So Friday night was fun. We headed over to a home in the Hollywood Hills. En route we stopped at DomaineLA, a brilliant wine shop, and stocked up. And then…
In an urban winery in Los Angeles
I’m spending a couple of days in Los Angeles in an urban winery, where my buddy Christina Rasmussen is doing vintage with Abe Schoener of the Scholium Project. Abe recently…
Three from Marimar Estate in Sonoma, California
I tried these three wines from Marimar Estate. Marimar is the second generation of the Torres wine dynasty, and sister of Miguel Torres Jr who until recently ran the Torres…
Some interesting bottles: Pico, Filippi, Field Recording, Haut-Bergey, Droin, Goodfellow
Some interesting bottles recently tried: Goodfellow Whistling Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016 Ribbon Ridge, Oregon Planted in 1990, sedimentary soils, 20 months in French oak. Midweight in body with sappy,…
Two lovely wines at The 10 Cases: Heitz and Gonon
Two lovely wines last night at the brilliant The 10 Cases. The first was a BYO that Gareth Birchley brought along (from Hedonism), and the second was off the list….
Napa Valley Cabernet, a question of style
After writing up yesterday’s Napa Cabernet tasting, I dug around and found this report, from a tasting held at the Jackson Family Wines internal meeting in Napa back in May…
Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005-2014
The Napa Valley is one of the world’s most famous wine regions. Just 30 miles long and five miles wide, this may be a celebrated wine region but it only…
Some brilliant Californian imports from Nekter Wines
Jon Davey started Nekter Wines 2 years ago, after spending 16 years working in management consulting. He had developed an interest in wine, and on a holiday to south Africa…
A tasting of wines from Lodi, California, with Abe Schoener
Today I attended at tasting hosted by Abe Schooner (Scholium Project) at Sager & Wilde on the wines of Lodi, California. The idea behind this tasting was to provide us…