Sunday
24Aug

2005 Hitching Post Highliner Pinot Noir

An upscale “house wine” at the Hitching Post in Buellton, CA.  The restaurant is worth the wait, and the wine is worth the extra $$$ when compared to other Pinots on the extensive wine list.


Sunday
24Aug

2002 Kalyra Barossa Valley Shiraz

Picked and bottled in Australia, from Kalyra in Santa Ynez. Great!
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Sunday
24Aug

2004 Waltzing Bear Petite Syrah "Bud" French Camp

Sourced from the French Camp vineyard in San Louis Obispo, I had a glass of this at Los Olivos Cafe.  An excellent wine that struck me as perfect after just sitting down to look at the menu.


Wednesday
04Jun

2006 Malm Reserve Pinot Noir

Anderson Valley, Sonoma. Excellent!


Wednesday
06Feb

2006 Arcano Chianti Colli Senesi

This dry red table wine uses organic grapes and is a real treat.  Not as fruity as other Chiantis I’ve had recently this was tasted at Il Chianti in Lomita, CA.

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Friday
01Feb

Marcelena 2001 Napa Valley Merlot

Nice, even merlot.  From the label: “The nose is highlighted with sweet berries and anise with notes of toast.” Talk about a wine description that can give one an inferiority complex: I have to admit that I needed to look up anise in Wikipedia, at which point I learned that it was a phytoestrogen.  Well alrighty then; hopefully this wine does not give me hot flashes.


Saturday
03Nov

Elena 2005 Dry Creek Valley Grenache, Sonoma

Fruity with a nice little aftertaste.  Good with bbq and roasted garlic.


Sunday
28Oct

Sierra Cantabria, Rioja, Spain 2002 Tempranillo

Nice and reasonably priced.  Also can be found at the Blue Fin in NYC.


Sunday
28Oct

Hardin 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa

A nice one that can be found at Blue Fin in NYC….


Wednesday
24Oct

deLorimier 2002 Mosaic Alexander Valley Meritage

Very nice.  64% Cabernet, 21% Merlot, 15% Malbec


Tuesday
23Oct

Guenoc 2005 North Coast Victorian Claret

Not bad, little bit of aftertaste at the end, goes well with pizza.


Sunday
21Oct

Wilson Creek 2005 Temecula Valley Estate Syrah

Wilson Creek is a nice little winery in Temecula that we have a wine club membership to.  I don’t remember their Syrah from before but got a couple 2005 estate bottles in the mail.  I have to say that this Syrah is one of the most drinkable around, especially for anyone that doesn’t like the usual peppery character of many of the Syrahs out there.


Monday
08Oct

Hokusetsu 10-year Old Sake

Had this at Nobu in New York, and it was very smooth.  I wish I could comment more but I am too ignorant in the field of sake to say anything more.