc, Daou, drink, merlot, Paso Robles, Paso Robles California, travel | Leave a comment

Video Wine Review: Ravines, Merlot, Finger Lakes New York 2018

Posted on October 13, 2020 by waywardwine

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Wine Review: Torii Mor Pinot Noir Olson Estate Vineyard Dundee Hills 2014

Posted on October 12, 2020 by waywardwine

Another day, another bottle to check out. I tumble into my “cellar” (aka crawl space) and pull out a fine-dusted bottle of single vineyard Pinot Noir from 2014. If this virus gets me, at least I enjoyed one more wine … Continue reading →

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Wine Review: Philippe Colin, Premier Cru, Chassagne-Montrachet, France “Les Chenevottes” 2012

Posted on October 5, 2020 by waywardwine

Philippe Colin is a terroir-ist. He produces up to 25 wines a year, mostly drawn from 13 hectares (32 acres) of single plots in Chassagne-Montrachet: Burgundy’s central heart of golden, powerful Chardonnay (and some Pinot Noir). He would make more if possible. Colin has shifted from traditional 228 litres to 450 and 500 litres oak barrels, 20 to 25% of which are new, to not overwhelm the fruit with wood. Continue reading →