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Harvey Steiman
Hunter Sémillon, Part One
Posted: 11:51 AM ET, 05/22/08
"Enjoy your rusty rainwater," said the South Australian winemaker. I had just told him I was off to Sydney, where I was planning long vertical tastings with the two leading producers of Hunter Valley Sémillon. South Australia doesn't quite understand a wine like Hunter Sémillon, which is the polar opposite of South Australia's big Barossa Shiraz, heady McLaren Vale Grenache, vigorous Clare Valley Riesling and mouthfilling Adelaide Hills Chardonnay. Read more
James Suckling
Thoughts on 2005 Barbaresco and Nebbiolo from the Tasting Room
Posted: 11:01 AM ET, 05/22/08
I am impressed. I have to say it. But I have tasted most of the top 2005 Barbarescos, and the wines are much better than I anticipated. I don’t see a lot of difference between 2004 and 2005. The two vintages produced aromatic and delicious Nebbiolos with lovely perfumes of ripe fruit and flowers and refined palates of strawberries, fine tannins and fresh acidity. Read more
James Molesworth
A Sit Down with Paul Hobbs
Posted: 10:00 AM ET, 05/22/08
I sat down earlier this week with Paul Hobbs, the California-based winemaker whose eponymous California wines rate highly with my colleague James Laube. Hobbs is a busy man, as he works both sides of the equator.
Hobbs has found a second home in South America, where he wears many different hats: He consults with a number of Chilean wineries, including Viña San Pedro, Odfjell and MontGras, and while in Argentina he works with Bodega del Desierto in Patagonia and the newly created Finca Las Divas in Mendoza. Read more
Maynard Keenan
Vino Las Vegas, Part 3: The Aftermath
Posted: 06:20 PM ET, 05/21/08
Fate smiled upon me and even though I gave away my Wine Spectator Grand Tour ticket, I was able to attend the Las Vegas event. We moved the Tempranillo planting to May 1st and 2nd, rather than the 3rd, due to an almanac miscalculation. Read more
Bruce Sanderson
Mainzer Weinbörse: Part II
Posted: 04:43 PM ET, 05/21/08
Sorry about the delay in following up with my preliminary impressions of Germany’s 2007 vintage. I had a brief golf hiatus and escape from the seemingly endless scaffolding and construction in my neighborhood.
As I mentioned in Part I of this blog, the 2007s are a return to the classic style of German Riesling. Read more
James Laube
Napans Mourn The Passing of Mondavi
Posted: 01:13 PM ET, 05/21/08
As I’ve driven around Napa and Sonoma counties the past few days in the wake of Robert Mondavi’s death, I’ve noticed how many American flags have been hanging at half mast.
It’s impossible to know whether these flags have been lowered in his memory or to honor fallen soldiers or in tribute to anyone else, but I’m heartened by how many of the people I’ve talked to about Mr. Read more
Harvey Steiman
A Delicate Shiraz
Posted: 10:04 AM ET, 05/20/08
Few would think that the words "delicate" and "Australian Shiraz" could belong in the same sentence, but then they never would have tried Craiglee Shiraz. I am as guilty as the next big red Shiraz lover for dismissing this wine as light and pleasant, but inconsequential, although I have rated it highly in some vintages. Read more
James Laube
Williams Resigns from Phelps After 32 Vintages
Posted: 04:49 PM ET, 05/19/08
Craig Williams and Tom Shelton, winemaker and president/CEO, respectively, of Joseph Phelps Vineyards, resigned from the Napa winery on Friday afternoon, according to their attorney.
The two longtime executives' departures from the famed Phelps winery was not a surprise, sources said, since they had been been mired in a drawn-out dispute over compensation. Read more
Richard Betts
Once Upon a Time in Australia…
Posted: 04:37 PM ET, 05/19/08
I just spent the last few weeks in Australia and had the chance to eat and drink so wonderfully well. Tetsuya’s in Sydney was amazing, as was so much of the local fare at other spots. Of course, there was plenty of wine to accompany our meals, and we had a chance to enjoy many special bottles. Read more
Harvey Steiman
An Australian Riesling at 19
Posted: 08:49 AM ET, 05/19/08
I have had enough aged Riesling in Australia to appreciate that the wines benefit tremendously from time in the bottle. At a few months to a couple of years old, they are all lime and floral and sometimes mineral flavors on a crisp, dry frame. Appealing enough, but they develop all kinds of extra stuff in the bottle. Read more
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