Eric Asimov has written a number of times about Rhys and Kevin Harvey. Asimov wrote that to call “Mr. Harvey a wine lover is a little like calling Thomas Keller a cook. It’s not wrong, but it doesn’t begin to get at the fanatical drive within.” Asimov details Harvey’s quest, a long time lover of [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Rhys Alesia Sonoma Coast Chileno Vally Pinot Noir 2006
Posted in California, Recommended, tagged Alesia, California Pinot Noir, Eric Asimov, Kenvin Harvey, Rhy on April 26, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Jaffurs Santa Barbara Syrah 2001
Posted in California, tagged Jaffurs, Jaffurs Syrah on April 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Jaffurs Wine Cellars produces Rhône varietal wines – Syrah, Grenache, Petite Sirah, Viognier, and Roussanne. They produce about 3,500 cases a year. The first wine I ever had from Jaffurs was about 5 years ago. It was a bottle of Grenache that I still remember as being one of the best bottles of California Grenache [...]
The Pour | Randall Grahm
Posted in Reference, Wine Makers, tagged Eric Asimov, New York Times, Randall Grahm, The Pour on April 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Great article by Eric Asimov on Randall Grahm. Randall had an a-ha moment a few years back — the birth of his daughter and then a health crisis gave him some additional context to reflect on his life, as as Eric writes: Taking stock of what he had been doing did not leave him feeling [...]
Pax Venus 2006
Posted in California, tagged California Rhône, Pax, Pax Wines, Roussanne, Viognier on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This wine is a blend of 63% Roussanne and 37% Viognier. The Roussanne is from Bennett Valley and the Viognier from the Sonoma Coast. Cloudy and golden straw in color. Floral aromatics with honeysuckle, tropical fruit and citrus. White peach, pear and citrus on the palate with a hint of marzipan on the finish. Round, [...]
Giuseppe Quintarelli Valpolicella Classico Superiore 1999
Posted in Italy, Recommended, tagged Giuseppe Quintarelli, Valpolicella on April 12, 2009 | 3 Comments »
My friend Jon and his family came to visit this week, creating a perfect opportunity to open a number of bottles that have been patiently waiting for a special occasion. This might have been my favorite from the week. Dark garnet in color and showing a bit of age. Beautiful and complex aromatics of raisin, [...]
Franck Peillot Roussette du Bugey Altesse de Montagnieu 2007
Posted in France, tagged Altesse, Franck Peillot, Joe Dressner, Louis/Dressner, Montagnieu., Roussette on April 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Montagnieu is a village south of Cerdon, with premières côtes overlooking the Rhône valley, and most of its production is a white sparkling wine made from Chardonnay, Gamay, Jacquère and Roussette de Savoie. Roussette is called Altesse locally, and it survives in the Bugey in a few patches of old vines, as it is not [...]
Montirius Gigondas 2003
Posted in France, tagged Gigondas, Montirius, Montirius Gigondas 2003 on April 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
The Montirius domaine is in the south of the Vacqueyras appellation and has been under the ownership of the Saurel family for 5 generations. In 1996, they fully converted the vineyard to biodynamic methods and released their first biodynamic wine in 1999. Their wines are made entirely in large concrete tanks without any wood to [...]
