SIERRA CANTABRIA Wine Class and Tasting
Featuring Ambassador / Educator Alejandra Naranjo On Monday, August 5th at 7pm, please join me in welcoming VIÑEDOS Y BODEGAS SIERRA CANTABRIA Ambassador / Educator AlejandraNaranjo (bio…
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BORDEAUX 2017: A Unique if Complicated Vintage
Like much in life, the 2017 Bordeaux vintage is complicated.Which means that it needs some explanation. Which admittedly can be a bit tedious. But there’s a big pay-off at the…
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DONNHOFF Estate Riesling, Nahe, 2017
Donnhoff is the top producer in the Nahe (my sometimes favorite of Germany’s great Riesling regions – yes, I’m fickle) and this Estate Riesling is their…
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Les TOURELLES de LONGUEVILLE Pauillac 2015
Les TOURELLES de LONGUEVILLE is one of the two “second wines” (the other being Les Griffons de Pichon) of Ch. Pichon Lonqueville – Baron de Longueville). Of the…
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The Friday Fizz: CAN XA Brut Rosé Cava
Finca Emendis Can Xa Cava is grown and produced on the Emendis Estate, a hidden gem in Penedès growing grapes and making wine since 1186. “Emendis” is a tribute to…
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2018 Bordeaux: A Great Vintage
BORDEAUX 2018 is a GREAT VINTAGE That’s pretty straight forward – but allow me to clarify. Over my forty-plus year career in the wine business, my tasting experience with…
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Ch. PONTAC LYNCH Margaux
Ch. Pontac Lynch is one of my very favorite wines of Bordeaux. Why? Partly because of its location, partly because it is a bit of throw back, and partly because of its owner ship.…
The Friday Fizz: CHARLES HEIDSIECK Brut Reserve Champagne NV
Founded in 1851 and based in Reims, Charles Heidsieck is one of the smallest of the Champagne grand marques as-well-as one of the very few that…
Value in Bordeaux: Ch. CAMINO SALVA Haut Medoc
PINE RIDGE Collines Vineyard Chardonnay
What I’m Drinking: ALEXANDER VALLEY VINEYARDS Organic Caberent Sauvignon 2015
An AMERICAN CLASSIC: Ridge Geyserville
The Friday Fizz: JEAN BAPTISTE ADAM Brut, Cremant d’Alsace, NV
JEAN BAPTISTE ADAM of Ammerschwihr (in Alsace in far northeastern France) stands as a landmark in the long history of Alsace winemaking. While the Adam family has…
The Friday Fizz: BARONS de ROTHSCHILD Brut Champagne
From a newer Champagne house established by a combination of the various branches of the famous Rothschild family, Barons de Rothschild (BdR)works at the very high…
Value in Bordeaux: Ch. CAMINO SALVA Haut Medoc
We’ve worked with this wine for years but 2015 is the first year it’s been called “Ch. Camino Salva.” In 2014 and before, it was called…
Revealing Rosé – 18 for ’18
Please join Spec’s fine wine buyer Bear Dalton on Monday, June 24th at 7pm for Revealing Rosé. We’ll beat the heat as we dig into dry Rosé with…
Bordeaux to Drink or Hold: Ch. d’AIGUILHE, Castillon, 2012
Beginning in 1998, Stefan von Neipperg of Ch. Canon La Gaffeliere (among others) fame created and continues to build Ch. d’Aiguilhe which has now become reference…
Weekend Wild Card: Gavalas – Santorini, PDO Santorini, 2017
I could say “It’s all Greek to me” and I’d be both right and clichéd. But it shouldn’t be that way. Greek wines have been around…
The Friday Fizz Redo: Domaine du MOULIN, Gaillac, NV
So it’s Friday afternoon and I am posting this week’s Friday Fizz. A few minutes later I get a slightly frantic email from the supplier saying…
PINE RIDGE Collines Vineyard Chardonnay
For many years, Pine Ridge Dijon Clones Chardonnay served as a reference standard for Napa Valley Chardonnay. With its replacement Collines Vineyard Chardonnay, Pine Ridge has…
