by GrapeGuy | Dec 25, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(October 10, 2016) … From a high acid year I half expect this wine to age well, the other half of me thinks maybe it’s just a bit too old … but it was the former notion that won out here: aromas of tropical fruit and buttery-apple, there are also...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncorked Tonight
(September 21, 2016) … Back when I bought this wine to find a straight Corvina wasn’t as prevalent as it seems now (there are definitely a few more being made) – tonight I pulled a bottle of Cantine Riondo 2007 Corvina Vinea, and it makes you wonder...
by GrapeGuy | Oct 8, 2017 | Uncorked Tonight
(May 7, 2017) … I will come right out and say it, I’m a Chromy fan, it’s my favourite winery from Tasmania and, if pushed, would rank in my top ten for Australia … This 8 year old Pinot Noir did nothing to dissuade me from that opinion:...
by GrapeGuy | Oct 7, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(April 7, 2017) … Still a very good bottle of wine even now, 8 years from vintage date: canned peaches, praline, vanilla, still good acidity with some lime notes on the finish and some bruised apple at its core. It’s still lively and enjoyable...
by GrapeGuy | Jul 29, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(January 22, 2017) … Atlanta trounced the Packers – New England beat up on the Steeler … and thus the best day of football turned into a blow out … and that means the best part of it was the wines on the table … not all of them, but there...
