KEEP Ciliegiolo 2017
Good chance this is an addition to your mental grape encyclopedia. It was for me when I tasted this earlier this year. Ciliegiolo is found in Tuscany and Umbria, central […]
KEEP Picpoul / Grenache Blanc 2016
Picpoul and Grenache Blanc, grapes commonly found in Southern France, are the ingredients in this tangy, low-alcohol (10.5%), mouth-watering white wine. I get “Lemon Three Ways,” as in lemon zest, […]
VILLA VARDA Friulano 2017
A native grape to Friuli, Friulano flourishes next to the better known, better-selling Pinot Grigio grape (Villa Varda also makes a delicious Pinot Grigio for about the same price, by […]
TERRIEN Pinot Noir 2015
If you like a little “meat” to your Pinot Noir, get this. Reason being, along with the wild cherry, red currant and blood orange associated with cool climate Pinot Noir […]
COCHON Chardonnay “Les Collines d’Or” 2016
Cochon Wineries’ first foray into Chardonnay. This is a “little bit of everything not too much of anything” style. Subtle yet unmistakable “Chardonnay flavors” of honeydew melon, fresh pear, lemon […]
