Wine Blogger Conference day 1
Today I am attending day one of the wine bloggers conference in Napa & Sonoma and it is off do a great start! Sofar I have tasted some GREAT whites from Rueda Spain, Sherries, wines from Bonny Doon, Faust and met the producers from “Bottle Shock”. The life wine blogger event will be [...]
Read more →Finding Religion in Rioja Traditions
1976 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Bosconia Gran Reserva Rioja
I had one of the wine worlds equivalent to a religious awakening last night, when I was given the opportunity, by my good friend, to enjoy a bottle of the 1976 R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Bosconia Gran Reserva along with a grilled rack of [...]
Read more →Tuesday night wine recommendation: 2006 Andrew Rich Pinot Noir “Cuvee B”
Here is this Tuesday night’s wine recommendation:
2006 Andrew Rich Pinot Noir “Cuvee B” Willamette Valley, Oregon. Bright medium Ruby color. On the nose aromas of plum, red fruits, floral, cinnamon, vanilla, earth and menthol. On the palate it shows flavors of cola, baking spice, cranberry, red cherry and vanilla. The tannins are ripe and well [...]
Podcast 14 Leo Steen Wines
ChrisO goes it alone in this podcast and introduces one of his favorite small wineries in north Sonoma County, Leo Steen Wines. These fantastically crafted wines (Chenin Blanc and Syrah) are the work of Danish winemaker Leo Hansen, who also happens to be the winemaker for Stuhlmuller Vineyards.
Read more →Vintuba Podcast 13 what we’ve been drinking review 4
In Episode 13 ChrisO and JonM have successfully returned from the desert, yes we were fools enough to try and do a video wine review from Death Valley! Unfortunately the copious amounts of sand got the better of our camera and we were not able complete our mission.
So in its place we bring you a [...]
Vintuba Podcast 12 South Africa and “the beer drinking idiot”
ChrisO, “Everyman’s Wine Snob” and JonM, the self professed “Beer drinking idiot from St. Louis” discuss value wines from South Africa as well as ChrisO’s recent appearance on WineBizRadio.
Read more →Vintuba makes a guest apperance on Wine Biz Radio
ChrisO stopped by Kaz Winery in the heart of Kenwood to be interviewed about his day job at Benziger Family Winery and Imagery Estate Winery on Wine Biz Radio, soon however the subject changed to vintuba and the bloger love-in was off to the races.
Read more →Review 2007 Domaine R. Rostaing Condrieu “La Bonnette”
2007 Domaine R. Rostaing, Condrieu “La Bonnette”
If you enjoy Viognier you will love this example from a classic region.
In the glass it is bright with a medium lemon core fading to a water white rim.
The nose is clean with medium plus intense aromas of rose pedal, peach and apricot nectar which is under pined by [...]
Review 2007 Thorn Clarke Terra Barossa Shiraz
2007 Thorn Clark Terra Barossa Shiraz
This is a great value wine from a great producer in Australia!
This wine has an opaque core with a beautiful purple rim. On the nose the wine is medium in intensity and showing some developing aromas of licorice, medicinal notes, cassis, mint, bramble with hints of black cherry.
On the [...]
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