I recently tasted this wine at a big portfolio tasting (Prestige Wine Cellars — thanks, Mo!) and had to kind of laugh. It’s such a ringer at one of these things… You taste and spit glass after glass of Malbec, Cabernet, etc. and then you get to something this nectary and soothing and sweet — [...]
Read more →I had one of those sublime wine and cheese pairing moments recently when served Pleasant Ridge Reserve alpine-style cow’s milk cheese with an absolutely lovely Washington State Syrah. Here’s the skinny: Pleasant Ridge Reserve is made by the Uplands Cheese Company in Wisconsin. The company’s cows are reportedly happily grazing away on ridgetop grasses and [...]
Read more →I don’t blame people for being confused about many of California’s appellations — most are pretty broad and diversified to the point that they offer little insight to consumers trying to glean information from a wine label. Examples of a region and grape variety making a practically can’t-miss combination are fairly rare when it comes to the wide and varied [...]
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