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Tag Archives: Eric Asimov
California Wine all tastes the same? Says who?
Well, finally back to blogging. After an intense weekend at the Wine Bloggers Conference, followed by four full days of running around Sonoma and Napa – and Fairfield, and Berkeley and San Francisco – and then returning to a new position at the newspaper in Quebec City, and mulling over about twenty different potential post [...]
Posted in California, United States, red wine, white wine, winemaking Also tagged Allan Meadows, Appellation St. Helena, cabernet sauvignon, Dry Creek Valley, Flora Springs, Matt Kramer, Napa, New York Times, New Zealand, Pat Garvey, pinot noir, Preston of Dry Creek, Quebec, Quivira, Rued Vineyards, Russian River, SAQ, sauvignon blanc, Sideways effect, Sonoma Coast, Truett Hurst, Twisted Oak, Unti Vineyards, WBC, Wine Bloggers Conference, zinfandel 4 Comments
Tasting Note: Creekside Estate Winery 2006 VQA Cabernet, Niagara Peninsula
On my short vacation on Manitoulin Island, last August, I took a minute to stop by the Gore Bay branch of the LCBO to grab some wine (and a bit of cider), and chanced upon a bottle of 2006 VQA Cabernet by Creekside Winery, which I’d heard much good about in the last few months.
Among [...]
Posted in Canada, Canadian wine, Niagara, producers, red wine, tasting, wine Also tagged 2006 vintage, Creekside Estate Winery, Niagara Peninsula, VQA, wine and food Leave a comment
Biodynamics: up front or backstage?
I’m a huge fan of a great number of biodynamic wine producers, and several “natural wine” producers, this last category essentially meaning that they are not only made from organic grapes, but also totally free of added sulfur, a widely-used stabilizer (For a quick description of the various types of bio wines, click here). Very [...]
Posted in Australia, biodynamic wine, biodynamics, international, organic wine, wine, winemaking Also tagged Alice Feiring, bio wines, Japan, vins naturels, Wine Business International 10 Comments
Pulling back just a touch – take two
The LA Times story about Adam Tolmach, from Ojai Vineyards, saying that he would reduce the alcohol content in his wines to move away from the world of Parkerized wines, which I had mentioned in my previous post, has been gathering a fair bit of steam. The original story was picked up by many on [...]
Posted in California, alcohol level, producers, winemaking Also tagged Adam Tolmach, balance, Burghound, California, Decanter, High alcohol, Robert Parker, Telegraph Leave a comment
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Tasting note: Cave Spring 1995 Beamsville Bench Riesling Icewine, Niagara Peninsula VQA