This week’s wine tasting at Creekside Cellars centered on wines from around the world. We tasted eight out of nine of the wines. The only wine we didn’t taste was the d’Arenberg “Hermit Crab” and that’s only because we’ve had it before, loved it, and purchased it for our cellar. Here are our notes on the …
Taste the Gold!
This week’s tasting at Creekside Cellars focused on Gold and Double Gold winners from the 2012 California State Fair. We tried all 10 wines this week, and there wasn’t one that we thought was bad out of the lot. NV Korbel Brut Rosé, California ($14) – We’re not big champagne or sparkling wine drinkers, …
Three Grocery Outlet Wines
Out of curiosity, Wining Husband and I decided to pick up three wines from Grocery Outlet recently. They were fine, not great, but not awful either, as many cheap wines can be. For those on a budget, we’d recommend any of these three. 2010 Les Deux Rives Corbières Blanc ($10) – This wine is …
A Labor of Love Tasting
This week’s tasting at Creekside was called “A Labor of Love.” The wines at this tasting were all made by family-owned wineries, and the cheeses were provided by family-owned dairies and cheese-makers. We tried eight of the ten wines (We skipped the Frank Family Chardonnay only because we’ve had it before and quite enjoyed …
Wine Review: Sandeman Port
If you’ve ever watched the television show, Frasier, you may be aware of the wonderful after-dinner treat known as “Sherry.” Port is also quite a nice after-dinner treat. Lately, Wining Husband and myself have been sitting down to watch old TV shows on Netflix, and sipping on either Sherry, dessert wine, or port while …
Wine and Cheese for a Summer’s Eve
This week’s tasting at Creekside had several stars. We tasted eight out of the ten wines offered, and enjoyed most of them. The theme for this week was wines that can be enjoyed during the summer – either as summer sipping wines or as accompaniments to summer food fare. 2010 Green & Red …
New Clairvaux Barbera
New Clairvaux provides a wonderful, full-bodied, choice of wines. Their Barbera is no exception to the rule. If you’re looking for a wine that will go with many of your chicken dishes (think chicken Marsala, chicken cordon bleu, and even faux fried chicken), this is your wine. It also accompanies tacos (chicken tacos, turkey …
Creekside Summertime Wines
This week’s theme at Creekside was summertime wines. We tasted eight out of nine of the offered wines, and we liked all but one of the wines (and that one was still pretty good. All of the wines were meant to be refreshing and fun – the perfect wines to accompany a late summer …
2011 Chateau Ste. Michelle’s Horse Heaven Chenin Blanc
This lovely wine had citrus notes to it. The wine was created at the Horse Heaven Vineyard, and we purchased it from Chateau Ste. Michelle when we did the winery tour. The Horse Heaven Chenin Blanc was light and easy drinking. It makes a great summer wine. The only thing about this wine I …
Mollydooker’s Boxer
Previously, Wining Husband and I had Mollydooker‘s Maitre D. We’d been seeing Mollydooker’s Boxer Shiraz in a few restaurants around town, but we hadn’t tasted it. Finally, we saw a huge deal on this wine at Trader Joe’s. We thought we would try it. This wine is very good, and it pairs well …
