AWESOME! We had the 1997 Napa Cabernet for dinner last night along side another well known Napa Valley Cabernet producer. The wines were perfectly matched for a comparison tasting - both 1997s, both from Napa Valley and both produced within 4 miles of each other. There was no comparison. Our ... . I am sorry we didn't have more...

We recently opened a 1996 Leonardini Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon. What a great bottle of wine! Ten ... from vintages 1987 and 1990. Those are excellent wines (nice labels, too!)." "We opened a mag ... is sold out at the winery. In fact, we do not even have any older vintages for sale. We are definitely ... sure you are signed by August! We expect this wine to sell out fast. After this blog was posted, I...

Fourth of July is a big deal in our family. We always eat some fantastic food and drink some incredible wines from producers all over the world. This year was no different. Some of us always start ... from some aging, however, did not know it would do so well! When we release the Napa Cabernets, we ... balanced. This wine today, 7 years later, is exceptional. If you want a great bottle of wine and do...

... and the finish was to die for. 7 years of aging was not perfect, it was exceptional, which means, we ... people ask for the recipes. The dinner that we had with 1999 Reserve Cabernet was simple and really ... . In addition to the steak, we had some of my mom's homegrown tomatoes that I stole from her yard while she was in Tahoe, with some of her basil and we bought some fresh mozzarella. We topped...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: N. Scott Post Time: 02-08-2008 at 11:55 PM

... for the best LABEL on a bottle of wine we can find. What perfect timing! We just wrapped up ... Geez - Is it December already? Where does the time go? It seems like just last week we were ... - it committed a zin by depicting a religious figure on a bottle of wine? (Even we can't make this stuff up ... and the theme this time is: Judge a Bottle By Its Cover. While everyone is busy window shopping...

The wine was undrinkable. We tried another glass thinking that maybe there was leftover soap in ours ... bottle of wine. WORSE, the wine was imported from a very well know US importer - one of the largest companies in the world. Didn't that used to be a sign of a reliable wine? We immediately corked the bottle and today I will return it to the store and ask for my money back. It really isn't a lot...

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Alan Weinberg Post Time: 09-30-2007 at 03:09 PM

Forum: Wine Talk Posted By: Sean McChesney Post Time: 08-03-2007 at 08:12 PM

On our 4th episode, we visit Hunter Hill Winery (http://www.hunterhillwines.com) and review the beautiful scenery and wines. We discuss their recent Best of Show award at the State Fair for their 2002 Arroyo Seco Mesa Del Sol Syrah (Double Gold, 98 points). We also discuss their Wine Club and special Wild Game dinner event hosted at the winery every year. The wines that we reviewed...