Picks from Napa Valley
Scott Greenberg , special to wtop.com
Yes, Virginia, there really are some wine values in Napa Valley, California. But just like the early gold rush, you have to mine for those nuggets.
I have just returned from a whirl wine (or is that wind?) tour out west where I spent three days judging just over 400 wines in the San Francisco International Wine Competition and then rewarding myself with three glorious - and hot - days kicking around the wine-fantasy world of Napa Valley.
After tasting all of those wines at competition - winners to be announced at a future show - kicking back and sampling a hand-picked selection of Napa's best was a welcomed relief.
Wines I tasted ranged in price from $15 a bottle all the way up to $500!!! a bottle. Needless to say, I enjoyed the later on someone else's charity. But for us mere mortals who still have car payments, here are a few wines in the "reasonable" price range that you might have to hunt around for, but it will be worth the effort.
The 2009 Neal Family Sauvignon Blanc is made from 100 percent organically grown grapes. The first thing you notice is the floral bouquet of acacia flowers and ripe mango fruit. The smooth, juicy mouthfeel exudes bright tropical fruit, including guava, mango and papaya, and finishes crisp and fresh with a pop of grapefruit on the finish. Just $18 for this remarkable wine.
Owners Randy and Lisa Lynch call their 2006 Bennett Lane Winery, Maximus a "Red Feasting Wine" and it's easy to see why. The blend of the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Syrah, and Malbec results in a wine that opens with aromas blackberry, violets and chocolate covered cherries. On the palate the wine displays flavors of dark berries, mocha and more ripe cherry fruit. With elegant, velvety tannins that enhance the mouthfeel, the wine has a long fruit driven finish and pairs well with practically everything. $35
I am not a fan of over-oaked, over-extracted chardonnay wines - particularly ones made from fruit grown in the hot climate of the Napa Valley floor, but the beautifully balanced 2008 Signarello Chardonnay is stunning. It is a lesson in new-age California Chardonnay where the fruit is grown, managed, harvested from old-age vines and made on site. This kind of control helps produce a wine with a nose of creamy pears, orange blossoms and roasted nuts that lead to lovely flavors of green apples, tropical fruits and a hint of baked pear and butterscotch on the delightful finish.
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The 2009 Neal Family Sauvignon Blanc is made from 100 percent organically grown grapes. The first thing you notice is the floral bouquet of acacia flowers and ripe mango fruit. The smooth, juicy mouthfeel exudes bright tropical fruit, including guava,
Put all of them together and they make up the wine's bouquet. Yes. I know that most people buy wine to drink, not to sniff, and that they couldn't give a rat's whatchamacallit about identifying its flavours. And it's true. Wine is made to be drunk,
This nice wine offers fruit traits of pear, green apple, lemon and grapefruit. Mineral and spice notes also show well in this very well made offering. Try this with a traditional Alsatian onion tart. It will also match very well with smoked salmon or
Explaining the reasons for swirling and sniffing wine, Miami had the rapt crowd following his lead, checking out the wine's bouquet, savoring the taste, hopefully understanding the complexities of two wines made at the respected cellar where he's
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Two weeks later, holiday fruit bouquet still hilarious
Gary spent most of the holidays in close proximity to the bouquet, declining requests from friends and family to get together. He instead asked that they come to his apartment to gather around his new present. “My friends and I have been hanging out around it just cracking up, basking in its hilarity. I mean, that is supposed to be a daisy, right? Well, no, that is NOT a daisy! It’s a piece of pineapple with a grape stuck in the middle!!”
Though the hilarity of the gift has not gone away, the fruit that makes it up has become to deteriorate. Boswell is not sure how much longer he will be able to keep it in his apartment before needing to throw it away. “The good news is, it has provided me with one of the best holiday experiences of my life,” he explained. “I’m also sure that this is what I will be sending to people’s funerals now instead of flowers. Who could sit around being sad about death when there’s a fruit bouquet in the room!
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