Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Blend
Wine Name: Anacapa
Producer: Rusack
Vintage: 2008
Region: Santa Ynez, California
Appellation: Rusack’s Anacapa blend is sourced from three different grape varietals, including Cabernet Franc, which makes up a majority of the blend at 82%; Petit Verdot at 16%; and Merlot at 2%.
Alcohol: 14.7%
Average Price per Bottle: $40.00
Bottle Size: 750 milliliters
While visiting Santa Ynez, California, last December, I had the opportunity to taste several memorable wines, and the Rusack Anacapa was one of them. I’m not usually a
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Big Fire 2009
by Shannon Cyr on February 3rd, 2012 | Red Wine, Wine
Wine Category: Red
Type of Wine: Pinot Noir
Wine Name: Big Fire Pinot Noir
Producer: R. Stuart & Co.
Vintage: 2009
Region: Oregon coast
Appellation: The grapes were harvested from several Oregon vineyards, including: Ana, Courting Hill, Daffodil Hill, Falcon Glen, Melrose, Temperance Hill, Tukwilla, Weber, Wells, Winderlea
Alcohol: 13.4%
Average Price per Bottle: $19.00
Bottle Size: 750 milliliters
Michael and I received a bottle of Big Fire Pinot Noir for Christmas and finally got around to tasting it over the weekend. I love getting wine as a gift
Type of Wine: Pinot Noir
Wine Name: Big Fire Pinot Noir
Producer: R. Stuart & Co.
Vintage: 2009
Region: Oregon coast
Appellation: The grapes were harvested from several Oregon vineyards, including: Ana, Courting Hill, Daffodil Hill, Falcon Glen, Melrose, Temperance Hill, Tukwilla, Weber, Wells, Winderlea
Alcohol: 13.4%
Average Price per Bottle: $19.00
Bottle Size: 750 milliliters
Michael and I received a bottle of Big Fire Pinot Noir for Christmas and finally got around to tasting it over the weekend. I love getting wine as a gift
2011 J.W. Morris Moscato
by Dennis Mayer on January 31st, 2012 | White Wine, Wine
Today's wine comes to us by way of one of the few enlightened supermarkets in Massachusetts that sells alcohol. I was shopping there a few weeks ago when I stumbled upon a promotional wine tasting. I've forgotten which vineyard or vintner, exactly, was being featured, but I remember selecting their moscato, since it was the only varietal I couldn't ever remember tasting. I almost started laughing when I knocked it back -- the wine was so ridiculously sweet, simple, and smooth. It tasted more like candy than wine.
Consulting my always-reliable source for wine knowledge, Wikipedia, I've learned that
Consulting my always-reliable source for wine knowledge, Wikipedia, I've learned that
Mulled Wine
by Dennis Mayer on January 27th, 2012 | Cocktails, Hot Drinks, Wine
Finding a good winter drink isn't too hard. Plenty of seasonal beers can be refreshing on a cold day. Any spirit, served neat, can help warm a body on a cold day. But finding a warm winter drink... that's a bit harder, if only because we're so predisposed to serving drinks on ice (and ice cold) these days.
There are a few hot drinks out there (the hot toddy, the Tom and Jerry, the blue blazer.) There are any number of punches that can be served warm (Esquire cocktail writer David Wondrich has done plenty of research on
There are a few hot drinks out there (the hot toddy, the Tom and Jerry, the blue blazer.) There are any number of punches that can be served warm (Esquire cocktail writer David Wondrich has done plenty of research on
2009 Jargon Pinot Noir
by Shannon Cyr on January 25th, 2012 | California Wine, Red Wine, Wine
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
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
