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Thanksgiving Options Wide Open
Thanksgiving Options Wide Open
"The beauty of the Thanksgiving feast from the perspective of the wine enthusiast is versatility.The traditional Thanksgiving bird with all the trimmings provides multiple options for pairing with wine. "Buglioni 2008 'Il Recioto' Della Valpolicella Classico DOC, Veneto, Italy — Italy is best known for its profound, long-lived red wines, and it boasts a growing reputation for intriguing whites and bubblies. Not to be overshadowed, however, are the amazing dessert wines, such as this outrageously delicious Il Recioto from Buglioni. Made from the classic grapes of the Veneto in northern Italy, primarily corvina, Il Recioto is sweet without being cloying,...
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Bay Area Bubbles: A Visit to Schramsberg’s Candlelit Tasting Cave
Bay Area Bubbles: A Visit to Schramsberg’s Candlelit Tasting Cave
"When I imagine what the Champagne wineries in France look like, my brain inevitably pictures old caves where the bottles and barrels of wine sit and age.Thankfully here in the Bay Area, there is a place where I can get my fill of that Platonic ideal: Schramsberg in Calistoga. "Schramsberg sparkling wine has been around since 1965, when Jack and Jamie Davies bought and revived the property. The land and Schramsberg name came from Jacob Schram, a German immigrant who started making wine there in 1862. Since there was no way to control the temperature for properly aging his wine,...
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Wine Pairings for Thanksgiving
Wine Pairings for Thanksgiving
"Pair this [Pierre Sparr Cremant d'Alsace] Rose (made with 100 percent Pinot Noir) with any savory fruit side dish you make -- you can't go wrong with matching this with cranberry orange relish or a cranberry sauce with pecans."
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A Passion for California Bubbly
A Passion for California Bubbly
"To walk the grounds of the heavily forested Schramsberg winery is to step back in time. While most of this historic facility is state-of-the-art, much of it is as it was when German immigrant Jacob Schram pioneered winemaking on Diamond Mountain more than 150 years ago. "The location, at the northern tip of the Napa Valley, was so warm that Schram was left little choice but to dig caves to protect his young wines from the heat as the wines aged. The caves, the first in the Napa Valley, were completed in 1870. "The Victorian mansion, built in 1875, has...
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All-American Matchups
All-American Matchups
"Schramsberg Vineyards is a sparkling-wine house with 43 acres of Napa vineyards. It was first in the U.S. to produce a Blanc de Noirs style, made mostly from Pinot Noir. Schramsberg 2009 Blanc de Noirs displays flavors of apricot, guava, cherry raspberry and candied ginger. Its fuller body and vibrant acidity makes it a great pair with Asian cuisine, especially Peking duck."
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Tuscan Bounty
Tuscan Bounty
"The Bibi Graetz Toscana Colore 2007, is a blend of Sangiovese, Canaiolo and Colorino. Filled with sweet plum, cherry and spice notes, the wine comes from estate vineyards near Fiesole, where Graetz's cellar is located...."
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Napa Valley – 2013 Diary. Part 14
Napa Valley – 2013 Diary. Part 14
"The winery that is a partnership between Larry Hyde and Aubert de Villaine of DRC. So there we have wines that are made in a very different style from a lot of California wines especially the Syrah's, they are picked earlier. It is a style that places a lot of importance of vibrancy, energy, focus and so those are beautiful wines. They also take a lot of time in the bottle to just really show but I like those wines quite a bit even though they are very different from what most people might think of as California Chardonnay. The...
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The Race and Breed of a Grand Cru Burgundy
The Race and Breed of a Grand Cru Burgundy
"Bibi Graetz is a small, artisan producer based in Fiesole, just outside of Florence. Originally trained as an artist, Graetz has brought his creativity and flair for experimentation to the world of wine. Graetz prefers to work with indigenous grapes and many of the estate's wines prominently feature varietals such as Colorino and Canaiolo that today are typically used as minor parts of Sangiovese-based blends but which Graetz believes hold unrealized potential. "In addition to his top estate wines, Graetz also produces a set of more accessibly-priced négociant bottlings which are blends from finished wines produced by larger cooperatives according...
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Imported Wineries of the Year
Imported Wineries of the Year
"When Hugh Johnson began organizing Royal Tokaji in 1989, the region was known to most wine lovers only through mentions in old books; decades of Communist rule had obliterated its historic greatness. Johnson set about recovering all the pre-Communist information he could find, working with Ben Howkins, a fellow Brit and MW who joined the company in 1993 as the director of the estate. They also hired Károly Ats, a local with an intimate knowledge of the vineyards through his years of working for the state. "With Ats’s experience and the discovery of an old map that set forth a...
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2013 Wine Star Award Nominees: American Winery of the Year
2013 Wine Star Award Nominees: American Winery of the Year
Each year, the editors of Wine Enthusiast Magazine honor the individuals and companies that have made outstanding achievements in the wine world. The winners will be announced in the special December 31 Wine Star Award issue.
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