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Wine Blogging Wednesday 71: Edmunds St. John 2009 Wylie Syrah, El Dorado County

By Remy Charest | Published: March 16, 2011
Wine Blogging Wednesday has often been very good at getting participants to think outside the wine box. This 71st edition, presided over by Tim Elliott of Winecast, calls upon us to go inside and out: outside the Rhône – geographically – but with Rhône grapes. That, needless to say, leaves many possibilities. Syrah, grenache, viognier, mourvèdre, carignan, [...]
Posted in California, Canada, Niagara, Rhône, producers, red wine, syrah, winemaking | Also tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Tasting Note: Two viogniers from the North

By winecase | Published: March 30, 2009
If you’ve had wines made from the viognier grape, there is a very good chance that they came from warm, if not hot climates, and exploded with aromas and flavors of tropical fruit, over a rich, luscious mouthfeel. Acidity, crispness, freshness? Not so much. Yet there is another way to make viognier. A more northerly way, [...]
Posted in British Columbia, Canada, Canadian wine, Ontario, tasting, white wine | Also tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments