Sep
18

Greg Norman Estate Wines

Greg Norman Estates:
Don’t be fooled by this golf legend dabbling in wine. Greg Norman takes his wine making as seriously as his golf game
2005 North Coast Cabernet
The 05 cab needed a little time to open but for a young wine, it drank quite well. The majority of the grapes come from Sonoma so [...]

Jun
15

A night of Riojas and more

We had another get together for the neighborhood wine club this past Friday. This time our hosts were Johan and Leen. As is customary with our wine club, the host determines the varietal of wine we’ll be drinking and also the food theme for the evening. Everyone then supplies 1-2 bottles of wine and a [...]

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 [...]

Mar
21

Why Decant Wine?

Another very informative wine episode from Gary V of Wine Library. Here he discusses the benefits of decanting wine.