One evening several weeks ago I was rummaging around in my wine cellar looking for a bottle of wine to drink that evening and I came across a bottle of Three Clicks Malbec from Napa made by Bruce Devlin, one of our winemakers. I hadn’t had any Malbec recently so it quickly became…
2014 Achaval-Ferrer Finca Bella Vista Malbec, 2016 Cepas Privadas Limited Edition Argentinean Malbec, 3 Clicks, France, Malbec, red wine
When did you last drink a glass of Merlot wine? For most wine drinkers it was most likely some time ago, if at all. The popularity of Merlot wine started to fall off in the late 1990s into the mid 2000s. This decline took place as Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir grew in popularity and surpassed Merlot. Sales of the wine drove to much lower levels than any other time in the history of the wine…
California wines, Merlot, red wine
Cabernet Franc (“cab-err-nay fronk”) is a wine that is most likely not in what is referred to as your “wine safety zone.” Unless you are intentionally trying to educate your palate and/or feel adventurous in your wine drinking we often have a tendency to stay in our wine safety zone…
Brenton, Cabernet Franc, red wine, wine and food
Over the past few years alcohol levels have increased in wines, especially red wines. The general upper limit of alcohol today is about 15%. My Adler’s Blend Red Wine is 15.2%. Though some wines have higher levels most wines seem to have alcohol levels in the …
Adler's Blend, aging, alcohol levels, cellaring, red wine, sugar levels
I have written on specific Pinot Noir wines in the past but I have never addressed the actual grape and its history. I’ll share with you what I know and what I learned. Since I didn’t drink Pinot Noir wines early in my wine-drinking days, over time I have had to acquire a taste for Pinot Noir…
Burgundy, France, Pinot Noir, red wine