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Tag Archives: pinot noir
Expression, Champagne Geoffroy, Brut, Premier Cru, Cumières, Champagne AC, France, 2011 + 2012, 12.5% abv, C$80
Something extremely exciting happened to us about a month ago when our family welcomed a brand new baby granddaughter to the clan. To welcome this adorable nymph to the world, we opened a bottle of Geoffroy ‘Expression’ champagne. We selected … Continue reading
Posted in Chardonnay, France, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir
Tagged brut, bubbles, Champagne AC, Champagne Geoffroy, chardonnay, Cumières, Expression, france, pinot meunier, pinot noir, Premier Cru, sparkling wine
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Blanc de Noir, Rosé, Sea Star Vineyards and Winery, Pender Island, BC, Canada, 2017, 11.7% abv, C$24
un·ex·pect·edˌənəkˈspektəd/ adjective adjective: unexpected -not expected or regarded as likely to happen, as in”finding this world class wine on Pender Island was unexpected.” I’d wanted to visit the Sea Star winery on Pender Island, one of BC’s Gulf Islands, for … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged BC, Blanc de Noir, Canada, Canadian wine, David Goudge, Ian Baker, Pender Island, pink wine, pinot noir, rosé, Salish Sea, Sea Star Vineyards and Winery, Star of the Sea, Stella Maris, wine
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Pinot Noir, Poseidon Vineyard, Primo’s Hill, Los Carneros, Napa Valley, California, 2014, 14.3% abv. US$49
On a trip to California while on the hunt for Napa and Sonoma wines, we found this bottle of Primo’s Hill Pinot Noir from Poseidon Vineyard at @BirdRockFineWine. Only 125 cases were made of this from fruit grown on two … Continue reading
The Bub, Haywire, Okanagan Valley VQA, BC, 12% abv, 2014, C$29
Bottle fermented and aged in the traditional method, this bubble was purchased by daughter Jess. I seem to have trained the child well – at least in that she has good taste in wine. It’s topped with a crown cap, … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, Chardonnay, OTHER, Pinot Noir, Sparkling Wine
Tagged BC, bubble, Canada, chardonnay, Haywire, okanagan valley vqa, pinot noir, sparkling wine, The Bub
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Champagne, Brut, Nicolas Maillart, Premier Cru, Millésime, Champagne AC, France, 2007, 12.5% abv.
Coco Chanel probably said it best when she remarked, “I only drink champagne on two occasions. When I am in love and when I am not.” Champagne just makes everything better. Always. Some people have said to me that they … Continue reading
Posted in Champagne, Chardonnay, France, Pinot Noir, RED, WHITE
Tagged 2007, brut, bubbles, champagne, Champagne AC, chardonnay, france, Grower Champagne, Millesime, Nicolas Maillart, pinot noir, Premier Cru, Recolant Manipulant, RM, vintage
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Pinot Noir, Scott Paul, Azana, Chehalem Mountains AVA, Oregon, 2013, 12.9% abv., US$60
We visited the tasting room for this graceful Pinot Noir in tiny Carlton, Oregon in August 2016. The Chehalem Mountains AVA where the grapes for this wine are grown is located entirely within the larger Willamette Valley AVA, just south … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 12.9% abv., 2013, Azana, Carlton, Chehalem Mountains AVA, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Scott Paul, yamhill carlton
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Pinot Noir, Ken Wright Cellars, Savoya Vineyard, Yamhill-Carlton AVA, Oregon, 12.5% abv, 2013, US$85
In August 2016, we visited Ken Wright Cellars’ tasting room in Carlton, Oregon for the second time. We stayed at their Carlton Lofts which is very beautiful, but pricey. It’s worth noting that Ken Wright doesn’t discount anyone for tastings … Continue reading
Posted in Oregon, Pinot Noir, RED
Tagged 12.5% abv, Ken Wright Cellars, oregon, pinot noir, red wine, Savoya Vineyard, Willamette Valley, Yamhill-Carlton AVA
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