Dominus Napanook, Napa Valley, CA
February 28, 2010 by Derek Swanson
Filed under California, Claret, Features, Napa Valley, Red, Steaks, The Weekly Pick
This week’s pick was recommended by Frank Ortiz, sommelier at the Mission Inn in Riverside, CA. Dominus was founded on the historic Napanook Vineyards by Christian Moueix, the man behind the coveted Chateaux Petrus and Trotanoy. His Napa estate wine is a staple of award-winning wine lists across the country and beyond, and factors into Wine [...]
2005 Cliff Lede Cabernet Sauvignon, Diamond Mountain
January 14, 2010 by Derek Swanson
Filed under California, Features, Napa Valley, Red, The Weekly Pick
This week’s pick comes from Sheri Osborn, sommelier at Des Moines’ famous 801 Chophouse. She said of the 2005 Cliff Lede Diamond Mountain Cabernet: ”What I really enjoyed about the Cliff Lede was that I had not had it in 2 years and when I smelled the wine, it had the same aromas that it [...]
Napa Valley’s Francisan Wines
January 13, 2010 by Angela Logomasini
Filed under California, Chardonnay, Editor Picks, Merlot, Napa Valley, Red
In Napa’s Rutherford area lies the tasting room for Franciscan vineyards. Franciscan’s history began more than 30 years ago with the release of its 1975 Cabernet Sauvignon. Today it continues a tradition of making wonderful wines that are available around the country, including in the D.C. area. Franciscan wine highlights the importance of mesoclimates—relatively small [...]
2005 Joseph Phelps Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley
December 16, 2009 by Derek Swanson
Filed under Cabernet Sauvignon, California, Napa Valley, Red, The Weekly Pick
This week we offer a recommendation for a classic American wine from a Master of Wine who lives across the pond. Nicola Arcedeckne-Butler, MW, provided the following comments: ”The wine I would want to recommend is the 2005 Joseph Phelps Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. I first tasted this a couple of years ago when it impressed [...]
2007 Charbono, Robert Foley Vineyards, Napa Valley
July 8, 2009 by Derek Swanson
Filed under California, Charbono, Napa Valley, Red
This week’s pick comes from sommelier Sarah DiBari, wine director at Boston’s Mooo Restaurant at the XV Beacon Hotel. Sarah offered these comments about the Robert Foley Charbono: “Charbono is a varietal that originated in the Savoie region in France but is now grown mainly in California and Argentina. I discovered the Robert Foley [...]
