Posts by tattersall

That's a good price range. He seems to prefer big wines so Turley might be a good choice for either Zin or Petit Syrah. I'm partial lately to Ridge - Lytton Springs or Geyserville. I've had nice Zinfandels from Martinelli too.

Quote:Originally Posted by coolpapa I had the Terrasse du Diable on Halloween and while I'm a fan of this estate, I was pretty underwhelmed by this particular bottling. It was OK - I thought nowhere near as good as...

Some recent pours at our place: Fontsainte Corbieres Rouge '07 Pallieres Terrases du Diable '08 Huet le Mont demi-sec '08 This was my first time trying this Pallieres bottling - mostly grenache, enjoyable but I think less interesting...

Quote:Originally Posted by Piobaire Tatters, I need to do a major tasting of Okanagan at some point. It's the only area of Canada that intrigues me for Pinots. There's a ton of wineries now and a few doing well and improving. I...

Quote:Originally Posted by kwilkinson Now now, don't get me wrong. I think anything that ME touches is going to have a very high standard of quality. My problem is more with the Sonoma Coast AVA itself, and not the wine. Sonoma...

Quote:Originally Posted by mgm9128 Just picked these up: Good choice M&M! That Zind will last for many years - I've enjoyed that cuvee many times over a variety of vintages. For something really special, try the "Brand" grand cru...

More trouble than it's worth. Like Baron says it can take on a strong iron taste.

Quote:Originally Posted by kwilkinson Nice looking matsus. Do they grow in the great white north? They do - about 30 minutes from my house - although we really never get snow here. We are blessed with mushrooms on southern Vancouver...

It's cold today so we've make poulet au Riesling with some Pine mushrooms that we're just given to us. One bottle in the pot and one on the table of this wine - Tantalus old vines Riesling 2008. Probably not a wine you'll ever see unless...

Just-picked Pine Mushrooms...