http://www.stylegourmet.com/reviews Cookbook, food product, kitchen equipment reviews, articles, features about cuisine, cooking, wine, beverages and other culinary subjects. en-us Copyright 2009, Elliot Essman znedek@yahoo.com (Elliot Essman) znedek@yahoo.com (Elliot Essman) http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/images/wineicon.jpg http://www.stylegourmet.com/reviews 32 32 http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00237.htm Monterey receives little rainfall and yet has ample irrigation water, an ideal water-when-you-want-it scenario. The legendary California sun brings a growing season that may last 210 days. Seven months of sun and water alone could result in ultra-potent and not particularly interesting hot climate wines, but Monterey's wind and fog palliate these effects rather nicely, making the region ideal for the production of cool climate varietals like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00237.htm Mon, 22 June 2009 12:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00236.htm Zaca Mesa now boasts of having some of the oldest vines in the appellation, in this case eclipsing the thirty year mark. Zaca Mesa is committed to sustainable viticulture on its 750 acres and all wines are estate grown and bottled. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00236.htm Sun, 21 June 2009 12:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00235.htm The 2004 D-Block Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is a deep garnet, one of my favorite wine colors. The nose is mid-level in intensity, perfumed with violet and cassis, and a slight nuttiness. This is sophisticated, structured wine. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00235.htm Sat, 20 June 2009 16:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00234.htm The grape is the Vidadillo de Almonacid, known over the centuries as Crespiello. The source grapes for this wine were planted in 1900 in limestone soils and see some harsh dry conditions. Only two vineyards in Spain produce this nearly extinct grape. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00234.htm Sat, 20 June 2009 10:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/usewine.htm Use Wine to Make Sense of the World is the new book by award-winning wine and food writer Elliot Essman, a civilized romp through the limitless world of wine, written with a true sense of whimsy and fun. The book takes an ambitious interdisciplinary look at how we can use wine to dig deep into the experience of life, love, the senses, our bodies, our thought processes, and more. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/usewine.htm Thu, 11 May 2009 10:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00233.htm Big swings in day and night temperatures make for excellent color and flavor development; the stony humus soil cooperates to keep the vines in place in what is otherwise a harsh arid climate. Irrigate this soil to the optimum degree, add state-of-the-art modern equipment both in field and winery, and you have a recipe for success. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00233.htm Fri, 23 May 2009 10:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00232.htm Chozas Carrascal divides its vineyard blocks almost mathematically, allocating equal sized three hectare blocks to the production of international varieties like Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Viognier, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc as well as Spanish natives Garnacha, Bobal, Monastrell, Tempranillo and Macabeo. These wines are brought to the United States by importer Alex Berlingeri. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00232.htm Tue, 20 May 2009 16:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00231.htm The wine is a bright golden-tinged straw. The soft bubbles hit the nose first, followed by aromatic notes of golden delicious apples, peach, ripe lemon and biscuit. In the mouth the wine is off dry, residual sugar nicely balanced with forceful acidity. The big surprise in the mouth is the soft foamy mouthfeel enhanced by seawater minerality. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00231.htm Tue, 12 May 2009 11:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00230.htm The Budonetto Estate of the Counts of Maurigi is located on slopes ranging up to 2000 feet above sea level. The land on the estate is varied, with steep slopes, alluvial soils in some parts, bare rock in others. Microclimates abound, changing from segment to segment. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00230.htm Sat, 09 May 2009 14:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00229.htm Robert Mondavi believed in producing wines with crisp acidity that are well balanced with food. The 2008 Moscato is a light greenish straw in color, teasing my nose with gentle aromas of peach, apricot, honey and white flowers. The wine is about 5% sugar (52 grams per liter) giving it a sweet flavorful edge but by no means pushing it into the dessert wine category. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00229.htm Sat, 02 May 2009 11:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00228.htm Kareem Massoud, winemaker of Paumanok Vineyards on Long Island, is one of five family members working on the 103 acre North Fork estate. Parents Ursula and Charles Massoud combine German and Lebanese heritages, and all involved keep to standards the family itself describes as "Old World." http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00228.htm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:35 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00227.htm Macari's 2004 Reserve Merlot, $36, is a bigger statement entirely, a mainstream Merlot with good red plum, cherry, cedar and vanilla on the nose, darker fruit with baking spice and vanilla on the palate, very well rounded tannins and some firm acidity to move all that fruit along to a rather drawn out finish. Ripeness and well-used wood are the keywords with this wine. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00227.htm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:15 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00226.htm Though Alexandrine Roy's roots are firmly planted on her family's small (4 hectare) estate in Burgundy's Gevrey-Chambertin, she has honed her winemaking skills all over the world, working in Australia, Central Otago in New Zealand and Bandol in Provence before returning to work with her father Marc on the family estate. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00226.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00225.htm I loved the Vobiscum; it is soft, unctuous, velvety, very well balanced, with a ripe array of black fruit and especially enjoyable notes of savory roasted chocolate laced with vanilla. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00225.htm Tue, 21 Apr 2009 14:18 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00224.htm You do not really taste this exceptional wine, it rather dances in your mouth, for though this is a dry wine, the fruity notes take on the concentration and the playfulness of candied fruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00224.htm Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:28 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00223.htm The all-cotton American Apparel shirts retail for about $25 and are sold online and at wineries and festivals around the country. The slogans are emblazoned across the back of the shirt with a nice wineglass logo on the front. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00223.htm Fri, 17 Apr 2009 19:28 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00222.htm In every case these wines are 100% varietals, a plus in a market where blends have an uphill battle, they are fresh and extremely food friendly, and of course we have already noted the absolutely heartwarming price points. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00222.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:28 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00221.htm The richly red wine has a true Mediterranean feel to it: a stimulating nose of spice and garrigue (the hill scrub so characteristic of the region), with red raspberry, dried cherry and a bit of warm strawberry from the Grenache. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00221.htm Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:14 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00220.htm Mike Hogue, the son of a hop farmer, made a name for himself (and his state) when he founded Hogue Cellars, which he sold in 2001. The Mercers have been farming Horse Heaven Hills for four generations, turning to the grape in 1978. Two generations of each family are involved in the venture today. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00220.htm Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:37 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00219.htm The Flip 'N Drink for iPhone app lets users look up any one of hundreds of cocktail recipes alphabetically, or flip through illustrated cocktail screens, tapping onto the ones of interest to access ingredients, instructions and background information on the drink. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00219.htm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:25 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00218.htm The Gallo Family Vineyards 2007 Sonoma Chardonnay is 100% Chardonnay, 13.54% alcohol, the result of a smaller than usual harvest that nevertheless produced some very fine fruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00218.htm Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:25 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00217.htm Bob Blue was the founding winemaker at Bonterra Vineyards in Mendocino County in 1990, and he's still at it nearly twenty years later. Vineyard Steward Dave Koball has been working certified organic vineyards in Mendocino for 14 years and has been with Bonterra for eight. This pair is dedicated to producing wine made from organically grown grapes. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00217.htm Thu, 05 Mar 2009 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00216.htm I recently had the privilege of tasting through a full line of single-malt scotch whiskies from Tomintoul, all of which reflected different ages, aging methods, and other variables. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00216.htm Wed, 25 Feb 2009 17:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00215.htm Israel's Upper Galilee mountain range is situated in the country's extreme north, east of the Golan Heights and hard by the border with Lebanon to both the north and the east. In this area high altitude mitigates low latitude; the thousand meter plus vineyards see snow in winter, a welcome phenomenon for vines that need to go dormant to get their proper beauty rest. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00215.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:47 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00214.htm Golan sources its grapes from sixteen vineyards on the heights plus a single vineyard in nearby Upper Galilee. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00214.htm Mon, 16 Feb 2009 11:10 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00213.htm Nearly all varietal grapes used by Recanati are of French origin, yet the winery stresses, in describing their Reserve wines, that the enological philosophy behind these wines is the production of a wine that is neither old world nor new world - but rather Middle Eastern, that faithfully represents the growing region of the grapes. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00213.htm Sun, 15 Feb 2009 14:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00212.htm Margalit Winery, from the Ceasarea region on Israel's Mediterranean coast, midway between Tel Aviv and Haifa, is a family-run operation specializing in red Bordeaux blends. I had the pleasure of tasting three of these boutique wines under the watchful eye of Asaf Margalit, who runs the winery with his father, UC Davis-educated Yair Margalit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00212.htm Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:25 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00211.htm Despite the connection between wine and ancient Israel, the modern Israeli quality wine industry is brand new, Israel has no indigenous wine grapes, and its winemakers absolutely need to carve out clear positioning for their offerings. I feel you could do worse than show a little francophilia, as long as the wines themselves do justice to the French models, as is certainly the case here. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00211.htm Sun, 15 Feb 2009 13:13 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00210.htm The tannins are exceptional: smooth on initial attack, engaging and chewy at the finish. On the palate the wine shows good black cherry, red plum and raspberry fruit, ripe and tangy, but it also has significant kernel notes: roasted walnut, dark chocolate, and mocha, plus vanilla and nutmeg for spice. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00210.htm Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00209.htm The palate brings successive waves of stimulation: garrigue, black plum, prune, black raspberry, raspberry, dried cherry, bitter chocolate, clove and vanilla. Of all these themes a good tangy ripe red plum is foremost. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00209.htm Sun, 25 Jan 2009 18:18 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00208.htm The big question among California wines is "where is the terroir?" This Carmel Road Arroyo Seco Pinot is an excellent answer to this question, and doubles as the answer to the troubling question, "Where can I find good Pinot I can afford?" http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00208.htm Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art023.htm I am referring, of course, to the human wine vacuum, those friends, relatives, neighbors or strangers who will drink the wine I would rather not. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art023.htm Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00207.htm The leading notes on the nose are violet and blackberry, with some thyme and clove behind. In the mouth the wine is decidedly dry. The tannins are fine grained and firm, well integrated into the wine. The palate presents a slight, very pleasant savory meatiness, thyme and clove with some black pepper, and restrained notes of blackberry and black plum. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00207.htm Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art022.htm Inspiring cocktails and drinks for every occasion during the year. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art022.htm Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00206.htm The wine is a medium intensity ruby with good transparency and clarity. Warm red and black berries with baking spice meet the nose at first swirl; the nose also has a rose-like floral element. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00206.htm Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:46 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00205.htm This Pinot Noir is ultimately a soft friendly wine, but with its acidity and its earthy oomph it should complement a wide range of foods at a truly accessible price. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00205.htm Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art021.htm Bitter flavors contribute to a wide variety of alcoholic beverages from all over the world. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art021.htm Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art020.htm Techniques to introduce red wines to white wine drinkers, white wines to red wine drinkers, and rose wines to everyone. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art020.htm Wed, 07 Jan 2009 15:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art019.htm An exposition of the author's adventures meeting 25 women through internet dating sites, with a particular emphasis on the memorable (and forgettable) wines we drank. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art019.htm Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:46 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art018.htm Remy may help me tie together thoughts and dreams, but Martell will steel me when the time comes for me to challenge some worthless lout to a duel. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art018.htm Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:18 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00204.htm The nose, while lovely, is delicate, requiring a solid swirl that rewards with light floral, lemon, mandarin orange and a hint spice. The wine is light-bodied but satisfyingly engaging, with mid-level acidity, notes of peach, ripe pear, and fresh citrus on the palate. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00204.htm Thu, 01 Jan 2009 12:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00203.htm Short of dry in the mouth, this wine brings an energetic palate of ripe white pear, vanilla, pie-crust, mango, lychee and over-ripe melon. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00203.htm Tue, 30 Dec 2008 15:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00202.htm The nose is quite pronounced, leading with dried smoked meat (almost a beef jerky) and a waxy minerality, with rose essence, cinnamon, baked apple, citrus rind, white peach, and a touch of clove. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00202.htm Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00201.htm The $18 wine sits elegantly in the glass; visually it is medium gold at the least, verging onto a deeper late summer goldenrod, with excellent clarity. The nose is pronounced, highly aromatic, and ripe: peach, mango, nectarine, citrus flower and dried apricot lead with some light spice. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00201.htm Fri, 26 Dec 2008 10:10 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00200.htm The wine is light straw in color with excellent clarity; when light dances across the glass it adds tones of yellow and light green. The nose first brings gooseberry and some very fresh lemon, then layers on peach, pear and honeydew melon, white flowers and a tingle of spiciness. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00200.htm Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:47 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00199.htm Ultimately, the da Vinci is a wine that performs a few key vinous tasks exceptionally well, a wine I consider food friendly above all. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00199.htm Mon, 22 Dec 2008 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00198.htm Kendall-Jackson is working with the non-profit Hungry Owl Project to place 100 owl nesting boxes on the winery's Hawkeye Mountain property in Sonoma's Alexander Valley. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00198.htm Sun, 21 Dec 2008 14:14 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00197.htm The current crop are all $12 suggested retail and come under the general California appellation. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00197.htm Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:21 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00196.htm Maso Canali takes a unique approach in producing their Pinot Grigio. They use the Passito Method to add that special something. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00196.htm Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00195.htm A nice selection of wines: Brouilly, Cotes du Rhone, Viognier and Cremant d'Alsace. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00195.htm Fri, 12 Dec 2008 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00194.htm The most recent crop of Zaca Mesa Rhone style wines adds the hand of man (under winemaker Clay Brock) to make the most of Zaca Mesa's agricultural effort. Each of these wines is estate grown and bottled. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00194.htm Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00193.htm Light, but serious, enjoyable and yet stimulating, the 2008 Sebeka Chenin Blanc is made all the more stunning by its price. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00193.htm Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00192.htm Sweet oak leads on the palate with shades of vanilla, forest floor and baking spice, spreading out into blackcurrant and blackberry. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00192.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00191.htm The dark fruit from the nose is all there and sustains through to a finish that gave me concentrated candied fruit covered with chocolate. And, oh yes, orange peel, a note I often associate with Zin. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00191.htm Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00190.htm Could these Volute wines qualify as the cutest on the market? http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00190.htm Sun, 14 Sep 2008 16:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art017.htm Sonoma Wine Country Weekend 2008 and Taste of Sonoma. Is Sonoma a brand? http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art017.htm Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00189.htm Jekel, a long-time Monterey mover, has carved out a cool-climate presence in the northern reaches of the county, much of which benefits from daily visits from the cooling winds off Monterey Bay. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00189.htm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00188.htm Once an Arabian horse farm and equine rehabilitation center, the Bridlewood Estate Winery in Santa Ynez is more than pleasing to the eye. The Spanish-California architecture dovetails into the surrounding hills and vines. Inside the winery building itself, the massive wooden doors between the building segments proclaim a proud thoroughbred heritage; the twin steeds on Bridlewood's logo and bottle labels are no accident. These former stables now please the senses (at least those of wine buffs) with the stainless steel of fermentation tanks and the carefully-crafted oak of aging barrels. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00188.htm Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:23 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00187.htm Indeed, most of the grapes found in the wine could themselves contribute to a Port in other circumstances: Tinta Roriz (50%) Touriga Nacional (25%), Touriga Franca (25%), Tinta Barroca (5%) and Amarela (5%). http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00187.htm Sat, 09 Aug 2008 16:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00186.htm Long Island North Fork Merlot and Cabernet Franc blend with nice vegetable and red fruit notes, sprightly acidity and plenty going on. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00186.htm Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:06 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00185.htm The wine is mainstream dry on the palate, with a rich note of almond, dried apricots, figs, and a lipid quality: fig oil, grape oil or perhaps a just-pressed olive oil. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00185.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00184.htm The wine shows an interesting configuration of notes on the nose, most of which seem to be white: white peach, pear, white pepper, white flowers, and a dash of honey. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00184.htm Mon, 21 Jul 2008 11:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00183.htm The creation of wine, from grape in the field, to a mushy mass in the winery, to ultimate aging and bottling, seems analogous to the creative process musicians go through, sometimes well focused, often improvisatory, especially when they can avail themselves of modern recording technology. Each creative product has a past, enhanced by tradition, and a present, furthered by technology. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00183.htm Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00182.htm The dogs featured on these wine labels also represent the Cru Vin Dogs mission to support dog-related charities with a portion of their revenue. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00182.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00181.htm The Pinot Noir is the Goddess of the Earth, the Cabernet Sauvignon the Goddess of the Air, the Merlot the Goddess of Fire, the Chardonnay the Goddess of Water and, because it came last and we had to wait for it, the Pinot Grigio has become the Goddess of Time. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00181.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art016.htm Alsace wines are trying mightily to win the "food friendly" award, and what better proving ground than the great American ballpark? http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art016.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00180.htm Redwood Creek is an inexpensive line of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines designed for outdoor events and barbeques. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00180.htm Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art015.htm The author spent two weeks touring France in March and wrote down nearly everything he ate and drank. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art015.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art014.htm Every time I read about or hear about Chilean wines I sense a wave of growing excitement. My own tasting experience certainly bears this out. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art014.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art013.htm Prosecco di Conegliano Valdobbiadene: Italian sparking wine that is a lot of work to pronounce but very easy to drink. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art013.htm Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art012.htm Monterey County Vintners and Growers Association event in Manhattan highlights the regions Pinot Noir wines. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art012.htm Fri, 23 May 2008 16:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00179.htm Ghost Pines has created a stimulating line of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Chardonnay by combining Napa and Sonoma fruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00179.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 15:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00178.htm MacMurray produces an unctuous, luxurious white wine designed to please many tastes. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00178.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 14:13 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art011.htm Santa Ynez Valley Syrah Symposium brings together Syrah producers and fans. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art011.htm Sun, 04 May 2008 11:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00177.htm Those who look for quality over the whole of Italy, and not just the north, think highly of the Aglianico grape; this Taurasi, from Campania, and the Aglianico del Vulture, from Basilicata, give us the two flagship wines. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00177.htm Sun, 10 Feb 2008 13:13 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00176.htm The island of Hvar in Croatia on the Dalmatian coast is the location for this formidable dry red wine, produced from 100% Plavac Mali, a relative of a grape that is more familiar to Americans, the Zinfandel. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00176.htm Mon, 04 Feb 2008 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00175.htm The Saperavi variety is quite unusual, in that both the skin and the pulp of the grape are red (most "red" grapes have clear pulp and hence need maceration on their skins to give color to the juice). http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00175.htm Fri, 01 Feb 2008 13:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00174.htm Composed of a blend of 8 grapes (Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Chardonnay and some local varieties), the Dancing Man is a product of the Maribor region of Slovenia, which itself is part of the Podravski wine region in northeast Slovenia, centered around the Drava River valley and abutting Austrian Styria. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00174.htm Mon, 28 Jan 2008 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00173.htm Stylistically, this is a fresh-tasting Cabernet that is designed to be opened and consumed in the present; no cellar required. The notes are clean, uncluttered, and direct. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00173.htm Sat, 26 Jan 2008 13:23 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art010.htm Bolla wines celebrates its 125th anniversaray with a major pizza fesitival in New York. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art010.htm Sat, 26 Jan 2008 11:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00172.htm The wine is a deep yet transparent ruby. The nose puts you into a pastry shop, offering jammy versions of cherry and strawberry, with coconut, vanilla and clove. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00172.htm Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:23 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00171.htm A clear light straw with some green tinges, the wine brings a clean medium-intensity nose redolent of peach, white flowers, banana, honey and some lemon peel. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00171.htm Wed, 23 Jan 2008 14:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00170.htm You can enjoy this lovely dry red without any analysis, but it really does help to understand that in the spectrum of Greek wine, Monemvasia the place and Monemvasia the grape are two different things. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00170.htm Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:06 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00169.htm This is the kind of reliable wine that will reward the drinker with a second glass, even a third. As for food combinations, forget the nouvelle menu and barbecue some grass-fed Uruguayan beef. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00169.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:52 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00168.htm While the island of Corfu off the northwest coast of Greece is undoubtedly the best known of the Ionian islands, at least for tourists, the largest Ionian island, Cephalonia, leads the way in the production of the region's distinctive wines. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00168.htm Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00167.htm It presents a few basic fruits rather well, does the same with the spice, and shows intelligent use of oak. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00167.htm Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:47 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00166.htm The tannins direct the show at the end; they come back as you knew they would, nicely drying and processing the chocolate and vanilla to give the sensation that you have just finished devouring a rather well made confection. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00166.htm Wed, 09 Jan 2008 11:47 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00165.htm Gallo produces a Sonoma County Chardonnay that pushes past the usual quality envelope for its $15 price range without in any sense losing its integral balance. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00165.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00164.htm Spain will soon outgrow the standard wine atlas and require an entire volume of its own. The complexity of the land itself, its soils, its grape varieties and the energy of its winemakers demands it. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00164.htm Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00163.htm The Keo Heritage Maratheftiko from Cyprus gives you a touch of a grape whose origins may be too old to calculate, all the while bringing a quality and a style perfectly in tune with our present millennium. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00163.htm Fri, 04 Jan 2008 10:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00162.htm McWilliam's has nailed it, of course, and has produced 26,000 cases of a wine I predict will please a good cross-section of drinkers. The wine is distributed by Gallo, which should make it a simple matter to find and hoard, if that is your inclination. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00162.htm Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:47 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art010.htm Wine writer Elliot Essman will be reporting on the Sun Winefest at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, January 19-20, 2008. The show will feature no fewer than 1,000 fine wines, specialty spirits and ales provided by international wineries, distillers and breweries. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art010.htm Sun, 30 Dec 2007 11:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00161.htm The Tre Donne in this Barbera are three Lequio sisters, Rosanna, Daniela, and Antonella, who with the help of their dedicated husbands run a winery and estate in the heart of Piedmont's Langhe region. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00161.htm Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:47 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00160.htm Petros Karydas and his son grow 100% Xinomavro on a tiny holding just south of the town of Naoussa in the center of the appellation. The soil is light clay and sand over a limestone base. The winery produces a shade over 1,000 cases of the Naoussa a year. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00160.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:55 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00159.htm Fruit, while never dominating, never gives up. The well integrated tannins can make the same claim. The toast, chocolate, and kernel notes keep the pleasure machine going. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00159.htm Thu, 27 Dec 2007 10:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00158.htm The nose gives white flowers (I am thinking acacia) and the palate shows a slightly (but pleasantly) bitter minerality with something of a powdery feel. The finish is not intense but is satisfyingly long, with balance. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00158.htm Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00157.htm The appellation rules require a minimum of 50% Verdejo; the Las Brisas follows with exactly that, adding 25% Viura (Macabeo) and another 25% Sauvignon Blanc. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00157.htm Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00156.htm This Australian Merlot is nicely balanced, mouth-filling, and an excellent value. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00156.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:26 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00155.htm As a 2003, the wine is ready to drink; the tannins have fulfilled their original contract with the fruit and acidity in this wine. The wine is nicely dry, with strawberry, blackberry and orange peel as on the nose, but with an addition of some rich black cherry jam and a touch of mocha. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00155.htm Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00154.htm The composition of the wine itself shows wise restraint in two other major respects: it uses a good range of oak and yet is not over-oaked, and it marshals the typical Cabernet punch without letting the grape run the whole show. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00154.htm Tue, 20 Nov 2007 11:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00153.htm The wine has deep flavor on several levels, is slightly off the beaten path in style, and ultimately brings true character. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00153.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:34 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00152.htm The forward nature of this wine makes it somewhat difficult to ascribe aromatic and flavor notes; the wine has aromas and flavors aplenty, of course, but its winning attributes are more in the touchy-feely camp. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00152.htm Mon, 19 Nov 2007 11:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00151.htm The twin themes of this wine are acidity and minerality, but the wine backs these up with true personality. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00151.htm Sun, 04 Nov 2007 16:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art009.htm A former biochemist for the Australian government, Bratasiuk came to know wine first as a connoisseur with a passion for Burgundy and Bordeaux. As a winemaker, he is self-taught. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art009.htm Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00150.htm Here is a wine that would be unapologetically French if it weren't unapologetically Rully. You must adjust to it, and not it to you. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00150.htm Sun, 28 Oct 2007 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00149.htm The wine is a clear, light lemon color with a pronounced, somewhat playful nose. My main aromatic notes show tree fruits: ripe apple, white pear, apricot, and peach. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00149.htm Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00148.htm The $60 zinfandel (with 2% petite syrah) is 15.3% alcohol, with pronounced intensity on the nose and notes of brambly blackberry, raspberry, vanilla and nutmeg; no litany here, as these notes are both powerful and basic. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00148.htm Thu, 25 Oct 2007 12:36 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art008.htm Stimulating new book on many aspects of wine knowledge by author Miles Lambert-Gocs. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art008.htm Tue, 23 Oct 2007 11:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00147.htm Though the French-born Malbec grape has thrived in Argentina, it has many means of expression in that large country. It is also coming to express itself well on the North American market. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00147.htm Mon, 22 Oct 2007 12:36 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00146.htm The nose brings an immediate minerality, first with a note of chalky stone, then with the fragrance of salt. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00146.htm Sat, 20 Oct 2007 16:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00145.htm Most wines of Provence are light; Bandol is by contrast a meaty, gamey, and spicy wine. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00145.htm Thu, 18 Oct 2007 10:52 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00144.htm You get the distinct sense of enjoying the Cabernet Sauvignon grape; it seems second nature but that unique quality of Cabernet-ness is often so elusive in this world. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00144.htm Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00143.htm While I enjoyed both blends, it is interesting to compare this Cape Blend to the Sebeka Cabernet/Pinotage; by leading with Shiraz, the winemakers create an entirely different mouthfeel. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00143.htm Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:07 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00142.htm Straightforward, delicious, harmonious and all of $13, the 2005 Bodegas Arrocal Ribera del Duero brings a lot to the table for that price. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00142.htm Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00141.htm The appellation Saint-Amour (for this northernmost of the Beaujolais crus) not only sounds evocative in French, but is the kind of French term we English speakers really do not need to translate. However you slice it, Saint-Amour is just plain romantic. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00141.htm Wed, 10 Oct 2007 10:25 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00140.htm In addition to the $50 St. Andrews Cabernet Sauvignon and the $30 Jaraman Riesling, previously reviewed on these pages, Taylor offers us the Estate line at $17 and the Promised Land line at $13. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00140.htm Sun, 07 Oct 2007 19:06 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00139.htm While modern wines are made with modern means, historical continuity is more than mere fancy when dealing with Greece. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00139.htm Sun, 07 Oct 2007 11:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00138.htm Winemaker Zoltan Demeter studied the wine trade in the United States, the UK and France before becoming one of Hungary's most respected oenologists, responsible for production at Tokaj-Hetszolo and Grof Degenfeld Estates. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00138.htm Sat, 06 Oct 2007 10:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00137.htm It brings minerality, almost at the level of stoniness you find in a fine sparkling water, the Italian San Pellegrino or the German Apollinaris. It is a minerality you feel on your teeth. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00137.htm Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:34 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00136.htm On the palate berries and cherries form the core of the fruit, but these are swathed in earth, bark, dried leaves, and cocoa along with a back note of prune. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00136.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00135.htm The Rioja, for all the ripeness of its fruit, is extremely dry, with moderate acidity and compliant tannins. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00135.htm Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00134.htm With over 2000 acres planted, South Australia's Clare Valley is the largest Riesling area in Australia, producing nearly as much of the grape as the entire state of California, though here too Riesling is on the rise. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00134.htm Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00133.htm I admit, Lion Gri is my first Moldovan wine, but I already know it will not be my last. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00133.htm Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00132.htm The wine is a mainstream Pinot purple, bringing a nose of orange blossom, floral spice, and a fine touch of earth. The effect is clean and direct. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00132.htm Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:26 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00131.htm The winery is located in a former fire station in Walla Walla, Washington, hence the Firehouse name. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00131.htm Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:09 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00130.htm Winemaker Michele Cutolo produces his Aglianico from barely 20 acres of vines, all situated on tough, craggy land, combining the low yields that are essential to producing the best of this wine with late harvests and new oak. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00130.htm Sat, 22 Sep 2007 13:49 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00129.htm The firm's winery forms the centerpiece of nearly 1000 acres of vineyards, making it one of the largest single-estate wineries in the country. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00129.htm Thu, 20 Sep 2007 10:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00128.htm I was left with what I call a summer feeling, the result of a lazy walk, a chance encounter with a pristine berry bush, stained and sated lips and fingers. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00128.htm Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:46 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00127.htm In Italy's Veneto, winemakers use traditional Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara grapes to make wines in three distinct styles: standard Valpolicella, Amarone della Valpolicella, and Recioto della Valpolicella. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00127.htm Sat, 15 Sep 2007 13:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00126.htm You have complexity if you want it, but go ahead and quaff; ultimately, a wine of this character wants to see you try to coax those last few drops from the bottle. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00126.htm Fri, 14 Sep 2007 10:54 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00125.htm Bonterra produces an interesting trio of organic wines from traditional Rhone grape varieties - Syrah, Roussanne, and Viognier - sourced entirely in Mendocino County, except for contributions to all three blends of Viognier from Lake County's Bartolucci Vineyards. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00125.htm Sun, 09 Sep 2007 16:18 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00124.htm These three Bordeaux style wines are each substantially different from the others and reflect a reverence for French tradition, yet with grapes that cannot help but express their unique Mendocino County origin. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00124.htm Sun, 09 Sep 2007 15:17 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00123.htm Mendocino County's Bonterra Vineyards produces a line of wines made from 100% certified organic (and even biodynamic) grapes including a Chardonnay, an unusual not-too-sweet Muscat dessert wine, a first-rate Zin, and Bonterra's inaugural Sauvignon Blanc. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00123.htm Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:16 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00122.htm The $40 St. Henri shows an iconoclastic side; it is matured over fourteen months in oversize old oak foudres that give the wine a chance to express complexity without adding the usual new oak. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00122.htm Fri, 07 Sep 2007 10:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00121.htm The wine is medium bodied in the mouth, with apple, pear, and grapefruit citrus at the front of the line, backed by peach, kiwi, mango and melon. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00121.htm Thu, 06 Sep 2007 11:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00120.htm Black cherry, dried cherry, and even notes of candied cherry, plum and prune come first, but right behind them are aromas of chocolate, baking spice, and violets. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00120.htm Wed, 22 Aug 2007 15:19 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00119.htm The wine is so well integrated that fruit and floral ride in tandem almost as one entity, leading to a satisfying citrus peel finish. It is all a considerable package. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00119.htm Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00118.htm With all its character, extraction, deep fruit and directed acidity, the wine is exceptionally smooth. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00118.htm Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:58 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00117.htm A deep Gamay purple with purple edges, the wine gave me black cherry on the nose as well as plum, rose, violet, smoky herb and dirt. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00117.htm Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00116.htm The touch and feel of the wine is its best note; it has a sensuous, elegant, rather civilized mouthfeel, absolutely European. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00116.htm Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00115.htm It is as if we have arrived at some country market that offers fresh fruit and flowers, on the perfect day, very early in the morning, with no other tourists around. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00115.htm Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00114.htm The distinctive logo for the Little Black Dress wines shows only a stylized hanger at top and a pair of high heeled shoes at the bottom; the actual little black dress is wisely left to the drinker's imagination. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00114.htm Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00113.htm Like many Ribera del Duero reds, this wine is nicely packed with both red and black fruit, in this case plum, cherry, raspberry, and blackberry, with touches of white pepper, dried thyme leaves, nutmeg and cloves. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00113.htm Thu, 26 Jul 2007 10:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00112.htm This is full acidity, by which I mean the delightful direction of ripe fruit, maximally extracted yet beautifully balanced. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00112.htm Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00111.htm The finish of this wine shows a nice combination of the elements, with tannin playing more of a role than I have found in most Beaujolais. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00111.htm Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00110.htm The finish is clean, warm, and dry with a touch of pleasant bitter minerality and clean fruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00110.htm Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00109.htm The bottom line on the Luzon is fruit that is juicy and yet subtle, well integrated with spice, tannin, acidity and oak elements, all orchestrated by an abiding and benevolent softness. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00109.htm Sat, 14 Jul 2007 17:17 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00108.htm The red fruit, and lovely it is, is raspberry, plum, and strawberry, ripe and jammy in the best sense. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00108.htm Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00107.htm When you combine the brightness with the fruit, oak and herbal notes and factor in this wine's tasty accessibility, you arrive at a winner. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00107.htm Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00106.htm The winemakers avoid malolactic fermentation in an effort to maintain the natural punch of the fruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00106.htm Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00105.htm Plum, cherry and strawberry form the bulk of the red fruit, with help from orange rind, a sprinkle of white pepper, violet and some mountain laurel. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00105.htm Fri, 06 Jul 2007 11:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00104.htm The wine brings aromas of black cherry, blackberry, black pepper, cocoa, and violet to the nose, with sweet, ripe, almost floral warmth behind the aromatic notes. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00104.htm Thu, 05 Jul 2007 12:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00103.htm The apricot remains the surviving fruit, and this combines with floral and stone notes and refreshing citrus peel bitterness for a truly successful conclusion. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00103.htm Tue, 03 Jul 2007 10:58 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00102.htm The grapes are hand harvested and brought in whole clusters to the press, after which the wine is barrel-fermented three months using natural yeasts, with concurrent malolactic fermentation. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00102.htm Sun, 01 Jul 2007 13:08 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00101.htm Fruit includes a reduction of cassis, black cherry, raspberry, prune, and dried apricot, with further notes of licorice, dark chocolate, black pepper and clove. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00101.htm Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00100.htm My first sense on the nose with this Xarel-Lo was warm baked apple, honey, fig and baking spice; the apple tart is in the oven as we speak, and I get a good whiff of a little caramelized sugar as it bakes. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00100.htm Sat, 30 Jun 2007 16:20 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00099.htm The $36 wine has the kind of soft tannins you would expect from a good Merlot, and these tannins meld well with a bright but grown-up acidity. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00099.htm Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00098.htm The wine's palate is an interesting amalgam of raspberry, cranberry, sour cherry, cassis, cocoa, black pepper, orange rind, citrus essence, and a touch of candied fruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00098.htm Thu, 28 Jun 2007 14:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00097.htm At $12, this excellent entirely organic offering from Vincent Ricard competes nicely against its more expensive cousins, proving that you don't have to travel to New Zealand to get the most out of the Sauvignon Blanc grape. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00097.htm Thu, 28 Jun 2007 10:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00096.htm The fruit includes ripe cherry, prune, ripe plum, blackberry, blackcurrant, and, most distinctively, a tangy sour plum I consider the wine's primary note. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00096.htm Sun, 24 Jun 2007 17:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00095.htm Don and Rhonda Carano are a couple dedicated to both the good life and the production of good wine to fuel that life; we fellow good life people benefit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00095.htm Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00094.htm Fleurie may well be a dangerous name for a wine, largely because it is so beautiful. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00094.htm Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:10 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00093.htm The Grand Reserve is K-J's second-tier offering among its better Chardonnays, and at $15, brings some real quality-to-price ratio to the table. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00093.htm Fri, 22 Jun 2007 16:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00092.htm Though the wine is young, it is precociously smooth, an exposition of cherry, blackberry and a nice range of fragrant spices: vanilla, nutmeg, clove, and cinnamon, along with some toast from that oak. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00092.htm Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:58 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00091.htm Well-balanced, the wine has both a frothy creaminess and a refreshing bitter edge that carries over into the finish. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00091.htm Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:29 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00090.htm This $50 offering shows a typical right bank Bordeaux approach by rounding out the Merlot with 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00090.htm Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:38 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00089.htm The sum of the wine is that it is well-made, stimulating to drink, a little brassy and fun, with complexity if you want it, and a great California grape behind it. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00089.htm Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00088.htm The $25 wine presents an aroma that is at once mineral and yet citrus, though the citrus is of a sophisticated order: grapefruit and bergamot. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00088.htm Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art007.htm Australian composer Tony King is one wine fancier who views wine and music as one holistic entity. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art007.htm Thu, 14 Jun 2007 11:29 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00087.htm The Sonoma Coast appellation covers an immense, seemingly gerrymandered swath of Sonoma County, allowing these 100% Pinot Noir grapes to be sourced from Carneros, from the Russian River area, and from vineyards in between. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00087.htm Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00086.htm The ripe fruit expands on the palate into grapefruit, lemon and lime for the citrus, peach, and to a lesser extent a basket of tropical fruits including mango, pineapple and melon. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00086.htm Mon, 11 Jun 2007 12:46 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00085.htm The fresh fruit is a complex amalgam of peach, pear, some apple, mango and some pineapple. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00085.htm Sat, 09 Jun 2007 17:19 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00084.htm The Crios wines, whose labels show interlocking hands representing Susana and her two children, are meant to be consumed fruity and young. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00084.htm Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00083.htm This wine is true to type, with plum, cassis, a little spice, and a taste of licorice. The tannins are firm. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00083.htm Thu, 07 Jun 2007 10:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00082.htm Kendall-Jackson sources the grapes for this excellent effort from Sonoma (88%) and Napa (12%). http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00082.htm Tue, 05 Jun 2007 18:22 GMT http://360.yahoo.com/bluescookbook Comment on wine and link your own pages on the new blog from Yahoo 360. http://360.yahoo.com/bluescookbook Tue, 05 Jun 2007 10:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00081.htm Vinedos y Bodegas Pablo is a family operation stretching back several centuries, employing biodynamic and organic methods, and using vines that are 80 to 100 years old. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00081.htm Mon, 04 Jun 2007 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00080.htm At two grams of residual sugar per liter, the Steenberg Western Cape Sauvignon Blanc qualifies as clearly dry, but the excellent level of fruit ripeness had me guessing. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00080.htm Sun, 03 Jun 2007 10:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00079.htm The Beryna is dry with polished tannins, as civilized on the palate as it is on the nose. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00079.htm Sat, 02 Jun 2007 18:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00078.htm Time, effort, patience and expense are worth putting into Chilean winemaking, since the long, narrow country is as ideal a place for the vine as any on earth. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00078.htm Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:37 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00077.htm The nose and palate are remarkably consistent in this wine, of which Lucciaio is the wine estate, and as far as I can determine the producer. It's a nice mix: cherry, sour cherry, cassis, prune, blueberry, dried mushroom, sage and licorice. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00077.htm Fri, 01 Jun 2007 13:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00076.htm This medium-colored greenish-straw wine, fermented in 100% stainless steel using temperature control technologies that are only beginning to become widespread in Austria, has white pepper, lemon, apricot, pear, apple and a touch of clay on the nose. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00076.htm Thu, 31 May 2007 11:22 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00075.htm Fetzer Vineyards produces a good, serviceable Chardonnay for less than $10 (available for as little as $7 at some outlets). http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00075.htm Wed, 30 May 2007 15:32 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00074.htm Vinho Verde and Port are produced in adjoining regions of northern Portugal, yet it is difficult to visualize two wines that have less in common. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00074.htm Tue, 29 May 2007 11:06 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00073.htm The berry aromas are both broad and deep: cranberry, black cherry, blackberry, boysenberry. The nose is also herbal (rosemary), spicy (black pepper and vanilla), with tangible chocolate/cocoa, all wrapped in cedar. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00073.htm Mon, 28 May 2007 14:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00072.htm The pale straw green 2006 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc is first, before all else, bone dry, crisp as they come. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00072.htm Fri, 25 May 2007 10:28 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art006.htm The standard natural wine cork as shown in the photos has just enough resistance and just enough give to function as an ideal hand and finger exerciser; in fact it is these same properties that make a (presumably taint-free) cork ideal as a wine stopper. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art006.htm Thu, 24 May 2007 17:13 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00071.htm On the palate, red fruit like strawberry and raspberry take the lead, with touches of sour cherry and prune, overtones of thyme and mountain laurel, and that pepper again. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00071.htm Wed, 23 May 2007 10:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00070.htm The product mainly of low yielding bush vines in the Agter-Paarl region of South Africa's Western Cape, the wine is created from free run juice, fermented in 100% stainless steel, and kept on its lees until bottling. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00070.htm Mon, 21 May 2007 16:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00069.htm The Four Emus line includes four wines: a Chardonnay, this Shiraz, a Cabernet-Shiraz-Merlot and a Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon blend, each, I believe, associated with an individual emu. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00069.htm Sun, 20 May 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00068.htm Blackberry, black cherry and plum are swathed in pungent pepper spice followed immediately with baking spice: clove, nutmeg and a touch of cinnamon. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00068.htm Fri, 18 May 2007 14:32 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00067.htm Produced by Bonny Doon in California using 75% Riesling grapes from eastern Washington State and 25% from the middle Mosel in Germany, the $11 wine presents a mineral nose of petrol and rubber before rapidly giving way to straightforward fruity acidity on the palate. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00067.htm Thu, 17 May 2007 11:53 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00066.htm On the palate the fruit is more evident than on the nose: sour cherry, dried cherry, prune, a touch of candied (fruitcake) fruit, black currant jam. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00066.htm Mon, 14 May 2007 10:23 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00065.htm Red licorice plays the role of understanding friend and confidante. Black pepper, thyme and soy sauce add their exotic elements. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00065.htm Thu, 10 May 2007 16:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00064.htm Knowing the pedigree (a rare, traditional grape, wild, rustic, and perfect for pairing with venison), I decanted this wine the length of an afternoon. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00064.htm Tue, 08 May 2007 11:34 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00063.htm Some consider Vacqueyras the poor man's Gigondas, but why not enjoy both neighbors without forcing the two to compete? http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00063.htm Sat, 05 May 2007 17:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00062.htm While this Gamay is by no means a complicated wine, it delivers the solid kind of cherry, sour cherry, apricot, plum, strawberry and raspberry fruit one expects. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00062.htm Thu, 03 May 2007 12:26 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00061.htm Give me shrimp, chicken with capers, lobster or fish, for example, and the acidity in the wine fits; alone (as I choose to judge a wine) and the acidity grabs too much of the spotlight. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00061.htm Wed, 02 May 2007 11:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00060.htm Winemaker Thierry Grosjean produces this light rose from the only grape allowed in the Auvernier appellation: Pinot Noir. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00060.htm Tue, 01 May 2007 15:41 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00059.htm The wine is a respectable ruby with tinges of garnet around the edges, giving fruit notes of plum, dried apricot, orange, orange peel, violet, raspberry and sour cherry. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00059.htm Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:34 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00058.htm Acidity here fits the wine type; it doesn't obtrude but its lasts and lasts and lasts, with tannins doing the same kind of work. To call the wine long would be giving it a demotion. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00058.htm Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:09 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang003.htm Grapes and vineyards go by an interesting assortment of names around the world. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang003.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2007 12:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00057.htm Cabernet Franc does yeoman work as a blending variety, but if winemaker Frederic Mabileau has any say in the matter, it will play the starring role more often on the international stage. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00057.htm Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00056.htm The wine seems to have captured the essence of the Hunter Valley sun itself; it is a deep amber, and yet strikingly lucid. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00056.htm Tue, 24 Apr 2007 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00055.htm Though the wine has multiple layers, sour cherry, blackberry and raspberry fruit dominate, with notes of smoky bacon, thyme, orange peel and licorice. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00055.htm Sun, 22 Apr 2007 13:17 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art005.htm Ultimately, wine is there to drink. But wine is complicated, and book learning helps sort it all out. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art005.htm Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:35 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00054.htm The nose gives restrained fruit: red berry, black cherry, fresh apricot right from the tree, earth. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00054.htm Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:17 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art004.htm Wine is a natural in cocktails; it adds sweetness, fruit, mouth feel, acidity, even bubbles as the case may be, all the while keeping alcohol levels down. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art004.htm Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:35 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00053.htm The choir of southern French and Italian grapes is led by the Syrah, and well led indeed. The wine has both a push and yet an elegant softness, quaffable and reflective at the same time. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00053.htm Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:44 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00052.htm The Mark West Winery builds wines from the best California grape sources it can find, and they put them together at accessible prices; this Pinot Noir can be had for $10-$12. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00052.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2007 12:19 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00051.htm The unoaked, stainless-steel fermented Sauvignon Blanc gives a straightforward nose of grapefruit, lime, kiwi, pineapple and mango, with some light minerality, showing the same notes on the palate with some added peach. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00051.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2007 11:27 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00050.htm New Zealand's Central Otago is in the process of making Pinot Noir history, and Amisfield is dedicated to being one of the great specialists in this temperamental grape. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00050.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:14 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00049.htm Notes of orange, melon, kiwi and rose make a beachhead on the palate then fan out to support a long mineral finish couched in satisfying grapefruit. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00049.htm Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:10 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00048.htm Full-bodied and thick in the mouth, the wine gives unstinting fruit, pronounced acidity, meaty tannins. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00048.htm Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00047.htm The wine goes through malolactic fermentation and aging of about 18 months in new French oak, a process done with obvious artistry, as the oak does its work beneath the threshold of aromatic perception. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00047.htm Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00046.htm The wine is fruit forward: cassis, prune, blackberry jam and honey with back notes of black pepper, oak, cocoa, tobacco and smoke. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00046.htm Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00045.htm The Roussillon region of France, abutting both the Mediterranean Sea and the Spanish border along the Pyrenees, is often linked to Languedoc to its north, a connection its proud citizens stress is mostly administrative. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00045.htm Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00044.htm I had this wine by the glass at the California Pizza Kitchen as a prelude to their excellent roasted pepper and goat cheese pizza: $8 a glass and the bottles run $15 to $17 retail. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00044.htm Sat, 07 Apr 2007 11:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00043.htm The wine is a deep purple, with solid notes of cherry, plum, prune and black pepper. Both tannins and acidity stay the course toward a satisfying finish. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00043.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2007 19:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00042.htm The first notes are mineral; this wine presents its own rocky mix: slate and volcanic stones. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00042.htm Fri, 06 Apr 2007 11:34 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00041.htm Bodegas Nora produces this crisp white wine from 100% Albarino grapes in the Condado do Tea section abutting the Mino River in the Rias Baixas D.O. in Spainis Galicia. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00041.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2007 14:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00040.htm Domaine de la Nobaie has been producing wine from its property near Ligre in the Loire region of France for 400 years. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00040.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:02 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art003.htm Ann C. Noble and her colleagues at the University of California at Davis have over the years refined a system of descriptive wine notes that they have incorporated into a WineAroma Wheel. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art003.htm Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:58 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00039.htm Pineapple, kiwi, mango, and melon hold up the tropical end (banana is conspicuously absent), with ripe lime, ripe grapefruit, peach, apricot, and a touch of green apple to represent the temperate zones. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00039.htm Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:46 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00038.htm Piemonte (the Italian region), Nebbiolo (the noble grape), Barbaresco (both the village and the wine); these words all have a ring. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00038.htm Sat, 31 Mar 2007 18:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00037.htm Argentina is the world's fifth largest wine producer, just after the United States, and the wines continue to impress. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00037.htm Sat, 31 Mar 2007 14:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00036.htm This excellent $12-15 Monterrey County Chardonnay comes proudly unoaked and hence, unsurprisingly, it yields a great deal of stimulating fruit, and lets some pleasant minerality shine through. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00036.htm Sat, 31 Mar 2007 12:57 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00035.htm The bottom line with this Riesling: the fruit dominates the minerality, but the fruit, and its acid in this dry wine (typical for Alsace) presents many enjoyable layers. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00035.htm Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:34 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00034.htm Martini has crafted a good quality, straightforward Cabernet-led wine, in this case a wise blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Syrah, 8% Merlot and several others for the remaining fraction. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00034.htm Wed, 28 Mar 2007 10:46 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00033.htm The Central Otago area on New Zealand's South Island is the world's southernmost wine region, making news with its Pinot Noir. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00033.htm Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:06 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang002.htm The European Community and the wine producing nations have numerous terms, many with legal significance, that define wine sugar content. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang002.htm Mon, 26 Mar 2007 12:56 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00032.htm This is an excellent under ten dollar rustic red wine from the south of France. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00032.htm Sun, 25 Mar 2007 18:35 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00031.htm On the nose the deeply golden wine presents both floral and mineral elements, but as the wine and palate start to become friends the key complement to the fruit becomes buttered toast. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00031.htm Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00030.htm Chateau du Trignon Gigondas 2004 is a forceful, rustic Rhone wine made largely from Black Grenache grapes. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00030.htm Fri, 16 Mar 2007 11:48 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art001.htm Rum has a major history in the world of American beverages. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art001.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:19 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art002.htm There is more to Mexican beer than just a Cinco de Mayo celebration. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/art002.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:18 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang001.htm Wine has many types and degrees of fizziness and the different languages have many terms a wine lover ought to know. This is sparkling material. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang001.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:17 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang000.htm French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and English all have different ways of speaking about wine. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/wlang000.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:16 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00029.htm Gainey Sauvignon Blanc 2002 Santa Rita Hills Santa Ynez Valley California tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00029.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:17 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00028.htm Oyster Bay Pinot Noir 2005 Marlborough New Zealand South Island tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00028.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:16 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00027.htm Renwood Select Series Viognier 2004 tasting notes California white wine http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00027.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:15 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00026.htm Viu Manent Carmenere Reserva 2003 tasting notes Chilean red wine http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00026.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:14 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00025.htm Long Flat Eden Valley Riesling 2004 tasting notes South Australian white wine http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00025.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:13 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00024.htm Graham Beck Pinno Pinotage 2004 South African wine tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00024.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00023.htm Chateau du Cleray Muscadet 2003 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00023.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:11 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/beerbook.htm Choice books on Beer, Spirits, Cocktails, Alcoholic Beverages http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/beerbook.htm Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:45 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/index.html Wine articles, reviews and features by award winning food and wine writer Elliot Essman. 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