Red Wines of Tuscany Part Two – Vino Nobile di Montepulciano
We enjoy wine, food and travel. Pull That Cork is a chronicle of our wine adventures, the food and wine pairings we create and our travels which are increasingly organized around wine.
Tasting Notes
Tasting notes for individual wines.
Bits and Pieces
Here is what we have been tasting in the last week or so. It is a bit of this and that. Three of these wines we have tasted before and have updated our previous posts. As always, it is interesting to taste how wines change over time.
Red Wines of Tuscany – Rosso di Montalcino
George and Gail of Fine Wines of Stockton have devised a rather clever way to teach us about the wines of Tuscany.
Bokisch Vineyards – Lodi Spanish Varietals
The Thursday night tasting at Fine Wines of Stockton featured Bokisch Vineyards of Lodi. Liz and Marcus Bokisch poured their wines and gave us all kinds of information about their winery, their growing practices and about the origin of their vines.
#LodiLive – Lodi Wines Online Tasting
Usually when you ask someone about wine in California they think about Napa. However, we have many more areas of the state with their own style and varieties. One area the should not be overlooked is the Lodi appellation in the Central Valley.
Another Wine for Our Cellar
So, in our quest for the next Bordeaux to place in the cellar, we tasted a 2009 Chateau Bernadotte, a Cru Bourgeois from Haut-Medoc, over this past weekend.
Tuscany And Its Wines
We had the opportunity to taste 6 Italian red wines, 4 of which were Tuscan and 2 were from other Italian regions. This got me curious about Tuscan wines, Tuscan food and where is Tuscany any way?
The Bold and The Mysterious – Four Vines Zin and Purple Cryptic
An online tasting featuring three Zinfandels from Four Vines Winery Appellation Series and the newest release from Purple Wine Company – Cryptic.
2000 Beaulieu Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon
Dave brought over a 2000 Beaulieu Vineyards Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon the other night for us to have with dinner.
Birthday Wine – 2005 Burrell School Valedictorian
Dave brought a 2005 Burrell School Valedictorian, a wine from the Santa Cruz Mountains.
