2012 Coquerel Family Wine Estates Petite Sirah Walnut Wash Vineyard Calistoga, Napa Valley
“A dark and growling monster.”
Red Wines
2013 Domaine de Dionysos La Devèze Côtes du Rhône
“Plum-fruit inflected, with a peppery minty-garrigue finish.”
Tasting Fifty Great Wines of Portugal
Meg Houston Maker reviews fifty Portuguese wines selected by a panel of master sommeliers.
2013 Blending Sessions Meritage Sonoma County
“Mountain cranberry, pine, a breath of winter.”
2005 Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Volant California
“Garrigue and black cherry carried on a velvety wave.”
2013 Qupé Red Blend A Modern Red Central Coast
“Black licorice, bitter cherry, and a kind of smoked tea top note.”
2013 Meinklang Burgenlandred Burgenland DAC
“A clean stripe of tart red fruit across a plate of green and silver.”
2012 Château Maris La Touge Minervois La Livinière AOP
“A great foil for lamb, sausage, aïoli, ratatouille, vegetables.”
2004 Tenuta il Poggione Brunello di Montalcino DOCG
“cherries, cherries, cherries, steeped in savory and tarragon…”
Roussillon: Map and Terroir
Wine is local, a lens of culture: this place, this vineyard, this grape, this grower, this heritage.
2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Pinot Noir Hurst Vineyard, Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“A variegated, prismatic wine…”
2013 Pellegrini Wine Company Pinot Noir Toboni Oakwild Ranch Russian River Valley, Sonoma County
“A vibrant wine, but it skews tart, toward rhubarb and strawberry…”