2010 La Crema Pinot Noir Russian River The 2010 Pinot Noir Russian River Valley is a sexy, medium-bodied Pinot that shows the elegance of the year. Freshly cut flowers, spices, roses and raspberries emerge from the glass. This is an especially nuanced, feminine style. The juiciness and sweetness of the fruit fleshes out nicely with time in the glass. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2017.
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The ceiling detail of the Livery Hall in the Vintners Hall, spiritual home of the wine trade in the UK, the Vintners’ Company, one of London’s famous livery companies. Despite the halls long history this ceiling dates from a remodelling in 1932. Just a sampler of the room in which Naked Wines held its latest ...
The ceiling detail of the Livery Hall in the Vintners Hall, spiritual home of the wine trade in the UK, the Vintners’ Company, one of London’s famous livery companies. Despite the halls long history this ceiling dates from a remodelling in 1932.
Just a sampler of the room in which Naked Wines held its latest Zero to Hero tasting where customers selected the Bolney Estate Cuvée Rosé Brut from a huge line up of still and sparkling wines from the UK to be added to the companies list
A full set of photos taken during the tasting featuring more of the Vintners’ Hall, (I happened to be the official photographer of the evening), are on the Naked Wines flickr page.
Livery Hall Ceiling details – the latest in the regular Sunday Wine Snapshots series highlighting photographs with a wine related theme, whether bottles, glasses, vineyards or the back scenes of wineries.
19 May - STOP PRESS. Nick is rapidly returning to full strength but will not be publishing his regular Saturday restaurant reviews until 7 July, so there are still slots of be filled by you with potentially winning articles before then. Keep those reviews coming in. I expect to announce the.
6 May - Just to remind you that, owing to Nick's scheduled gut operation, from which he is making excellent progress now, I was unable to go to Bordeaux to taste the 2011 primeurs. Julia Harding MW went instead and did a first-class job, publishing an awe-inspiring set of tasting notes in record.
It is often observed that the occasional non-sparkling wines of the Champagne region provide a most compelling argument in favour of bottle fermentation. The same is largely true for England: while English fizz routinely sparkles, English still wine too often falls flat. Many of the wines I tasted.
Gary Vaynerchuk has finally made it to episode 1,000 of Wine Library TV! It’s been an amazing ride since that day in February 2006, with great guests, amazing (and sometimes awful) wines, as well as a lot of Jets talk. Today, the main focus is a huge thank you to all the Vayniacs who helped [...]
Gary Vaynerchuk has finally made it to episode 1,000 of Wine Library TV! It’s been an amazing ride since that day in February 2006, with great guests, amazing (and sometimes awful) wines, as well as a lot of Jets talk. Today, the main focus is a huge thank you to all the Vayniacs who helped make this community…and a huge announcement from Gary.
I first enjoyed the Fish Eye Pinot Grigio in 2009 with my fellow wine bloggers at our annual conference (and wrote about that experience here). It was a humbling moment for many of us, who were a bit sniffy about the wine based on the cute label, its availability in large-format bottles and boxes, and because it was Pinot Grigio. There is a lot (and I do mean a lot) of terrible, cheap Pinot Grigio out there. So much of it, in fact, that I've stopped ordering it in restaurants.
So it is with great pleasure that I report that the 2011 Fish Eye Pinot Grigio still has a suggested retail price of $7 (though you can find it in the market for prices between $5 and $10), it is still delicious, it is still widely available throughout the country, and it is still excellent QPR. Expect zesty, pure lemon and lime aromas and to have those scents echo through the flavors. You might detect a nice peachy note as you sip, which takes off some of the bitterness that can be associated with Pinot Grigio.
This is a versatile, food-friendly wine that is light enough to pair with vegetables and salads at a weekend lunch, will be a great companion to asparagus and lemon pasta as you work your way into your spring recipes, and will be welcome at summer barbeques so if you see some on the shelf give it a try.
Full Disclosure: I received a sample of this wine for possible review.
