If you haven’t sampled many Virginia wines in recent years, you should. The industry here has truly come a long way in the past several decades. Like any infant wine region, Virginia wines had humble beginnings, and many local wine lovers initially were not impressed. Some complained that the prices were too high. And many…
Cline Cellars’ Reliably Delicious Wines
Ask me what wineries produce portfolios that are all reliably terrific and Cline Cellars immediately comes to mind. Cline Cellars was founded by Fred Cline, grandson of Valeriano Jacuzzi, inventor of the Jacuzzi tub (Cline also owns Jacuzzi Vineyards). Cline cellars cultivates some grapes from vines from what was once his grandfather’s vineyard in Oakley–located…
Colonial Estate Émigré, Shiraz, Austrailia, 2005
If you are looking to spurge on a very big, delicious red wine this winter consider Colonial Estate Émigré, 2005 from Australia’s Barossa Valley. This is a beautifully rich blend of old-vine Shiraz, Grenache, Mourvedre, Muscadelle, and Cabernet Sauvignon. In 2007, the Wine Advocate rated it 94, noting it will age well through 2025, which…
Thanksgiving Wine: Unwind with Beaujolias Manoir du Carra, Juliénas
Despite some people might think, you can have red wine with our Thanksgiving bird. One to try this year is the Manoir du Carra, Juliénas 2007, a Cru Beaujolais wine. It was recommended to the DC Wine Shopping Examiner by Vanessa Moore, proprietor of Unwind wine shop in the Belleview shopping center in Alexandria. Ms….
Trapiche winemaker Daniel Pi presents Malbec to DC
Last week Daniel Pi, chief winemaker at Trapiche winery of Argentina, hosted a lunch for wine industry folks in the D.C. and Balitimore areas at The Wine Market in Balitmore. Pi presented some of Trapiche’s fabulous Malbec wines—showing why Argentina is the world’s leading producer of this varietal. In his presentation, Pi explained Malbec’s noble…
