... standard. Hess was an early favorite in my wine-drinking life, and it remains a beloved wine ... have a place on my table. The 2005 Hess Chardonnay ($12) is a great little wine. I've always been impressed by the Hess labels: hunter green for Chardonnay, burgundy for Cabernet Sauvignon, both ... with a broad range of appetizers and stands well on its own. The 2005 Hess Cabernet Sauvignon ($15). Black...

Forum: WINE TALK Posted By: Michael Alberty Post Time: 10-23-2006 at 01:24 AM

2004 The Hess Collection Chardonnay $19.99 Wine label said: Hess Collection chardonnay is aged for 11 months in French oak. Nine hand chosen clones from the marine climate of Napa Valley make the complexity of this wine. Wine Doc says: I recieved an email from a wine seller recommending this wine and touting its “93″ points in Wine Spectator...

All wineries require hard work - good ones even more so. The work is often all consuming, and the returns can be minimal. Some pay off handsomely though, as it has in the case of Bodega Colomé, an Argentinean winery owned by Donald Hess. 1, after exploring the area on foot during numerous visits...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: James K. Grow Post Time: 07-29-2007 at 05:32 PM

You’re sitting in a French cafe in 1976, telling everyone how good CA wines are.

... and my little girl got home from guitar lessons, dinner was ready. I chose the 2005 Hess Select ... such good luck with a variety of reds made by Hess. Unfortunately this wine did not live up to my...

2004 Hess Mount Veeder. This is what you start drinking when you move up from the Subaru to the M3. 5/5, $52...

A blend of 88% Cabernet Sauvgnon, 8% Syrah, 4% Merlot. 45% Mendocino Country, 30% Lake County, 25% Napa County. 13.5% alcohol. TASTING NOTES: Dark red color with ripe berries and red cherries on the nose. Solid mouth-drying tannins, tart cherries and cranberries, black currant, vanilla, oak and spice on the ...