60 Second Wine Review — Amici Spring Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon
A few quick thoughts on the 2013 Amici Cabernet Sauvignon from Spring Mountain. The Geekery Amici Cellars was founded in 1991 by Jeff Hansen who named the winery “Amici” after the Italian word for friends. Hansen eventually sold the winery to Bob & Celia Shepard and John Harris who remain the owners today and have expanded Amici from being a “virtual winery” produced in a custom-crush facility to an established winery with the purchase of…
Doubling Down On What’s Been Done Before
Andy Perdue of Wine Press Northwest says it time for Washington State wine producers to “double down” on Cabernet Sauvignon. The state needs to focus, he says, much like how Oregon did several decades ago with Pinot noir. Washington has proved it can grow several wine grape varieties very well, and in some ways this has hurt the industry, because the state hasn’t had a focus. Now, we can align ourselves with other Cab regions,…
Geek Notes 9/16/2018 — Wine For Normal People Episode 84 Featuring Tuscan Wine Regions
Outside of blog land, I frequently teach wine classes. As part of my usual prep routine whenever I have a class to write, I’ll fill my Overcast queue with wine podcasts relating to the class. I find that listening to podcasts while cleaning the house, working out at the gym and driving helps submerse me into the topic and compliments my book studies really well. My usual sources for hardcore geekdom are Levi Dalton’s I’ll…
60 Second Wine Review — Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon
A few quick thoughts on the 2007 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa Valley. The Geekery Beringer was founded in 1876 by Jacob and Frederick Beringer in St. Helena next to the Charles Krug Winery where Jacob worked as a cellar-hand. In 1970, Beringer was bought by the Swiss firm Nestle who brought Myron Nightingale in to be winemaker. Nightingale introduced the Private Reserve line of Cabernet Sauvignon & Chardonnay in 1976 before sliding…