Scholium
Scholium Project Lost Slough Vineyards Gemella2007Current price: about $50 We gathered last night for braised beef and an array of powerful Turleys (on which…
White Wines
Lit From Within
Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc2004Current price: about $22 (2007 vintage) Brilliant yellow-gold, clear like March sun. It smells to me like the beach,…
And Flights of Angels Sing Thee
Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Vol des Anges2006Current price: about $30 Gold, liquid gold. Unctuous swirled, it fills my nose with pear and apricot. Once inside,…
The Moon in a Glass
Ca' del Solo Estate VineyardMuscat2008Price: $18 This wine is a pale, translucent gold, a warm moonbeam in a glass. It offers a nose of…
Clear and True
J. M. BoillotMontagny 1er Cru2007 We poured this white Burgundy into a Bordeaux glass, thinking it could take it. It can. Straw gold and…
Serpentine
Fèlsina BerardegnaI Sistri (Toscana IGT)2006 This 100% Chardonnay, unoaked, is pale greenish-gold, offering a bewitching nose of tulips, paperwhites, and warm stones. The first…
A Lovely Tocai Friulano
CantaruttiTocai Friulano Grave del Friuli2006 This lovely northern Italian is pale gold with a fresh, lightly floral nose. On the palate it's dry, with…
A Drouhin White
Joseph DrouhinPouilly-Fuissé2007 This white Burgundy smells of fresh linen and herbs. On the palate it's restrained, with lots of minerality, delivering a full Chardonnay…
Pine Ridge Chenin Blanc – Viognier: Before and After
Pine RidgeChenin Blanc – Viognier2008 This wine is 81% Chenin Blanc, 19% Viognier. It's nearly colorless, with a lightly floral, almost peachy nose. At…
Treana: The Essence of Wine
When I was a kid, I knew what wine tasted like. I knew because I'd read the Narnia books, and The Hobbit, and The…
Two Whites with the Salmon
The leaves are budding, the daffodils are open, and yesterday the bears strolled through our backyard. It's time to celebrate spring. For our first…
King Estate Pinot Gris: Clear Skies
King EstateSignature Collection Oregon Pinot Gris2007 Sweet and light, like a sunny spring day. This wine is nearly colorless, with a nose like almond…