Posted by winecase on Nov 8, 2009 in
Viticulture,
Wine & Beer,
Wine Tasting The Catena family is one of the major and one of the most interesting players in the world of Argentinian wine. They produce a wide range of wines in all sorts of price range, with consistent quality at all levels, from the more generic Alamos label to the Catena Zapata wines, the top cuvées created [...]
Tags: Argentina, cabernet sauvignon, Catena Alta, Catena Zapata, Mendoza, red wine, sense of place, tasting, wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting
Posted by winecase on Oct 26, 2009 in
Viticulture,
Wine & Beer,
Wine Tasting Zinfandel is like white wines: it doesn’t age well, right?
Wrong. Oh, so wrong.
On Saturday night, I opened a bottle of 14-year-old zin I’d pulled from the cellar a couple of weeks ago, to set it up right and make it ready for drinking on the right occasion. Which, in the end, meant pizza night on [...]
Tags: 1979, 1995, Anderson Ranch, California, Dry Creek, Glen Ellen, Napa Valley, pizza, Preston, Quivira, red wine, Ridge, Robert Mondavi, tasting, wine, Wine Reviews, Wine Tasting, zinfandel
