Sep
Bottle Rockets: New Releases from New Zealand’s Cloudy Bay Winery Include a Killer Chardonnay
Hatch wine writers (and sommeliers) Jason Hisaw and Barb Werley sat down with Cloudy Bay winemaker Tim Heath and me to taste the new Cloudy Bay portfolio. Wow, were we surprised. Here’s what impressed us.
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South African Wines Starting to Strut
Okay, I’m with you on this: When I’m thinking about great wine growing regions, South Africa doesn’t quickly spring to mind. But I’m beginning to think differently, and a recent tasting of these Indigo wines shows why.
read moreMay
Bottle Rockets: 3 Pinot Noirs you should know about
Except for bubbles, there’s no single wine that suits all occasions, no Everyman bottle that will excite a wine connoisseur, delight a sommelier and unpucker your inlaws at the same time. But good American Pinot Noir comes close, and that generally means Pinot from cooler regions on the West Coast. Elegant, earthy, effusive, with aromas Continue reading →
Except for bubbles, there’s no single wine that suits all occasions, no Everyman bottle that will excite a wine connoisseur, delight a sommelier and unpucker your inlaws at the same time. But good American Pinot Noir comes close, and that generally means Pinot from cooler regions on the West Coast. Elegant, earthy, effusive, with aromas Continue reading →
read moreMay
Bottle Rocket: Te Koko will change your mind about New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc
If you still think all New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes alike– lime, passionfruit, grapefruit and just-picked tropical fruit –then pick up a bottle of Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko and see the world change. Unscrew the top on a bottle of Te Koko (virtually all NZ wines have screw tops), pour a glass, and take a Continue reading →
If you still think all New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tastes alike– lime, passionfruit, grapefruit and just-picked tropical fruit –then pick up a bottle of Cloudy Bay’s Te Koko and see the world change. Unscrew the top on a bottle of Te Koko (virtually all NZ wines have screw tops), pour a glass, and take a Continue reading →
read moreApr
Bottle Rockets: Taste 45 Pinot Noirs for $40 on Tuesday, May 1
Wow– Pinots from California, Oregon, New Zealand and Burgundy. This may be the best wine tasting of the year.
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