Tasting Trione

Here’s a sextet of wines from Trione, tasted from 50ml Tasting Room samples.

Trione 2010 Sauvignon Blanc Russian River Valley

Pungent nose calls to mind fresh-cut grass. Bright lime flavors with a saline quality (tequila shot?) and sharp acidity. It has a persistant, mineral finish. Some might find it too lean for their tastes, [...]

May 8th, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes | Leave a comment.

Wine Guerrilla Conte Vineyard RRV Zin 2008

I first took notice of Wine Guerrilla, a producer of several distinct Russian River Valley and Dry Creek Valley Zins, after reading this post at Benito’s Wine Reviews. Reading the post and checking out their website reminded me of my early days as a wino, er , wine lover. After having my eyes opened to [...]

March 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Price: Over 20 bucks, Tasting Notes | 5 comments. Add yours.

Hanna Sauvignon Blanc 2008 RRV

Producer: Hanna

Grapes: 100% Sauvignon Blanc

Appellation: Russian River Valley (AVA, California)

Vineyards: From estate vineyards across RRV: Slusser 53%, Ricioli 11%, Brooks 11%, Gann Family 9%, Chalk Ridge 8%, Jensen Lane 3%, Crinella 2%, Mirabelle 1% and Gianquinto 1%. (I know all that vineyard detail doesn’t tell you much about the wine, but I [...]

February 24th, 2010 | Tags: , , , | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | 2 comments. Add yours.

Angeline Sauvignon Blanc 2008

Angeline is an interesting 2nd label from the Martin Ray Winery. The bottles/labels are attractive. The wines are well-priced. They come from more specific and respected appellations (Russian River Valley, Alexander Valley, Sonoma) than many wines in the same price range, which are often just California or Central Coast. Let’s check out the Sauvignon Blanc.

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December 8th, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: Price: 10 bucks or less, Tasting Notes | 2 comments. Add yours.

Cork’d Tasting with Gary V in Austin

Thanks to @SummerH for the photo above

Gary Vaynerchuk made a stop in Austin recently on his book tour for Crush It!: Why NOW Is the Time to Cash In on Your Passion. In addition to the three book signings he did around town that day, he and Lindsay Ronga organized a Cork’d tasting that [...]

November 2nd, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , | Category: Tasting Notes | Leave a comment.

Foppiano Merlot 2004 Russian River Valley

I was in Spec’s the other day with no real direction to my shopping, just browsing around. I saw the Merlot section and thought “why not?”  I rarely buy Merlot, but I was feeling a bit guilty for not being more open-minded. I saw this bottle with a healthy dollop of Cabernet Franc (and a [...]

September 27th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Price: 11-15 bucks, Tasting Notes | Leave a comment.
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