Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Pinot Noir
Producer: Jargon
Vintage: 2009
Region: Napa, California
Appellation: St. Helena
Alcohol: 13.5%
Average Price per Bottle: $12.00
Bottle Size: 750 milliliters
Over the weekend, my fiancé, Michael, and I set out to dispel the myth that you can’t find a good Pinot Noir for less than $15.00. We ventured up the street to our local wine store and pored over their selection. We were both attracted to Jargon’s bright and playful label. The character on the front of the bottle caught our
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2009 Star Lane Sauvignon Blanc
by Shannon Cyr on January 20th, 2012 | California Wine, White Wine, Wine
Wine Category: White
Type of Wine: Sauvignon Blanc
Producer: Star Lane Vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Region: California
Sub-region: The Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Barbara
Alcohol: 13.4%
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
While traveling through the Santa Ynez Valley last month, we stopped off at the Star Lane Vineyard to check out some of their wines. The vineyard rests at the eastern end of the Santa Ynez valley in the “Happy Canyon” region. While we tasted several of the Star Lane wines, their Sauvignon Blanc was one of my favorites.
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Type of Wine: Sauvignon Blanc
Producer: Star Lane Vineyard
Vintage: 2009
Region: California
Sub-region: The Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Barbara
Alcohol: 13.4%
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
While traveling through the Santa Ynez Valley last month, we stopped off at the Star Lane Vineyard to check out some of their wines. The vineyard rests at the eastern end of the Santa Ynez valley in the “Happy Canyon” region. While we tasted several of the Star Lane wines, their Sauvignon Blanc was one of my favorites.
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Rancho Zabaco Zinfandel 2008
by Dennis Mayer on January 17th, 2012 | California Wine, Red Wine, Wine
Zinfandel gets a bad name, mainly because its mother grapes are used to make the low-alcohol, lowly regarded rosé known as white zinfandel.
As you've probably noticed, all grapes, whether light- or dark-skinned, have translucent pink flesh inside. Red wines (and whites) get most of their color and flavor from the complex compounds in the grapes' skins. When the juice made from zinfandel grapes is separated from the crushed skins before fermenting, the result is white zinfandel -- low-voltage, simplistic, and quaffable. My unfortunate source on winemaking and wine history, Wikipedia, tells me that the modern method and recipe for
As you've probably noticed, all grapes, whether light- or dark-skinned, have translucent pink flesh inside. Red wines (and whites) get most of their color and flavor from the complex compounds in the grapes' skins. When the juice made from zinfandel grapes is separated from the crushed skins before fermenting, the result is white zinfandel -- low-voltage, simplistic, and quaffable. My unfortunate source on winemaking and wine history, Wikipedia, tells me that the modern method and recipe for
2009 Rusack Chardonnay
by Shannon Cyr on January 11th, 2012 | California Wine, White Wine, Wine
Wine Category: White
Type of Wine: Chardonnay
Producer: Rusack
Vintage: 2009
Region: Santa Barbara County
Appellation: The grapes for this Santa Barbara County Chardonnay come from two Santa Barbara vineyards (Sierra Madre and Bien Nacido) and a Santa Maria Valley vineyard (Goodchild).
Alcohol: 14.2%
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
My fiancé, Michael, and I just returned from our vacation in California. During our trip back West, we took a private tour of four truly astonishing vineyard tasting rooms. The Rusack tasting room was the last one on our trip, but it
Type of Wine: Chardonnay
Producer: Rusack
Vintage: 2009
Region: Santa Barbara County
Appellation: The grapes for this Santa Barbara County Chardonnay come from two Santa Barbara vineyards (Sierra Madre and Bien Nacido) and a Santa Maria Valley vineyard (Goodchild).
Alcohol: 14.2%
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
My fiancé, Michael, and I just returned from our vacation in California. During our trip back West, we took a private tour of four truly astonishing vineyard tasting rooms. The Rusack tasting room was the last one on our trip, but it
2008 Seghesio Zinfandel
by Shannon Cyr on January 2nd, 2012 | California Wine, Red Wine, Wine
Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Seghesio
Vintage: 2008
Region: Sonoma, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
The Seghesio Zinfandel is produced in the same area as one of my all time favorite Zinfandel wines (Ravenswood), so I figured why not give a wine from the region a try? I’m so glad that I did! I think Sonoma, California has hit the jackpot for quality Zinfandels.
Appearance: The Seghesio Zinfandel was dark and clear, with a velvety sheen.
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Type of Wine: Zinfandel
Producer: Seghesio
Vintage: 2008
Region: Sonoma, California
Alcohol: 14.5%
Packaging: 750 ml bottle, natural cork
Average Price per Bottle: $20.00
The Seghesio Zinfandel is produced in the same area as one of my all time favorite Zinfandel wines (Ravenswood), so I figured why not give a wine from the region a try? I’m so glad that I did! I think Sonoma, California has hit the jackpot for quality Zinfandels.
Appearance: The Seghesio Zinfandel was dark and clear, with a velvety sheen.
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