terra firma wines

chateau la raze beauvallet medoc 2005 light bordeaux nice style but not very interesting

Domaine de Rozets Cotes du Tricastin 2007... hoping to be as good as the other southern rhones I have had...but not..off mineral notes..fruity nose but the finish is watery and weak

Chateau Bolchet Costieres de Nimes 2007...WOW what a great wine and for such a little money

50/50 grenache and syrah... iodine, juicy.. some bacon fat...just a nice bottle of wine for themoney...HIGHLY liked.. wine of the day...good turkey wine too.

this is why I buy wine from this small distributor...great value and flavors. you never know

silver oak with brooke michaels

2008 Twomey Sauv Blanc Napa pungent and expressive...a cross between the grassy style with a little grapefruit...

2008 Twomey Pinot Noir Russian River 2006 light style..some red fruits...a little green...from what had been a pumpkin patch

2004 Twomey Merlot a massive merlot...

2005 Silver Oak Cabernet Alex soft and 100% cab....tasting coffee

2004 Silver Oak Cabernet Napa more bordeaux style.. bourbon on the nose to me...from the American oak I guess...some heat on the palate.

Mark Neville with Sinskey

Abraxas 2008 a single vineyard alsatian white...clean lively and crisp ...hard sell though for $30 great turkey wine

Pinot Noir 2007 fruity nose, candied fruit on the palate...would be a good turkey wine too..match the cranberries.

Merlot 2006 Carneros.. bright lively fruit that isnt bogged down with any heavy oak...not brooding like some carneros can be

POV 2006 I forgot to ask what POV stood for...a bordeaux blend..a little green on the nose, but nice texture on the tongue... lots of red fruit and again not too dark and forbidding.

slow november

With the large tasting a few weeks ago and a cold there havent been many reasons to post.

This first part of the week some big names were out and about...as were some smaller guys


Grateful Palate from Australia
Known for a lot of good wine at all price levels.

Skulls G.S.M. sweet and juicy.. interesting label

Evil Incarnate 2004 Shiraz juicy, thick and expensive.. cold wasnt letting me get to a lot of the flavors.

The Wine Shiraz 2004 99pts from Parker..one of the most beautiful packages I have seen. Reminds me of kindergarten color wheel in a good way... big and lush from some of the oldest vines in australia

Anamorphosis. 2005 I will carry the wine only because ofthe presentation. Shiraz and juicy with hints of all kinds of things I couldnt smell but the presentation was worth the price of admission
you have to see it to appreciate the play of imagery and bottle

Bitch Bubbly NV a blend of shiraz, grenache and riesling...cute label..cute juice...

gary childers of cannon wines garco

2008Gassier Sables d azur provence...pretty perfumy nose of rose and strawberry..mocha? earth on the palate...nice fruit finish

2007 patriarche macon village some mineral, green apple, nice viscosity...

2007 roc de chateavieux vouvray....dry mineral finish..bright citrus flavor with a long finish... very nice chenin blanc

2007 ogier heritages cotes du rhone... earth and roses...turns the corner to mocha instead of being dull on the palate... not as ripe as some of the others but still tasty.

2005 rigal malbec southwest france...having had this a few times i was predisposed not to like it and it didnt fail... dirty nose, a bit juicy..good color but overall lacking for malbec

2006 chateau douley bordeaux... pretty french stink. a bit tobacco...dried red fruits..

2008 laroche petit chablis a touch light...quick finish..a little minerality but pleasant enough...was expecting a little more oomph from it though...

Domaine LaRoche with Robert from Garco

Laroche has been in the market before. A very good quality Chablis producer.

Dom. Laroche Saint Martin 2006 round and a little honeyed...pretty finish..

Dom. Laroche Fourcharmes Vielle Vignes 2006 some toasty notes, very round..and generous on the palate..

Dom Laroche Les Blanchots 2005...bright yellow..acids but not tart... a little butter?? and hazelnut? interesting wine from a great vintage

grapes of spain with madeline.

Aurelio Cabestrero is an importer new to this market...but one that parker has named one of the wine personalities of the year.

Vivir Vivir 2007 Ribero del Duero.. 100% tempranillo...in that nice mixture of new and old world styles. earthy on the nose but good fruit to back it up..nice long finish. great price

El Curato 2006 also from tempranillo only its called tinto de Tora... long finish with dark berry flavors..tobacco...nice

Abadal Reserva 2001 a blend of merlot/cabernet/syrah. spanish stink? on the nose.. fruit earth and touch of odor..may have been a bad bottle or may just be over the hill.. missing something

Los 800 2004 Priorat Garnacha, Carignan iodine nose from syrah? some spices and a quickish finish.

Los Cantos 2006 Ribero del Duero Tempranillo...pops with bing cherry and not much else.

Pujanza 2005 Rioja tempranillo.. rich and full bodied spicy and beautiful finish... maybe just a little pricey.