How Dare They?
In conservative New Hampshire we have no income tax. Instead, the state pays for its services with lottery tickets, cigarette taxes, highway tolls, exorbitant…
Fruit + Earth = Rhone
Cuvée Sélectionnée par Kermit LynchCôtes du Rhône2006 Kermit Lynch, legendary wine importer from Berkeley, CA, has provided his own labeled Côtes du Rhône AC….
Herbs and Fruit
Genesis Hogue Cellars Washington Cabernet Sauvignon 2004 Lots of herbs and piny aromas on the nose—also lots of alcohol (14.6%). The color is bright,…
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@winetweets
Twitter users will appreciate a new group, winetweets. Follow this group, and when you've had a good wine, create a post like this: @winetweets…
Insouciant
Brancott Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc 2006 I always wanted to get away with describing a wine as "insouciant." It's one of those preposterous words used…
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Stella’s in Lyme
Lyme, New Hampshire, has a new restaurant. Last year, Lyme residents Bob and Denby Coyle, who had brought urban-style bagels to rural Hanover, New…
What a Color
VinaveraRosé Napa Valley2005 This wine is deep pink, the color of tourmaline or rhodolite garnet. It smells like berries and straw and tastes like…
Grapefruit!
Mason CellarsPomelo Sauvignon Blanc2006 This pale gold wine has little of the green apple notes and none of the grassiness we associate with Sauvignon…
Youth’s Few Charms
Domaine les Grands BoisCuvée les Trois Soeurs Côtes du Rhône2006 This wine is deep cherry pink with no hint of the bricky red that…
Green Grass
VeramonteReserva Sauvignon Blanc, Cassablanca Valley2007 It's mud season in New Hampshire, but today we enjoyed streaming sun and 55 degrees, and our house warmed…
Before Its Time
Martin RanchThérèse Vineyards Petite Sirah2005 We opened this bottle two nights ago and were blown over by its aggressive tannins and forward style. We…
A Great Friday Night Wine
Hogue CellarsGenesis Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon2004 By Friday we're ready for something with a bit more heft than the normal stuff. This bottle fit…