Our friends Todd and Corrine came over last night and we grilled some steaks and opened some wine. Had a ’05 Groth Reserve, which was surprisingly good given the most recent notes I could find online. The ’99 Spottswoode, however, was substantially better, especially given the context of the vintage. I will say that I’ve … [Read more…]
I wasn’t a participant in the normal sense, although I did swing by for 10 minutes after a business dinner to see what was up. Arkansas Asti? Cabernet with (intentional) residual sugar? Lenoir? These were some wacky wines to be sure, and most probably aren’t worth drinking, but it was certainly interesting to have my … [Read more…]
I was expecting to drink red wine tonight, but instead opened two whites. The ’07 Araujo Sauvignon Blanc was the standout. Along with Spottswoode, these have to be the two best California SBs out there. The other wine was the ’06 Columbia Creat Chardonnay Grand Estates. $10 at Costco, picked up by Carolynn, it wasn’t … [Read more…]