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 2008, 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/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. http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/index.html Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00022.htm Coati Bruno Amarone 2003 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00022.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00021.htm Alamos Malbec 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00021.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00020.htm Domaine Le Pichot Vouvray 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00020.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00019.htm Terre di Bo Brunello di Montalcino 2001 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00019.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00018.htm Martin Ray Cabernet 2002 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00018.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00017.htm Estancia Pinot Noir 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00017.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00016.htm Trefethen Riesling 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00016.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00015.htm Chimney Rock Stags Leap Cabernet 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00015.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00014.htm Celestin Blondeau Sancerre 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00014.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00013.htm Tamari Malbec 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00013.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00012.htm Verget Saint-Veran 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00012.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00011.htm Gravity Hills Zinfandel 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00011.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00010.htm Louis Latour Pinot Noir Bourgogne 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00010.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00009.htm von Hovel Riesling 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00009.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00008.htm Schloss Schonborn Riesling 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00008.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00007.htm Francis Coppola Chardonnay 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00007.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00006.htm Verget Bourgogne 2003 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00006.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00005.htm Marques de Casa Concha 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00005.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00004.htm Province Running Bulls 2005 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00004.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00003.htm Jacob's Creek Shiraz 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00003.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00002.htm Domaine de Courcel Pommard 2000 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00002.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00001.htm Mystery California Merlot 2004 tasting notes http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/tas00001.htm Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:12 GMT http://www.stylegourmet.com/wine/pepys001.htm Contributing Editor Samuel Pepys, Esq. 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