On my very first trip to Napa Valley back in 2008, one of the first wineries I visited was Etude. Over the years I have purchased some of their Cabernets. For the most part I have enjoyed them with the exception of…
2001 Etude Cabernet, Cabernet Sauvignon, California wines, Etude, Napa Valley wines
I have always been a big magazine reader. I am a fan of lots of different topics: financial, food, interior design, travel and of course wine. Over the past 10 plus years I think I have subscribed to almost all of the wine publications available. Some are still in print while others are no longer […]
decanter, The World of Fine Wine, Upcoming wine dinners, Wine Business Monthly, Wine Enthusiast, wine magazines, Wine Spectator
In a blog a few weeks back, I reported on the winery Switchback Ridge owned by Kelly Peterson and her 2004 Switchback Ridge Petite Sirah. In this week’s blog I am reporting (one more time) on the grape variety Petite Sirah (Peh-teet-sear-ah), the American name for the French grape Durif. The grape was created in France in the 1860s by Dr. Francois Durif…
Bruce Devlin, California wine, Durif, Napa Valley wine, Petite Sirah, Three Clicks
As all wine drinkers know, corks have been the means of closing wine bottles for centuries. In fact, corks have been keeping wine in bottles since about the 17th century. In 1964 metal screw caps were introduced to the wine industry and they now hold a large share of the wine bottle closure market…
screw caps, stacking wine, storing wine
In my continuing quest to educate us all on various wines, I want to introduce you to the Italian wine Barbera. Barbera (Barrr-beah-rra) is a red Italian wine grape that comes from the region of Piedmont in northwest Italy. There are primarily three Barbera wines: Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti and Barbera del Monferrato…
Barbera, Barbera del Monferrato, Barbera d’Alba, Barbera d’Asti, Italian wine, red wine
Not too many months ago I had the opportunity to purchase six different bottles of Italian wines from a national distributor. I am sharing my thoughts on one of those wines, the 1997 Ornellaia red wine, in this week’s blog. Ornellaia (pronounced o-nell-eye-ay) is one the iconic wine estates of Italy…
Bolgheri DOC, Italian wines, Ornellaia, red wine