by GrapeGuy | Apr 20, 2018 | Uncorked Tonight
(November 4, 2016) … I judged at the first Kingston event and took s few bottles with me, I sat with my good friend, and fellow wine scribe, Konrad Ejbich, to taste a few, though probably not all of these wines, as they were tasted over a few days: Jamie Kennedy...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 23, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(October 8, 2017) … Here’s an 8 year old treat from Lailey … 7 or 8 years seems to be my limit for old Chardonnay and here we’re just at that edge. The nose is a beautiful display of toasted coconut, banana skin, and buttery notes –...
by GrapeGuy | Dec 1, 2017 | Lost & Found / Taste it Again
(July 29, 2016) …. Always fun to dine at our friend Sue’s place because I get to bring all kinds of weird stuff … I never ask her what she’s making and she never asks what I’m bringing – it’s a leap of faith on both our...
by GrapeGuy | Nov 14, 2017 | Podcasts
Our 8th Legacy podcast takes us to my kitchen table where we spoke with winemaker Derek Barnett, of Lailey fame and now with Karlo and his own project Meldville – take a listen:...
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...
