carignane

2009 Les Halos de Jupiter Costières de Nîmes

December 29, 2010

I was immediately drawn to this inexpensive and very enjoyable wine because of its label. As you can see, it has an image of the planet Jupiter and some lovely designs that completely captivated my imagination. I got this with a bottle of 2007 Les Haloes de Jupiter Vacqueyras, which I’ve cellared for now. The [...]

Read the full article →

2009 Domaine les Grands Bois Côtes du Rhône Cuvée les Trios Sœurs

December 15, 2010

This is another inexpensive Côtes du Rhône. 2009 is rumored to be a good to great vintage, so I’m bottom feeding for inexpensive, exciting wines to stock up on for the winter, like a squirrel for nuts. I tried learning more about Domaine les Grands Bois and owners, Marc and Mireille Besnardeau from Google. It [...]

Read the full article →

2009 Domaine des Escaravailles Côtes du Rhône “Les Sablières”

December 15, 2010

I’ve always been attracted to this wine. In general, I really enjoy drinking Rhône and I’m not ashamed to hunt for a bargain. Next, I’ve been reading that the 2009 vintage is a good to great one. Finally, the label has an insect on it! Who in their right mind (perhaps besides someone from Santa [...]

Read the full article →

Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery, Sonoma County

February 11, 2010

Ferrari-Carano is at the northern end of Dry Creek Valley, quite near the dam. We went there after visiting Sbragia on a rainy Sunday afternoon. We wanted to taste their wines and have a picnic lunch. Unfortunately they don’t have covered picnic tables at this majestic chateau-like winery and it was too wet to sit [...]

Read the full article →

Cline Cellars, Sonoma County

December 8, 2009

Our good friend, John, is a huge fan of Cline. He’s a member of their wine club too. Located just down the road from Gloria Ferrer, some of the WC crew who hadn’t already been, got a chance to experience the place recently. Actually, we’d had their Ancient Vines Zinfandel and Mourvèdre with John, so [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails

Read the full article →