Argiano NC Confunditor 2007 Rosso Toscano
March 10, 2010 by Christopher Prawdzik
Filed under Cabernet Sauvignon, Features, Italy, Merlot, Red, Steaks, The Weekly Pick
When you arrive at the III Forks prime seafood and steakhouse restaurant in downtown Austin, Texas, and enter its walk-in wine room, you’ll be greeted by more than 500 wine selections from all over the world. You also might bump into Danny Payne, former III Forks sommelier and now general manager, who’s always quick to [...]
Sunday Night Wines vs. Monday Morning Obligations
March 10, 2010 by Derek Swanson
Filed under Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Chocolate, Editor Picks, Kobe Beef, Napa Valley, Steaks
Sunday evening normally ushers in two emotions. One is the anxiety around waking up on Monday morning to face the week’s unkonwns. The other is tension from whether a glasses of wine (or two) will clarify or cloud the judgment I need on Monday morning.
If you decide that Sunday night is one of the best [...]
Colonial Estate Émigré, Barossa Valley, 2005
February 11, 2010 by Angela Logomasini
Filed under Austrailia, Barossa Valley, Blend, Cabernet Sauvignon, Editor Picks, Features, Grenache, Mouvedre/Monastrell, Syrah/Shiraz
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 [...]
2000 Château Côte Montpezat, Côtes de Castillon, Bordeaux
February 4, 2010 by Angela Logomasini
Filed under Blend, Bordeaux, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Features, France, Merlot, Pairings, Steaks, The Weekly Pick
At a recent wine tasting, the Weekly Wine Pick asked our host, Wine Educator and owner of Adventure Wine, Robert Cavanaugh for a great recommendation. Explaining that he was in a “Bordeaux state of mind,” his recommendation is a hearty winter red that he says will pair great with “lamb, hearty stews, steak and [...]
Blue Rockin’
January 18, 2010 by Derek Swanson
Filed under Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Editor Picks, Features, Red, Red Grapes, Sonoma, Steaks, Syrah/Shiraz
I was excited to taste the samples wine-maker Kenny Kahn sent me last month. I thought his 2005 Blue Rock Estate Cabernet was the best of show two years ago at Bassin’s Annual California Barrel Tasting, where 50 top California wineries descend to the basement of the Mandarin hotel in DC with barrel samples of [...]
