May
18

Red Zinfandels

This past Friday our monthly wine club got together at David & Noreen’s. As is our custom, the host decides what wine selection we will be drinking and also what food everyone needs to bring. This was our night for red zinfandels.
We tried a selection of 7 different wines. I got serious about wine [...]

Apr
20

Kaesler The Bogan, 2005, Australian Shiraz

Lately I have been enjoying Australian wines a lot, especially Cabernet Sauvignons and Shiraz’s. The wine from Australia is high quality and great value. I purchased this wine some time ago and finally got around to opening it earlier this afternoon. Am I glad I tried it. This wine is from Barossa Valley. Kaesler has [...]

Jan
06

Cims De Porrera, Classic, 1999, Priorat

About 18 months ago I purchased 2 bottles of this wine based on a recommendation from The Wine Library in Summit, NJ (www.winelibrary.com). I think it cost $35 or $40 a bottle. It’s probably the first wine I bought when I started getting serious about collecting wine. I opened a bottle that week and really [...]

Dec
29

Wine Tasting, Mainly Sparkling Whites But Others Too

We had another get together for our monthly wine club. Last time we did Pinot Noirs and this time the theme was sparkling whites along with seafood. The basic concept is that every couple brings a bottle of wine along with a dish within our theme for the evening. We met at David & Noreen’s [...]