The wine: Stormflower 2017 Shiraz The place: Stormflower Cellar Door, Margaret River, Western Australia The price: ~30 AUD In December of 2019 I visited one of my best friends in Margaret River, the ultimate winter wine paradise. While the vineyards in the Northern Hemisphere are dormant, muddy, and gloomy during the month of December, vinesContinueContinue reading “December 2019 in Western Australia”
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November 28, 2019 (Thanksgiving!)
Processed with VSCO with c2 preset The wine: 2014 Juliénas “Vieilles Vignes” by Domaine Lassagne The place: Sunshine Foods – Saint Helena, Napa Valley The price: $32.00 Thanksgiving can be one of the most difficult events to pair with a wine – there are so many different flavors and textures, and the heaping portions leaveContinueContinue reading “November 28, 2019 (Thanksgiving!)”
Honeymoon by Martha Stoumen
The wine: 2018 Honeymoon by Martha Stoumen The place: Martha Stoumen Wines, local Northern California wine shops The price: $34.00 “This wine tasted like honey in a glass – it was perfectly round with the most delicate balance of sweetness.” Every once in a while you find a really special bottle of wine – oneContinueContinue reading “Honeymoon by Martha Stoumen”
October 21, 2019
Processed with VSCO with l5 preset * please excuse my ugly harvest hands/nails. The wine: Foggy Veil Hillside Selection 2017 The place: Trader Joe’s The price: $12.99 This wine is a Rhône-style blend from Santa Barbara County. The 2017 vintage saw a wine with 78% Syrah and 22% Grenache (two quintessential Rhône grapes). This wineContinueContinue reading “October 21, 2019”
October 7, 2019
Processed with VSCO with au5 preset The wine: FREEDA Rosé Trevenezie The place: Trader Joe’s The price: $8.99 A rosé in October? When the weather’s 80°F all week, anything is possible. This rosé from Northeastern Italy is full bodied with huge fruity (peach, strawberry, watermelon) and floral notes. You don’t really find a glass likeContinueContinue reading “October 7, 2019”
The Younger Wine 