Thursday, January 8, 2015

Wrap up post #2 for 2014

This will be a wrap up of the wines we've tried over most of the year as I've been a slacker and haven't gotten any wines recorded since February...
  1. 2009 - Cantina del Pino - Barbaresco Albesani
  2. 2006 - Fratelli Alessandria - Barolo San Lorenzo
  3. 2008 - G.D. Vajra - Barolo Albe
  4. 2007 - Viña Koyle - Cabernet Sauvignon Royale
  5. 2010 - Viniterra - Malbec Serie Terra
  6. 2006 - Il Valentiano - Brunello di Montalcino - Campi di Marzo
  7. 2004 - Villa Le Prata - Brunello di Montalcino
  8. 2006 - Canalicchio di Sopra - Brunello di Montalcino
  9. 2006 - Giarola - Amarone della Valpolicella
  10. 2007 - Novaia - Amarone della Valpolicella - Classico
  11. 2008 - La Formica - Amarone della Valpolicella
  12. 1970 - Churchill/Graham - Porto Vintage
  13. 2012 - Ryan Patrick Vineyards - Naked Chardonnay
  14. 2012 - Ryan Patrick Vineyards - Riesling
  15. 2012 - Ryan Patrick Vineyards - Redhead Red
  16. 2012 - Château du Trignon - Roussanne Côtes du Rhône Blanc
  17. 2010 - De Martino - Chardonnay Legado Reserva
  18. 2010 - Les Remparts de Bordeaux
  19. 2011 - Familia Pacheco - Jumilla Monastrel Syrah
  20. 2012 - Maipe - Sauvignon Blanc
  21. 2012 - Adegas Valmiñor - Albariño Rías Baixas
  22. 2012 - Société Cooperative Castelmaure - Corbières Col des Vents
  23. 2008 - Igino Accordini - Ripasso della Valpolicella
  24. 2011 - Igino Accordini - Recioto della Valpolicella Classico Le Viole
  25. 2006 - Igino Accordini - Valpolicella Classico Superiore Le Bessole
  26. 2005 - Igino Accordini - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Superiore Le Viole
  27. 2010 - Bodegas Luis Cañas - Rioja Crianza
  28. 2012 - Thierry Delaunay - Sauvignon Blanc Touraine
  29. 2012 - Adria Vini da A.V.P. - gPG Venezie IGT
  30. 2011 - Coleman Vineyards - Pinot Noir Cherry Cove
  31. 2011 - Courege-Longue - Buzet Family Reserve
  32. 2012 - Domaine Roger Perrin - Côtes du Rhône
  33. 2008 -Renwood - Zinfandel Fiddletown
  34. 2011 - M. Chapoutier - Shiraz Tournon Mathilda
  35. 2011 - Zaca Mesa - Chardonnay Santa Ynez Valley
  36. 2011 - Zaca Mesa - Viognier
  37. 2009 - Zaca Mesa - Syrah
  38. 2009 - Zaca Mesa - Syrah Mesa Reserve
  39. 2009 - Zaca Mesa - Z Cuvée
  40. 2011 - Eberle - Cabernet Sauvignon Vineyard Selection
  41. 2008 - Celler Malondro - Montsant Besllum
  42. 2009 - Guenoc - Sauvignon Blanc
  43. 2011 - Rosenblum Cellars - Pinot Grigio
  44. 2011 - Arnold Palmer Wines - Chardonnay
  45. 2011 - Bodegas Luzon - Jumilla Finca de Luzón
  46. 2010 - Fattori - Soave Classico Runcaris
  47. 2009 - Stickybeak - Sémillon Sauvignon Blanc
  48. 2008 - Fattoria di Fèlsina Berardenga - Fontalloro
  49. 2005 - Casa Silva - Quinta Generación
  50. 2009 - Tenuta Monteti - Caburnio Toscana IGT
  51. 2009 - Domaine Pouillon - Pierre
  52. 2012 - Bodegas Jesus Diaz - Vinos de Madrid Blanco
  53. 2011 - Willm - Riesling Kirchberg de Barr
  54. 2006 - Odoardi - Savuto
  55. 2011 - Lorenzo Begali - Ripasso della Valpolicella Classico Superiore
  56. 2010 - Thorn-Clarke - Shotfire Cabernet Shiraz
  57. 2012 - Bodega del Fin del Mundo - Postales Del Fin Del Mundo
  58. 2011 - René Barth - Riesling Rebgarten
  59. 2012 - Luigi Bosca - Viognier Finca La Linda
  60. 2011 - Marc Roman - Malbec
  61. 2012 - Bodega del Fin del Mundo - Postales del Fin del Mundo - Cabernet & Malbec
  62. 2011 - Masseria Cicella - Primitivo Salento IGT
  63. 2006 - Wild Hog Vineyard - Carignane Saini Farms
  64. 2008 - Marimar Estate (Marimar Torres) - Pinot Noir La Masia Don Miguel Vineyard
  65. 2010 - Marimar Estate (Marimar Torres) - Chardonnay
  66. 2009 - Rocland Estate - Cabernet Sauvignon Chocolate Box Truffle Chocolate
  67. 2012 - McPherson Cellars - Albariño castano prado
  68. 2012 - McPherson Cellars - Chenin Blanc "Dry" - Vasquez Vineyard
  69. 2012 - McPherson Cellars - Les Copains
  70. 2011 - McPherson Cellars - La Herencia
  71. 2012 - McPherson Cellars - Tre Colore
  72. 2010 - Duchman Family Winery - Sangiovese
  73. 2011 - Herdade do Esporão - Douro Assobio Quinta dos Murças
  74. 2012 - Chakana - Malbec Estate Selection
  75. 2007 - Novy Family Wines - Syrah - Rosella's Vineyard
  76. 2006 - Tait - Shiraz Basket Pressed
  77. 2010 - Foxglove - Chardonnay Central Coast
  78. 2007 - Rubus - Cabernet Sauvignon Old Vine
  79. 2010 - Sean Minor - Cabernet Sauvignon - Four Bears
  80. 2001 - Kendall-Jackson - Pinot Noir Vintner's Reserve California
  81. 2009 - Villa Appalaccia Winery - Pinot Grigio
  82. 2012 - Moulin de Gassac - Blanc
  83. 2011 - Foxglove - Chardonnay - Central Coast
  84. 2013 - Moulin de Gassac - Guilhem
  85. 2012 - Patricia Green Cellars - Pinot Noir - Lia's
  86. 2012 - Foxglove - Zinfandel
  87. 2011 - The Other Guys - Cabernet Sauvignon - Plungerhead - Lodi
  88. NV - Alvaro Domecq - Jerez-Xérès-Sherry Aranda Cream
  89. 2009 - Petrucco - Colli Orientali del Friuli Ribolla Gialla
  90. 2009 - Bouchaine - Chardonnay - Bouche de Beurre Estate Vineyard
  91. 2011 - Viña Amalia - Cabernet - Malbec - Dos Fincas Finca la Amalia
  92. 2012 - Altovinum - Evodia
  93. 2011 - Wine Men of Gotham - Shiraz-Grenache
  94. 2012 - Rubus - Cabernet Sauvignon
  95. 2011 - Vinicola de Castilla - La Mancha Finca del Castillo
  96. 2009 - Casa do Douro - Douro Vega
  97. 2013 - Casas del Bosque - Sauvignon Blanc Reserva
  98. 2012 - Picket Fence - Chardonnay
  99. 2012 - Picket Fence - Pinot Noir
  100. 2012 - Domaine Santa Duc - Côtes du Rhône Les Vieilles Vignes
  101. 2009 - Burgess - Syrah - Napa Valley
  102. 2011 - Domaine Santa Duc - Gigondas
  103. 2008 - Manfred Breit - Piesporter Goldtröpfchen Riesling Kabinett
  104. 2013 - Las Lilas - Vinho Verde
  105. 2012 - Maison Albert Bichot - Pouilly-Fuissé
  106. 2012 - The Crater Rim - Riesling Waipara
  107. 2010 - Pali Wine Co. - Pinot Noir - Riviera
  108. 2011 - Casarena - Sinergy Reserva
  109. 2011 - Les Cailloux (Lucien et André Brunel) - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  110. 2012 - McManis Family Vineyards - Petite Sirah
  111. 2012 - Aviva Vino - Vinho Verde - AV
  112. 2012 - Arona - Sauvignon Blanc
  113. 2013 - Domaine Sorin - Bandol Rosé
  114. 2012 - Nine North Wine Company - Merlot - Parcel 41
  115. 2012 - Chasing Lions - Cabernet Sauvignon
  116. 2012 - Nine North Wine Company - Zinfandel - Hullabaloo
  117. 2012 - Marc Aurel - Grüner Veltliner
  118. 2012 - Krutz Family Cellars - Chardonnay - Magnolia - Inspiration
  119. 2012 - Lucas & Lewellen - Pinot Noir - Queen of Hearts
  120. 2010 - Rocca di Castagnoli - Chianti Classico
  121. 2011 - Bodegas Solar de Urbezo - Garnacha Cariñena Viñas Viejas
  122. 2011 - Del Rio Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon - Del Rio Vineyard
  123. 2012 - Sean Minor - Pinot Noir - Four Bears Vin Gris
  124. 2006 - Raymond Vineyard & Cellar - Cabernet Sauvignon - Generations
  125. 2009 - Weese Family Winery - Cabernet Sauvignon
  126. 2010 - Pollak Vineyards - Petit Verdot
  127. 2007 - Fattoria Scopone - Sant' Antimo IL Gregoriano
  128. 2010 - Château de Vaudieu - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc
  129. 2010 - Domaine Grand Veneur - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Origines
  130. 2010 - Domaine Bois de Boursan - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Cuvée des Félix
  131. 2007 - Domaine Roger Perrin - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Reserve des Vieilles Vignes
  132. 2007 - Saint-Cosme - Châteauneuf-du-Pape
  133. 2007 - Domaine de Beaurenard (Paul Coulon et Fils) - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Boisrenard
  134. 2005 - Domaine du Père Pape - Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau de ma Mère
  135. 2001 - Domaine Mathieu - Châteauneuf-du-Pape Marquis Anselme Mathieu
  136. 2001 - Roger Sabon - Châteauneuf-du-Pape - Le Secret des Sabon
  137. 2005 - Jean León - Cabernet Sauvignon - Penedès Reserva
  138. 2006 - Concha y Toro - Cabernet Sauvignon Don Melchor
  139. 2011 - Bodega Catena Zapata - Cabernet Sauvignon - High Mountain Vines
  140. 2010 - Ferrari-Carano - Trésor
  141. 2010 - Château La Lagune
  142. 2010 - Krupp Brothers Estates - Cabernet Sauvignon - Veraison Napa Valley
  143. 2011 - Mark Ryan - Cabernet Sauvignon - Dead Horse
  144. 2011 - Quilceda Creek - Red Wine - Columbia Valley
  145. 2011 - Quilceda Creek - Cabernet Sauvignon
  146. 2009 - Tenuta di Trinoro - Palazzi Toscana IGT
  147. 2012 - Tenuta di Pietra Porzia - Frascati Superiore Secco Regillo
  148. 2012 - Torre di Luna - Pinot Grigio - Trentino
  149. 2012 - Terredora di Paolo - Falanghina Irpinia
  150. 2012 - Terredora di Paolo - Greco di Tufo Loggia della Serra
  151. 2012 - Suavia - Soave Classico
  152. 2010 - Jade Mountain - Chardonnay
  153. 2011 - Parducci - Pinot Noir Small Lot
  154. 2010 - Louis Latour - Pinot Noir Bourgogne
  155. 2010 - Michael-David Vineyards - Petite Sirah - Earthquake
  156. 2010 - Conquista - Malbec Reserve
  157. 2009 - Two Angels - Cabernet Sauvignon
  158. 2011 - Gagliole - Chianti Classico Rubiolo
  159. 2009 - Tallulah - Marsanne Como - Stagecoach Vineyard
  160. 2012 - Poggio Vipere - Chianti
  161. 2011 - Cantine Colosi - Sicilia Rosso
  162. 2008 - Martinez Bujanda - La Mancha Finca Antigua Crianza
  163. 2011 - Capestrano - Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
  164. 2010 - Càntele - Salice Salentino Riserva
  165. 2012 - Bruni - Poggio d'Elsa
  166. 2011 - Lechthaler - Pinot Nero - Trentino
  167. 2008 - Juvé y Camps Cava “Reserva de la Família” - Brut Nature Gran Reserva
  168. 2012 - Bodegas y Vinedos Shaya - Rueda Arindo
  169. 2010 - Mas Doix - Priorat Salanques
  170. 2012 - Bodegas Rafael Palacios - Godello Valdeorras Louro do Bolo
  171. 2013 - Bodegas Muga - Rioja Blanco
  172. 2014 - Pazo de Señoráns - Albariño Rías Baixas
  173. 2009 - Viñas del Cenit - Vino de la Tierra de Zamora Viacenit
  174. 2008 - Abelis Carthago - Toro Fighting Bulls Crianza
  175. 2011 - Araldica - Barbera d'Asti Superiore Albera
  176. 2004 - Château Pichon-Longueville - Baron Chalet de Pauillac
  177. 2006 - Igino Accordini - Amarone della Valpolicella Classico Le Bessole
  178. 2001 - R. López de Heredia - Rioja Viña Tondonia
  179. 2005 - Gibson - Shiraz Australian Old Vine Collection
  180. 2007 - Rodney Strong - Cabernet Sauvignon - Rockaway
  181. 2010 - Michael-David Vineyards - Zinfandel - Gluttony
  182. 2006 - Domaine / Maison Vincent Girardin - Pommard 1er Cru Les Grands Épenots
  183. 2006 - Joseph Drouhin - Chambolle-Musigny
  184. 2008 - Domaine Drouhin-Laroze - Gevrey-Chambertin
  185. 2012 - Argyle - Pinot Noir
  186. 2012 - Patricia Green Cellars - Pinot Noir - The Anklebreaker Block Olenik Vineyard
  187. 2012 - Ken Wright - Pinot Noir - McCrone Vineyard
  188. 2012 - Twomey - Pinot Noir - Sonoma Coast
  189. 2011 - Cakebread Cellars - Pinot Noir
  190. 2012 - Belle Glos - Pinot Noir - Las Alturas Vineyard
  191. 2012 - Señorío de Sarría - Navarra Viñedo No. 5
  192. 2009 - Château Grande Cassagne - Costières-de-Nîmes Rosé
  193. 2007 - Sitios de Bodega - Rueda Con Class
  194. 2007 - Árido - Sauvignon Blanc
  195. NV - Hickory Hill Vineyards - Mist
  196. 2009 - Domaine Bellevue - Touraine
  197. 2007 - Viña Siegel - Merlot Crucero Reserva
  198. 2010 - Stanburn Winery - Cabernet Franc
  199. 2009 - Raymond Vineyard & Cellar - Sauvignon Blanc Retro
  200. 2009 - Chateau St. Jean - Chardonnay - Robert Young Vineyard
  201. 2008 - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Cabernet Franc
  202. 2012 - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Chardonnay Reserve
  203. 2008 - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Petit Verdot
  204. 2008 - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Traminette
  205. NV - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Virginia White
  206. NV - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Acacia Gold
  207. NV - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Virginia Red
  208. 2009 - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Riesling
  209. 2008 - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Cabernet Franc
  210. 2009 - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Chambourcin Dry
  211. 2009 - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Chardonnay
  212. NV - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Sweet Kitty White
  213. NV - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Chambourcin Rosé
  214. NV - Rural Retreat Winery & Vineyards - Sweet Gracie Red
  215. NV - Vincent's Vineyards - Cabernet Franc
  216. NV - Vincent's Vineyards - Traminette
  217. NV - Vincent's Vineyards - Chambourcin - Make Me Blush
  218. NV - Vincent's Vineyards - Shepherd's White
  219. NV - Vincent's Vineyards - Chambourcin - Shepherd's Red
  220. NV - Vincent's Vineyards - Steuben Ambrosia
  221. 2008 - Oxford Landing - Shiraz
  222. 2013 - Weinkellerei Hugl-Wimmer - Grüner Veltliner
  223. 2012 - Bodegas Pascual - Ribera del Duero Heredad de Penalosa
  224. 2011 - Celler el Masroig - Montsant Solà Fred Blanc
  225. 2012 - Sylla Sebaste - Barolo Rosis
  226. 2005 - Bodega Classica - Rioja Hacienda López de Haro Reserva
  227. 2012 - Maipe - Bonarda Reserve
  228. 2007 - Isole e Olena - Syrah Collezione de Marchi Toscana IGT
  229. 2011 - Saint-Cosme - Côte-Rôtie
  230. 2009 - Krutz Family Cellars - Syrah Stagecoach Vineyard
  231. 2011 - K Vintners - Syrah - River Rock
  232. 2009 - Jonata Winery - Todos
  233. 2009 - M. Chapoutier - Shiraz - Domaine Tournon Lady's Lane
  234. 2012 - Mollydooker - Shiraz - Blue Eyed Boy
  235. 2011 - Mollydooker - Shiraz - Carnival of Love
  236. 2011 - Mollydooker - Shiraz - Velvet Glove
  237. NV - Terre dell Isola - Sicilia
  238. 2013 - Indwe - Sauvignon Blanc
  239. 2012 - Allegrini - Soave Corte Giara
  240. NV - Tasca D'Almerita - Sicilia Regaleali Bianco
  241. 2011 - Camino San Pablo - Sauvignon Blanc Verdejo
  242. 2008 - Bouchaine - Chardonnay
  243. 2010 - Robert Hall - Orange Muscat - Margaret's Vineyard
  244. 2010 - Weinkeller Erbach Flonheimer - Adelberg Silvaner
  245. 2012 - Schmitt Söhne - Riesling Kabinett
  246. 2011 - Niederkirchener Weinmacher - Riesling Blue Fish
  247. NV - Zonin - Primo Amore Juliet
  248. 2007 - Coldstream Hills - Pinot Noir
  249. 2008 - Sonoma-Cutrer - Pinot Noir
  250. 2010 - Pierre Chainier - Sancerre Rouge Les Hospices
  251. 2010 - Wente Vineyards - Pinot Noir - Reliz Creek Arroyo Seco
  252. 2010 - Earth Wines - Navarra Earth (Tierra) 3.0
  253. 2010 - Yellow Tail - Merlot Reserve
  254. 2012 - Concha y Toro - Merlot Xplorador
  255. 2011 - Concha y Toro - Cabernet Sauvignon Xplorador
  256. 2010 - Bodegas Parra Jiménez - Tempranillo
  257. 2007 - Sterling Vineyards - Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve
  258. NV - Ricard SA - Dubonnet
  259. 2013 - Maison Legrand - Vin de Pays Charentais
  260. 2010 - Lucas & Lewellen - Chardonnay
  261. 2008 - Rafael Reverte - Navarra Odipus
  262. 2010 - Casa de Santar - Dão
  263. 2007 - Manos Negras - Malbec
  264. 2012 Herdade do Esporão Esporão Reserva Branco
  265. 2010 - Sociedade Agrícola do Casal de Tonda - Dão Quinta dos Grilos Vinho Tinto
  266. 2011 - Tetramythos - Merlot
  267. 2013 - Ela - Vinho Verde
  268. 2008 - Finca El Reposo - Cabernet Sauvignon
  269. 1997 - Donatella Cinelli Colombini - Brunello di Montalcino - Prime Donne
  270. 2002 - Château Morrisette - Merlot
  271. 2012 - Tilia - Merlot
  272. 2012 - Jean-Paul Thibert - Mâcon-Fuissé
  273. NV - Horton Vineyards - Viognier - Sparkling
  274. 2011 - Odisea - Grenache Blanc Cochon
  275. 2012 - McPherson Cellars - Les Copains
  276. 2011 - Cass - Flying Nymph
  277. 2012 - Veritas Vineyard - Viognier
  278. 2012 - d'Arenberg - The Hermit Crab
  279. 2010 - Yalumba - Viognier - The Virgilius
  280. 2010 - Tablas Creek - Côtes de Tablas Blanc
  281. NV - Freixenet - Cava Blanc de Blancs Brut
  282. 2012 - Bodegas Gormaz - Rueda 12 Linajes Verdejo
  283. 2010 - Viña Eguía - Rioja Crianza
  284. 2009 - Bodegas Gormaz - Ribera del Duero Catania Crianza
  285. 2009 - Bodegas Gormaz - Ribera del Duero 12 Linajes Crianza
  286. 2012 - Michel Lynch - Blanc
  287. 2013 - Kellerei Kaltern Caldaro - Alto Adige - Südtirol Alto Bianco
  288. 2013 - Casa Vinicola Barbi - Macchiarello Umbria IGT
  289. 2012 - Michel Lynch - Red Bordeaux blend
  290. 2010 Català! - Côtes du Roussillon
  291. 2011 - Bodegas Volver - Monastrell Tarima Organic
  292. NV - Orange River Cellars - Star Tree Cuvee Brulsand Doux
  293. 2011 - Makara Wines - Sauvignon Blanc
  294. 2008 - Columbia Winery - Chardonnay
  295. 2009 - Columbia Winery - Cabernet Sauvignon - Columbia Valley
  296. 2007 - Columbia Winery - Merlot
  297. 2008 - Caves Velhas - Vinho Regional Tejo Cabeça de Toiro Reserva Doc do Tejo
  298. 2012 - Alamos - Malbec Selección
  299. NV - Antonio Gelisi - Barbera Sangue Di Guida
  300. 2008 - Matchbook - Tempranillo
  301. 2010 - Bodega LaGarde - Sauvignon Blanc - Altas Cumbres
  302. 2010 - Bodega LaGarde - Viognier - Altas Cumbres
  303. 2012 - Bodega Norton - Torrontés
  304. 2010 - Five Rivers - Chardonnay
  305. 2010 - Bodega LaGarde - Chardonnay
  306. 2012 - Bodegas Logos - Navarra Rosado
  307. 2011 - Mandrarossa - Fiano Sicilia
  308. 2009 - Rosemount Estate - Riesling
  309. 2012 - Simonnet-Febvre - Chablis
  310. 2010 - Tiefenbrunner - Chardonnay
  311. 2010 - Château de Sours
  312. 2011 - TerraNoble - Carménère Gran Reserva
  313. 2011 - Yellow Tail - Shiraz Reserve
  314. 2011 - Falesco - Merlot Umbria IGT
  315. 2011 - Orleans Hill - Viognier Unoaked
  316. 2011 - Domaine André Brunel - Grenache Vin de Pays de Vaucluse
  317. 2011 - Orleans Hill - Syrah
  318. 2012 - Orleans Hill - Cabernet Sauvignon Organic
  319. 2011 - Orleans Hill - Zinfandel
  320. 2007 - Paul Dolan Vineyards - Sauvignon Blanc
  321. 2010 - Fratelli Alessandria - Verduno Pelaverga Speziale
  322. NV - L'Antica Quercia - Prosecco di Conegliano Brut
  323. 2013 - Weingut Steininger - Grüner Veltliner
  324. 2013 - Bodegas Volver - Tarima Blanco
  325. 2010 Sociedade Agrícola do Casal de Tonda Dão Quinta dos Grilos Vinho Tinto
  326. 2012 - Celler de Capçanes - Montsant Mas Donís Barrica (Old Vines)
  327. 2012 - Bodegas Aragonesas - Campo de Borja Coto de Hayas
  328. 2013 - Ribeira da Ervideira - Vinho Regional Alentejano Lusitano
  329. 2012 - Herdade do Esporão - Alentejo
  330. 2013 - Quinta de Soalheiro - Alvarinho Soalheiro
  331. 2012 - Lavradores de Feitoria - Douro
  332. 2011 - Lavradores de Feitoria - Douro Três Bago
  333. 2011 - Herdade do Esporão - Douro Assobio Quinta dos Murças
  334. 2009 - Casa de Santar - Dão Reserva
  335. 2011 - Herdade do Esporão - Esporão Reserva
  336. 2009 - Quinta do Noval - Douro Cedro do Noval
  337. 2009 - Rocca di Montemassi - Maremma Toscana - Sassabruna
  338. 2012 - Peter Yealands - Sauvignon Blanc
  339. 2010 - Cantina di Santadi - Carignano del Sulcis Grotta Rossa
  340. 2011 - Apothic - Red
  341. 2009 - Rocland Estate - Chocolate Box
  342. 2009 - Reichsrat Von Buhl - Riesling Medium Dry - Maria Schneider Jazz
  343. 2009 - Trinchero - Sauvignon Blanc - Mary's Vineyard
  344. 2010 - Cantina di Santadi - Vermentino di Sardegna Villa Solais
  345. 2009 - Seguin-Manuel - Mâcon-Villages
  346. 2010 - Icaria Creek - Chardonnay
  347. 2009 - De Bortoli - Pinot Noir Deen De Bortoli Vat 10
  348. 2009 - Nugan Estate - Chardonnay Vision
  349. 2010 - Cantina di Santadi - Carignano del Sulcis Grotta Rossa
  350. 2009 - Bella Costa
  351. 2008 - Carmenet - Merlot Vintner's Collection Reserve
  352. 2007 - Château Haut-Monplaisir - Cahors Pur Plaisir
  353. NV - Reginato - Malbec Celestina
  354. 2012 - Bodega Noemia de Patagonia - Malbec J. Alberto
  355. 2012 - Susana Balbo - Malbec Signature
  356. 2012 - Achával-Ferrer - Malbec
  357. 2009 - Bodega Bressia - Profundo
  358. 2012 - Chakana - Malbec Ayni
  359. 2008 - Bodega Catena Zapata - Malbec Adrianna Vineyard
  360. 2008 - Bodega Catena Zapata - Malbec Altamira Nicasia Vineyard
  361. 2009 - Bodega Catena Zapata - D.V. Catena Cabernet-Malbec
  362. 2012 - Errazuriz - Pinot Noir Max Reserva
  363. 2009 - Peregrine - Pinot Noir
  364. 2012 - Domaine Sébastien Magnien - Bourgogne Hautes-Côtes de Beaune Vieilles Vignes
  365. 2012 - Lucas & Lewellen - Pinot Noir - Goodchild High 9 Vineyard
  366. 2009 - G.D. Vajra - Langhe Pinot Noir - Langhe Rosso PN Q497
  367. 2012 - Elk Cove Vineyards - Pinot Noir - Mount Richmond
  368. 2012 - Melville - Pinot Noir Estate
  369. 2010 - Maude - Pinot Noir
  370. 2011 - Domaine Stephane Magnien - Charmes-Chambertin
  371. 2012 - Ken Wright - Pinot Noir - Bryce Vineyard
  372. 2011 - Pahlmeyer - Pinot Noir - Sonoma Coast
  373. 2013 - Barone Fini - Pinot Grigio
  374. 2011 - Washington Hills - Riesling Late Harvest
  375. 2013 - Joseph Carr - Chardonnay
  376. 2010 - Sagelands - Cabernet Sauvignon
  377. 2012 - Shingleback - Shiraz - Red Knot - McLaren Vale
  378. 2011 - Joseph Carr - Merlot
  379. 2011 - Bodega Norton - Malbec Winemaker's Reserve
  380. NV - Tocco - Friuli Annia Prosecco
  381. 2012 - Yalumba - Vermentino Y Series
  382. 2013 - d'Arenberg - The Hermit Crab
  383. 2012 - Firesteed - Pinot Noir
  384. 2010 - Campos de Viento - Uclés Old Vines
  385. 2013 - Bogle Vineyards - Essential Red
  386. 2011 - d'Arenberg - Shiraz - The Footbolt
  387. 2013 - Maison Legrand - Vin de Pays Charentais
  388. 2013 - Château Fontane - Cuvée M
  389. 2012 - Lucas & Lewellen - Malbec
  390. 2012 - Bodegas Castaño - Monastrell Yecla Hécula
  391. NV - Virginia Mountain Vineyards - Holiday Spice
  392. 2012 - Orin Swift - Mannequin
  393. 2012 - Lady Hill - Procedo
  394. 2010 - Achával-Ferrer - Quimera
  395. 2009 - Greg Norman - Australia Estates - Shiraz Reserve
  396. NV - Agrapart & Fils - Champagne Terroirs
  397. NV - Champagne Chapuy - Champagne Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs - Brut Réserve
  398. NV - René-Henri Coutier - Champagne Brut Grand Cru
  399. NV - Charles de Cazanove - Champagne Vieille France
  400. NV - Gatinois Champagne - Grand Cru Brut Rosé
  401. NV - Louis de Sacy - Champagne Brut Rosé Grand Cru
  402. 2003 - Krug - Champagne Vintage Brut
  403. 1999 - Salon - Champagne Brut Blanc de Blancs
  404. 1988 - Château de Sales
  405. 1988 - Château Le Bon Pasteur
  406. 1998 - Château Vray Croix de Gay
  407. 1998 Château Latour à Pomerol
  408. 1999 - Clos l'Église (Pomerol)
  409. 2006 - Château Plince
  410. 2010 - Château Côte de Baleau
  411. 2011 - Clos Beauregard
  412. 2009 - Château La Croix du Casse






Thursday, January 1, 2015

Wrap up post #1 for 2014

It's been a long busy year and I have not kept up the blog even remotely as well as I should be.  I'll have a couple wrap up posts, starting with beer.
  1. New Belgium - Tour de Fall
  2. Sierra Nevada/Asheville Brewers Alliance - Tater Ridge
  3. Chimay - White (Cinq Cents) 
  4. Boulder Beer - Shake Chocolate Porter - This is awesomely good.  I need to try a suggestion of blending this with a Founders Rubaeus (raspberry wheat) to make a raspberry chocolate shake. 
  5. Lexington Brewing - Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale
  6. Shipyard Brewing - Pumpkinhead Ale
  7. Epic Brewing/DC Brau - Fermentation Without Representation
  8. LoverBeer - BeerBara - Sour beer made with Barbera grapes; this is really nice and very interesting.  
  9. Allagash Brewing - Saison
  10. The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery - Märzen
  11. Brooklyn Brewery - Oktoberfest
  12. Anderson Valley Brewing - Barney Flats Oatmeal Stout
  13. Rogue Brewing - Mocha Porter
  14. Sierra Nevada - Bigfoot
  15. Hacker-Pschorr - Oktoberfest Märzen
  16. Saint Louis Brewery - Schalfly Oktoberfest
  17. Left Hand Brewing - Oktoberfest
  18. Nebraska Brewing Company - EOS Hefeweizen
  19. Long Trail Brewery - Long Trail Ale
  20. Three Brothers Brewing - Fairgrounds Fall Ale
  21. R.J. Rockers Brewing- Bell Ringer Ale
  22. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Tinker Creek Kölsch
  23. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - White Top White Ale
  24. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Oktoberfest
  25. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Saison
  26. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Virginia Creeper Pale Ale
  27. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Switchback IPA
  28. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Trailhead Nut Brown Ale
  29. Soaring Ridge Craft Brewers - Twisted Stump Porter
  30. Highland Brewing - Clawhammer Oktoberfest
  31. The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery - Brown Ale
  32. The Duck-Rabbit Craft Brewery - Hoppy Bunny ABA
  33. The Bruery - Oude Tart
  34. Avery Brewing - Rumpkin - This is a completely awesome pumpkin ale.  It's my new favorite, but be wary as it's 17%!
  35. Old Bust Head Brewing - Chukker Pilsner
  36. Old Bust Head Brewing - English Pale Ale
  37. New Belgium Hop Kitchen #7 - Hop The Pond
  38. Lancaster Brewing - Milk Stout
  39. Apocalypse Ale Works/Devils Backbone - Devil’s Secret
  40. Founders Brewing - Harvest Ale
  41. Avery Brewing - The Reverend
  42. New Belgium/Perennial Artisan Ales - Lips of Faith - Salted Belgian Chocolate Stout
  43. Left Hand Brewing - Wake Up Dead Imperial Stout
  44. Cigar City Brewing - Apricot Grove - If you like apricots and sour ales, this is one you need to try, unfortunately as far as I can tell it's only available on tap at the brewery.
  45. Cigar City Brewing - Papandos Moscas - Sour mango ale, good but not as the next one on the list!
  46. Cigar City Brewing/New Belgium - Jamaican Mango - In short, wow!  Another one that' sonly available at the brewery as far as I can tell.
  47. Cigar City Brewing - Maduro Brown Ale - Really nice brown - this is available in cans, but doesn't seem to be available in Virginia.
  48. Cigar City Brewing - Minaret ESB
  49. Cigar City Brewing/Playalinda Brewing - Whirlpool Session Pale Ale - Not your typical pale ale.  Hop profile is almost all tropical fruit and this beer went incredibly well with the korean meatball slider from the food truck outside the brewery!  Another beer I would have loved to bring home, but it was only available at the brewery (no growlers on this or the sours).
  50. Cigar City Brewing - José Martí American Porter
  51. Cigar City Brewing - Sun Spear
  52. Cigar City Brewing - Strawberry Shortcake - Tasted almost exactly like strawberry shortcake in a glass.
  53. Cigar City Brewing - Stiftung Berliner Weisse - A great example of a berliner weisse!
  54. Inlet Brewing - Monk IPA
  55. Southern Tier Brewing - 2XMAS
  56. Boston Brewing - Samuel Adams (Barrel Room Collection) - Tetravis
  57. Sierra Nevada/Victory Brewing - Alt Route
  58. Avery Brewing - Pump[KY]n - Good, but not as good as the Rumpkin.
  59. Avery Brewing - Old Jubilation Ale
  60. Sierra Nevada/Cigar City - Beer Camp -Yonder Bock
  61. Lagunitas Brewing - A Little Sumpin' Sumpin' Ale
  62. Oskar Blues - Mama's Little Yella Pils
  63. Samuel Smith - Samuel Smith's Nut Brown Ale
  64. Sierra Nevada - Celebration Ale
  65. Brasserie d’Achouffe - N'Ice Chouffe
  66. Schlossberg Eggenberg - Samichlaus Classic
  67. Bell's Brewery - Winter White Ale
  68. Great Divide Brewing - Hibernation Ale
  69. Firestone Walker - Opal
  70. Strangeways Brewing - Soledad (Bourbon Barrel Aged)
  71. Bear Republic Brewing - Racer 5 IPA
  72. Elgood's - Coolship Lambic - This is an awesome British (!!!) lambic.  Had on tap at Capital Ale House in Richmond.  
That's the last of the beers from 2014.  Final post will be a rather large gigantic wine update.

Saturday, September 20, 2014

Happy Zwanze Day!

Happy Zwanze Day!  We can't get to any to place remotely nearby that has any of the fine beer from Cantillon, so we decided to celebrate instead not with a Belgian sour, but rather an American sour from the only American brewer invited to the sour beer celebration in Belgium - Allagash Brewing Company. Tonight it's Allagash's FV 13.  This is a sour ale aged for four years in a giant (2700 gallon) oak foudre (or foeder).
  1. Allagash Brewing Company - FV 13 - Poured from bottle into snifter from one of my other favorite American sour producers, New Belgium Brewing. Pours a rich, dark, orange/copper with two finger head. Head dissipates down to maybe 5 mm fairly quickly. Aroma - vinegar, cherry, earthiness, some funk and forest floor. Taste - very earthy and funky - clear brett notes, vinegar, sour apple and cherry, and some sweetness. This really reminds me, on some notes, of Crooked Stave’s offerings in terms of brett-taste. Finish is long and tart and earthy. Carbonation level is appropriate and prickly; mouthfeel is creamy and slightly oily. This is a complex beer with lots of brettanomyces character.  We have one more bottle left and we'll probably let this one age awhile longer to see how it changes.  
Awhile back we also had another beer from the Sierra Nevada Beer Camp collaboration, but forgot to record that here.  
  1. Sierra Nevada / New Glarus - Beer Camp - There And Back - This is a traditional english-style bitter.  Poured from bottle into English pint. Pours a rich clear copper with a two finger head. Head pretty quickly dissipates to a thin skim. Aroma - nose is fruity hops with light grass and citrus underneath. There is also some biscuit malt on the nose as well. Taste is a really nice balance of biscuit and hops with less citrus than on the nose. Finish is long and malty, carbonation level is pretty high and prickly.  Didn't get a picture of this, but it's a beer that we wish there was a lot more of around.