2014 D66 Grenache
Technically named Department 66, this offering from David Phinney, who produces a number of high quality wines under the Orin Swift umbrella, is one of the best bang for the buck wines on the market today. If you are a fan of big, bold and powerful reds, this beauty...
The Breakdown of a Bottle of Wine.
From vine to bottle, here is a breakdown of just how much goes into making your favorite red or white wine: 1 grape cluster = 1 glass 75 grapes = 1 cluster 4 clusters = 1 bottles 40 clusters = 1 vine 1 vine = 10 bottles 1200 clusters...
Think Big !!! Part 2
Bottles that hold wine of biblical proportions are aptly titled because they are named after biblical kings. Here is a rundown on their names, sizes, how much they hold based on standard bottle amount and how many servings they contain. SPLIT 187.5ml 1 ½ glasses HALF BOTTLE 375ml 2...
Before harvest, fermentation and bottling……..
Well before grapes are picked and years before put into bottles, it’s the chemistry side of wine making that is most important to a classic vintage. I learned first hand at Scott Harvey and Jana Vineyard Wines that samples of grapes picked day in and day out before harvest...
Think Big !!! Part 1
I recently went to a dinner party at a friend’s home where there was to be a total of 12 guests enjoying the fruits of her labor. Knowing full well that she had every food base covered down to the last detail, I still asked politely if there was...
Did You Know ……… Fact #9
When the Egyptian King Tutankhamen’s tomb was opened back in 1922, the wine jars buried with him for the afterlife were labeled with the particular vintage date, name of the winemaker, and tasting notes about the wine. The labels were so specific, they could easily meet modern labeling laws...
NV Malamatina Retsina
When it comes to wines from Greece, they certainly do not garner the respect as their more popular European wine producing neighbors. Yet, die hard oenophiles will agree that there are many quality selections to be had, if only you can find them. You’d be hard pressed to find...
2017 Russell B. Gregory Sauvignon Blanc
Here is a white wine so unique, it has a personality of its own. Fresh and clean with lemon, lime, Granny Smith apple, green melon and grilled pineapple fruit that flows over the palate with lip smacking richness. Its broad range of flavors keeps developing over time, showing anise,...
Vineyard Harvest
It’s that time of the year once again in the Northern Hemisphere where wine grapes are ripe for the picking. As vineyard workers harvest this years crop, they fill bins that are transferred back to the winery where they get crushed, their juices extracted, and the process of winemaking...
Winetime Sticker
No, we have not entered the market with a new Winetime bottle of wine. It is our new batch of Winetime stickers. Though we are proud of our business cards, but they always seem to get lost in the shuffle with everyone else’s cards. Thus, we created this sticker...