I had low expectations when I signed up for Sherry-Lehmann’s New Zealand wine tasting the other night. It’s a region I know only for its premium Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough. I had heard New Zealand Pinot Noir is emerging as a contender in the realm of Pinot production. The climate certainly is conducive to grow [...]
Archive for the ‘New World wines’ Category
Potentially Perfect Pinot?
Posted in Beaujolais, Burgundy, New World wines, pinot noir, Wine journalism, tagged Ata Rangi, Beaujolais, Bottle Shcok, Burgundy, Central Otago, Eric Asimov, Marinborough, Marlborough, Mt. Difficulty, New York Times, New Zealand, pinot noir, Sauvignon Blanc, Sherry-Lehmann, Spy Valley on September 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Graham Beck
Posted in New World wines, tagged 2003 Cuvee Clive, Cape Town, Champagne, Chardonnay, Graham Beck, limestone soil, methode cap classique, NV Rose Brut, pinot noir, Robertson, South Africa on September 16, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I recently had to learn about Graham Beck, someone I had heard nothing about despite the eponymous labels on his bottles. Perhaps most intriguing about him was that he stumbled upon wine while pursuing his passion for horses. He bred horses about two hours inland from Cape Town, in Robertson. The limestone soil, which is [...]
Pinot Proud
Posted in Burgundy, New World wines, pinot noir, tagged Beaujolais, Burgundy, Cristom, EIEIO, Elk Cove, Ken Wright, Oregon, Penner-Ash, pinot noir, Sideways, Sokol Blosser, St. Innocent on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
One of my Saturday coworkers and I were talking about French wines. We started off on Beaujolais moved on to Burgundy, and somehow found ourselves in the North West United States. It may seem unsophisticated or far fetched, but I am a total advocate for Oregon Pinots and believe that some of the best rival [...]
Pinot faceoff
Posted in Burgundy, New World wines, pinot noir, tagged Burgundy, California, Domaine Champy, Grand Cru, Justice Vineyard, Ken Wright, Maison Champy Clos de Vougeot 2006, Maison Champy Echezeaux Grand Cru 2006, Mark Vlossak, New World, New Zealand, Oregon, Pierre Meurgey, pinot noir, Premier Cru, rootstock, Shea Vineyard, Sherry-Lehmann, Sokol Blosser, St. Innocent, Union Square Wines, Zenith Vineyard on June 11, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Burgundy and Oregon Pinots are among my favorite (non-Italian) wines, and this week’s back-to-back Pinot tastings reconfirmed that each region churns out elegant, well made wines. Sherry-Lehmann on Wednesday evening held a special event with winemaker Pierre Meurgey of Domaine Champy in Burgundy. There were roughly a dozen and a half wines to try, 12 [...]
Wines of the times
Posted in Wine journalism, Value wines, Bordeaux, Chile, New World wines, Burgundy, tagged Cabernet Sauvignon, merlot, pinot noir, Malbec, Argentina, Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Eric Asimov, syrah, Chile, carmenere, Washington state, Oregon, New Zealand, The Pour, Sideways, The Bergen Record, first-growth Bordeaux, Grand Cru Burgundy, South America on June 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Wine trends come and go. The 2004 movie Sideways drove consumers away from Merlot, as Paul Giamatti’s character Miles eschewed the juice. Meanwhile, in the last few years, Malbec from Argentina and Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand started accounting for significant market share as these selections became trendy. Eric Asimov’s June 1 column in The [...]
Bored with Bordeaux?
Posted in Wine journalism, Bordeaux, Shiraz, California, Meritage, New World wines, tagged 1855 Classification, Australia, Bordeaux, Cabernet Sauvignon, California Cab, carmenere, Château Haut-Brion, Château Lafite-Rothschild, Château Latour, Château Margaux, Château Mouton Rothschild, Dordogne River, Eric Asimov, Garonne River, Gironde River, Left Bank, Malbec, Meritage, merlot, New World, Norwood, Pauillac, Pessac-Leognan, phylloxera, Right Bank, rootstock, Salomon Estate, Sherry-Lehmann, Shirax, The Pour on May 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Eric Asimov’s May 18 column in The Pour, “Bordeaux Loses Prestige Among Younger Wine Lovers,” got me thinking; aside from a few “bargain” Bordeaux’s I purchased from Sherry-Lehmann last fall, I rarely gravitate toward the famous French wine. The two primary varietals of Bordeaux are Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. Among the most reputable Bordeaux are [...]
Riesling revisited
Posted in New World wines, Riesling, tagged Australia, Babich, Eden Valley, EuroCave, Genus 4, Marlborough, New Zealand, Riesling on May 12, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Riesling is among the most food-friendly wines, and it’s also one of the most misunderstood varietals. As I mentioned in a previous post, The iterations of Riesling, preconceived notions often deter people from trying new things. I recently found myself guilty of, once again, falling victim to such erroneous and ignorant thinking (i.e., all Rieslings [...]
