GREAT DISTINCTIVE NEW WINES – RED, WHITE, & ROSÉ Below are notes on some terrific new wines including the really extraordinary new releases from Bonny Doon Vineyard (white, red, and rosé), a great 2018 Oregon Pinot Noir from Nicholas-Jay which is one of the best Pinot Noirs I have ever tasted, and two very special […]
Click here to read entire article »BANDOL ROSÉS I have been tasting and drinking Rosés every year for decades. But the real story here is that 2019 is an absolutely great vintage for French Rosés across the board. Like many things, the 2019 French Rosés have been arriving late this year. But I have been working overtime tasting them and […]
Click here to read entire article »I recently attended a trade tasting sponsored by the Provence Wine Council. (To read an introductory 2014 rose article on The Provence Wine Council and Provence Rosés and their phenomenal growth in the US click here). At the trade tasting in Los Angeles, there were 27 producers represented pouring 69 different wines with the great […]
Click here to read entire article »Well I guess that depends. For me, almost any time I have lighter foods is Rosé time. For others, it may depend on the weather. But, this year, for those of us in the USA, the weather is literally all over the map – freezing in the East, drought and mostly warm in the West […]
Click here to read entire article »WHY, WHEN, AND HOW TO BUY THEM & DRINK THEM Recently I published my first article on the 2013 rosés (to read that article click here). And, more reviews of 2013 rosés will be forthcoming as I have been tasting and drinking a lot of them over the last few months. There is no question […]
Click here to read entire article »My last Distinctive New Wines article featured rosé and white wines (to read that article click here). As the end of summer approaches, here are more rosé and white wine selections that are perfect for warm weather drinking. There are many Under The Radar wines and many terrific values. There are also rare wines and […]
Click here to read entire article »Can you answer this question? Before you open a bottle and smell and taste a rosé, let’s see the number of possible answers that might cause you to think the wine is NOT a rosé: The wine is not pale pink to light/medium/dark red in color. The wine is not made from red grapes. The […]
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