Archive for December, 2008
The Spirit of Rebellion – Colle Ticchio 2007 by Corte Dei Papi
Consider the vast wine-making regione of Lazio in central Italy. It includes the city of Rome plus four other provinces. It was once the home of King Latinus, the misty and apocryphal ruler of the Latin tribe and rival of Aeneas. The country is hilly but not mountainous. Lazio and Latin are (perhaps) derived from [...]
17Dec2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Champagne & Sparkling Wine Tasting – Friday, Devember 19th
Bubbly: it’s not just for celebrating, but it does put the Holiday Cheer right into your glass!
Champagne and sparkling wines make any event special – a great reason to drink a bottle every week! We’ve got five spiffy, food friendly wines to taste, and they’ve got bubbles! How many more reasons do you need? Ok, [...]
13Dec2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Fleur Petite Sirah, 2006 – Tuta Reviws A Resourceful Immigrant
Let’s consider the Petite Sirah grape. Despite failing in its birthplace, this resourceful immigrant has flourished in the New Worlds of California and Australia. Petite Sirah first appeared in France around 1870 when the botanist François Durif caught sight of it in someone’s vineyard and named it after himself. Durif [...]
11Dec2008 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
With Wine, In Love… A Valentine’s Day Tasting at Dedalus – Friday February 13th.
We’ve got four beautiful wines – the wines of love, we’re calling them – to taste with you and your Valentine.
The tasting begins with a seductive and unusual Rosé Prosecco, winds its way through a coy little Barbara d’Alba, and a sexy Nero d’Avola, and finishes up with a gentle, sweet sparkling Brachetto (the perfect [...]
Champagne & Sparkling Wine – A Free In-Store Tasting
Bubbly: it’s not just for celebrating, but it does put the Holiday Cheer right into your glass!
Champagne and sparkling wines make any moment special – a great reason to drink a bottle every week! We’ve got five spiffy, food friendly wines to taste, and they’ve got bubbles! How many more reasons do you need? OK, [...]
6Dec2008 | Tim | 0 comments | Continued
Dedalus Cab-Fueled Euphoria – Your Guide to Great California Cabernet
Cabernet Sauvignon is the grape that rockets to the front of the line whenever cork-dorks start talking about the American wine scene. Arguably, Cab may be the grape responsible for more highs and lows, more joy and disappointment, and more great wine and miserable plonk than any other. The Napa Valley’s entire reputation has been [...]
3Dec2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Ramey Wine Cellars Claret, 2005
The ‘05 Ramey Claret is a study in Voluptuous winemaking. It’s rich, velvety texture is marked by blackberry, cherry, tobacco and cassis – with a beautiful nose of cherry, clove, rose-water, rubber and cracked black pepper. I love to pile a bottle or tow of the Claret into a decanter when I’m entertaining. It’s a [...]
3Dec2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Ramey Wine Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon, 2005
The 2005 Ramey Cellars Cabernet Sauvignon is big, dense and brooding. It’s got a jam and tar profile with a nose and mouth full of black licorice, black cherry pie, sweet black currant, pipe tobacco, mocha, smoke and vanilla. The wines is layered with fine, sweet tannins and nice acidity. It should drink well over [...]
3Dec2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Nickel & Nickel Cabernet Sauvignon, Carpenter Vineyard, 2003
The ‘03 Carpenter Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon is a complicated marksman. A wine that somehow, after taking your senses on a long detour through the blackberry bush, the tobacco plantation, and the coffee shop, still manages to hit its mark – it’s a distinct, perfectly balanced, ripe Cab. I decanted a bottle of this last night [...]
3Dec2008 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
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