Wine Tonite!

Much like the Lone Ranger and his sidekick, Tonto, worked to make the Wild West a safer place, the Rhone Rangers work hard to make the U.S. an affable place for the production and enjoyment of the winegrape varieties of the Rhone River Valley in France beyond just Syrah.  In furthering my quest for 2011 [...]

In 2008 we hooked up with Crushpad to begin making one barrel of Syrah.  In hindsight, it couldn’t have been worse timing to spend that much cash with the great recession beginning to show its ugly mug.  Regardless, I was (and still am) interested in making wine and this was a way to learn the [...]

Syrah is a classic grape that is very popular in both the old and new worlds.  Hermitage and the Cote Rotie, located in the Northern Rhone valley in France, are probably the most well-known Syrah-producing areas  in the world and produce wines that are the best representation of this powerful variety.  A classic Rhone Syrah will [...]

Wine sensory analysis is the process by which we apply the senses of sight, smell, taste, and touch to interpret and appreciate wine, even if its for hedonic (just for pleasure, as opposed to official critique) purposes.  We look for color and clarity, assess all the aromas we perceive when we smell the wine and [...]

Normally $35, I was able to take advantage of a special for the 2005 Paul Autard Chateneuf Du Papeat $25 just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday.  I grabbed 4 bottles because though this red blend from the southern part of the Cotes du Rhone region of France is drinkable now, it can be kept [...]