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Pinot Noir a Light Refreshing Elegant Red Wine

Castle Rock 2008 Pinot Noir is from the vineyards in Mendocino County in California.  This a affordable elegant wine that cost fifteen dollars.  I think this is a wonderful way to start Spring off.

Castle Rock Winery is was established in 1994.  It is one of the fastest growing winery in its industry with a reputation for producing high quality of wines at affordable prices.  I have enjoyed reading Castle Rocks website.  There are some very interesting points on their site.  Here is a quote

Wine drunk by itself tastes different from wine served with food, because wine acts on on food in a similar way to spice. The acids, tannins and sugars in the wine interact with the food to provide different taste sensations. Wine can enhance the flavor of food. A good match will bring out the nuances and enhance the unique characteristics of both. 

There are many more interesting facts that you should check out on their website in regards to food and wine, Castle Rock on Food.


Castle Rock uses Pinot Noir grapes from Mendocino County.  The first Pinot Noir grapes were grown in the Burgundy region of France.  In California the head waters of the Russian river that create a fertile a rugged landscape for the vineyards in Mendocino County.  The first vineyards in Mendocino were planted in 1860s.  The crisp falls, wet winters, warm summers and cool springs make the perfect condition for growing the Pinot Noir grapes.  This is similar weather to the growing condition in the Burgundy region of France.

Lets take a look at the wines label.

• First we see the Castle Rock emblem and when the winery was established, 1994.
• Next we see the name of the winery, Castle Rock.
• Year the wine was produced, 2008.
• Type of wine, Pinot Noir.
• Region the grapes were grown in, Mendocino County.
• Next it tells use that the wine is a product of California
• Then we see that it was cellared and bottled by castle rock winery in the city of Sonoma California.

The smell is a very subtle of sweet strawberries and raspberries.  I do fine a very subtle taste of cinnamon when trying alone but when trying with the steak it brings out the cinnamon more.  I really enjoy the light refreshing taste of the strawberries and raspberries. This is a wonderful and elegant light red wine.

I paired this with shepherds pie made with lamb.  I really can not say if this was paired right.  I could not eat the shepherds pie.  The ground lamb was to over powering for my taste buds.  It reminded me of deer meat.  I know lamb is not a game meat but this is how my palette can describe it.  I love leg of lamb but not ground lamb.  Now I have decided to try this with a steak with spinach, mushrooms, and provolone cheese.  I real enjoyed it with the steak.  The Pinot Nior really brought out the flavors of the spinach and mushrooms.  I think this wine would also be good to serve with a cheese appetizer. 

Colette and John Bancraft choose Castle Rock Pinot Noir 2008 for Wine of the Week for in Saint Petersberg Times March 10, 2010.  Colette Bancraft is the Times' book editor. John Bancraft is a freelance writer specializing in wine, food and travel.  This is their review for the Saint Petersburg times.

    The 2008 Castle Rock Mendocino County Pinot Nior (about $15 at supermarkets and elsewhere) is something of an anomaly. For a wine that offers such a delights of the palate, it offers very little to the nose.  The winemaker suggests subtle aromas of violets and rose but we would swear to that. 
    We will, however, sign on enthusiastically to his description of this California pinot as one showing "complex flavors and long silky textures."  Up front we tasted red currant, blackberry, strawberry and raspberry with just a touch of cinnamon.  These lovely layers lingered on the tongue before giving way to a medium-long smooth finish spiked by subtle notes of anise and coffee.
    This pinot is worth drinking on its own but if pairing it with food we would lean toward assertive but homey fare like spice rubbed pork loin or fat burgers dressed in blue cheese.

I disagree with their smell.  The first time I swirled and smelled the wine I got a wonderful delightful smell of strawberries and raspberries.  To me this has been one of the best smelling wines I have tried.   I think they could have chilled their bottle to long causing the smell to be to subtle or non at all.  Chilling your wine at the right temperature is important.  Here you can find a serving and storage chart for each type of wine.  I do own a wine cooler that has a side for red wines and a side for white wines.  It really helps out getting the wines at the correct serving temperature.  It will truly make a difference in the smell and taste of the wine.  I do find a very subtle taste of cinnamon alone and more with the steak.  I really enjoy and agree with light refreshing taste of the strawberries and raspberries.  I do not agree with the "lingered on the tongue before giving way to a medium-long smooth finish spiked by subtle notes of anise and coffee."  I feel that it gives away to the strawberries after the cinnamon pass.

Three Regions of France!

This 2006 Macon-Vergisson La Roche is produced by Verget with grapes from three different regions of France, Macon, Coted'Or, and Chablis.  The 2006 Macon-Vergisson La Roche is a chardonnay that cost eighteen dollars.

Jean-Marie Guffens was a wine broker for five years and then he created his dream in 1990, Verget.  He travels around vineyards looking for the best grapes in France.  He conveys that "the best wine is made using the best grapes."  The Verget team work with the vineyards to determine when the best time to pick the grapes with rigorous analysis.  When they determine the best time to pick the grapes the Verget's team hand picks the grapes from each vineyard and places them in 40kg crates to preserve them.  They are then placed in Vegret's cellars to preserve their valuable condition.  Read more about Verget and Mr. Guffens wine adventure. 

In the Chablis region of France the chardonnay grape is grown in a more clay and chalk in the soil giving it a more mineral and citrus character.  In the Cote d'Or region and Macon region in France has warmer weather allowing a little longer growing time. These two regions have higher elevation giving the chardonnay grape a more tropical fruit flavors.

Lets look at label:

• The year it was produced, 2006.
• The name of the wine, Macon Vergisson.
• The Verget Estate that it was produced at is listed next.  Appellation Macon Vergisson Controlee.
• The far bottom right corner has the Verget symbol.

I find this wine to be Trocken.  Trocken means the wine is dry.  To make a wine dry they usally ferment the grapes until there is not sugar left.  So no matter how ripe and sweet the grapes are the wine ends of being dry.  I found a hint of green apple in the taste and a strong mineral taste.  This wine smells minerals and a light apple smell.  I feel that the mineral taste and the wine being to dry isn't something I like.  I paired this wine with tequila shrimp and citrus.  I feel that any seafood that doesn't have a sweet taste to the palette would be good with this wine.  The dryness of this wine would not complement any sweet foods.  If you like a dry wine I think you would like this wine. 

Robert Parker for Wine Advocate rates this wine at 88 and gave this review:

The 2006 Macon-Vergission La Roache smells of ripe apricot, buddleia, lemon and chalk dust.  Quite soft in texture and expansive, yet somehow refreshing on the palate, this relaxed, early drinking responded well to a regimen split evenly between stainless steel and barrels a third of which were new.

In the Macon, at least, Jean_Marie Guffen is convinced that in 2006 "you had the choice between picking too early or picking to late.  I choose the former.  The sugar levels were high in either case, the acidity was low and the grapes were beginning to rot"  guffens ran his picking crew ragged between Macon, Coted'Or, and Chabli, with more felicitous results in the two last named sectors.  (For notes on the 2006 Chablis at Verget, please consult my report in issue 179.)  In the Cote d'Or, Guffens was more successful this year than in 2005, a vintage he thinks is in general over rated and unlikelu to stand the test of time.  He was sparing with batonnage in 2006, and as always highly selective in pressing and in retention of lees(meaning he had fewer to work with).

 I disagree with Robert Parker all the little he did say.  I did not smell the lemon or apricot.  I thought the mineral smell overpowered the wine.  He doesn't say anything about this wine being dry and it is very dry.  There is no mention of a mineral taste either.  I did not find it refreshing.

The International Wine Cellar gave the 2006 Macon-Vergisson La Roache 90 along with this review:

Medium chartreuse-green color. Smoky, mineral-accented pear and peach scents are deepened by iodine and toasty lees. Pliant orchard fruits on the palate, with a bitter pear skin quality adding dryness and carrying into the finish. Finishes with firm mineral grip.

I feel this review is more appropriate for this wine except he gave the wine a 90.  I didn't smell the peach.  I can see were he gets the pear.  I found it to be more of a green apple but sometimes that is do to people having different pallets.  This wine is very dry and he is right about the "firm mineral grip."

The Chalone Vineyard in Monterey County California

This week I am trying a Sauvignon Blanc from the Chalone Vineyard from the Monterey County in California.  California wine is something we drink in our house often.  My husband travels to California for his work and ships wine back to our house.

Chalone Vinyard was establised in 1966 by a man named Graff.  The Chalone Estate have properties in Edna Valley Vineyards in San Luis Obispo County, Carmenet in Sonoma County, Jade Mountain on Mount Veeder, Acacia Winery in Carneros, and Canoe Ridge in Washington.  This wine came from the their oldest producing vineyard in Monterey County on the northern slop of Chalone Peak.  The vineyard sets on the Gavilan Mountain range which is at the base of an extinct volcano bordering the Pinnacles National Monument.  Chalone Vineyard has a limestone based soil, which is one of the few wineries in the United States growing grapes in this type of soil. There are marinia influnce to the help create a special features to the grapes.  The cool winds and fog that is brought down from the Salines Valelly from the Monterey Bay allowing the grapes to ripen slower. This helps create a fresher acids and enhancing the flavors. Their name not only came from the Chalone Peak but also a Native American Tribe the Chalone or Chollen.  You can read more about the vineyards at their website Chalone Vineyard.

Lets look at the label of the Sauvignon Blanc

• First we see that the wine is from the Chalone Vineyard.
• Next we see the wine is from the Monterey County in California.
• THen we see the year of the wine, 2008 and thepe of wine, Sauvigon Blanc.
• Right below that we see once again its from the Monterey County in California.
• Next it tells us "The pioneer in Monterey since 1966"

Lets smell the wine.  Remember to always smell from the top of the glass after swirling the wine.  There are strong aromas of lemongrass, passion fruit and grapefruit.  The Saubignon Blanc has a strong citrus, herb, lemon and melon taste.

This wine is great paired with salads topped with seafood.  I had it with a salad topped with ahi tuna.  This wine would also go great with any seafood and chicken.  I think the lemongrass will work well with any leafy greens.

 Here is Amy Corron Power gives her review for the Chalone Sauvignon Blanc 2008 for her blog Another Wine Blog.

Rich and creamy with bright tropical and citrus notes, this is perfect for those who don’t like the average Sauvignon Blanc. Flavors of lemongrass and passion fruit, dancing with hints of lemon zest and grapefruit, this is a perfectly delightful wine to go with a fresh summer salad or flavorful Thai food. Joe had prepared a Southwest Spinach Salad with avocado, grilled, cumin-rubbed chicken breast, queso fresco, and a cilantro and lime dressing, and we needed a wine for pairing. When I called out the list of white wines in the chiller, the Sauvignon Blanc seemed like the only possible choice.

Wow I agree with her.  It is like I read her review before I paired the Chalone Sauvignon Blanc 2008 with my ahi tuna salad.  I did not read her review till after I wrote mine.  This is the only review I can find about this wine.  The only thing I can disagree with is the creamy taste.  Just dont see creamy in a wine especially a dry white wine.

The Bodegas Luzon Estate

Another wonderful wine from Spain that has very unique qualities.  Alotos de Luzon 2005 is a unique thats grapes come from two different vineyards. I purchased the wine for seventeen dollars.  Bodegas Luzon is an the estate in Spain that produces this wine. The Gil family founded the Bodegas Luzon estate in 1916.  Read more about the estate at Bodegas Luzon.

Bodegas Luzon is an estate located in the mountains of Jumilla. The grapes for Alotos de Luzon were hand selected from two vineyards.  The Monastrell grape is harvested from 50 year old vines from the Montesinos Vineyard.  The Cabernet Sauvignon grape and the Tempranillo grapes come from 20 year old vines from the Castillo de Lzon Vineyard.  The moutains of Jumilla soil is very chalky, gravily soil that causes the grapes to struggle against hte harsh climate.  The Altos de Luzon 2005 is a blend of three grapes. Which fifty percent of the wine comes from the Monastrell grape, twenty five percent from the Cabernet Sauvigon and twenty five percent from the Tempranillo. The grapes were harvested into small boxes then ferminted in stainless steel.  The wine is carefully undergoes malolactic fermentation and is aged in French and American oak barrels for 12 months. After the Bodegas Luzon estate fermintes the wine it is carefully aged in French and American barrels for 12 months.

Looking at the label.

• The wine label tells us the name at the top.
• Next is the year, 2005.
• Followed by the region the wine was produced in.

The aroma is intense with blackberries and plums.  Along with the aroma hints of the warm spices and oak. The flavors are full of plums, blackberries and warm spices with a hint taste of oak.  This wine goes great with veal parmigiane.  I would suggest other Italian food also.

Here Thomas Matthews gives his review on the Altos de Luzon for the Wine Spectator.

89 Points - "This plush red delivers ripe, sweet blackberry and kirsch flavors backed by chocolate and cola from oak, with appealing earthy accents. The tannins are well-integrated, the structure balanced. Drink now through 2011." —Thomas Matthews, Wine Spectator, November 15, 2007.

I really dont taste the tannins in this wine.  I love the hint of oak yet I do not understand what he means by the cola from the oak.  I did do some research and all I found is Kalimotxo.  Which is fifty percent wine and fifty percent cola.

Here Jay Miller gives his review of thw Altos de Luzon 2005 for the Wine Advocate.

89 Points - "The 2005 Altos de Luzon is 50% old-vine Monastrell, 25% Cabernet Sauvignon, and 25% Tempranillo (not commonly seen in Jumilla). It was barrel fermented in new French and American oak where it remained for 12 months. Dark ruby-colored, it offers up an enticing perfume of mineral, garrigue, blueberry, and blackberry. Layered and ripe with enough structure to evolve for 2-3 years, this pleasing effort can be enjoyed now and over the next 8-10 years." —Jay Miller, The Wine Advocate, February 2008. (more info)

I do not see where Jay gives us a review on the taste of the wine.  He gave history and aroma.  I did not smell the mineral and garrigue aroma from the wine.  I wish he would have express more on the wonderful flavors of plums, blackberries and oak.

A wine from Borja, Spain!!!

Wine time!  This week I am trying a Garnacha Campo de Borjo Monte Oton 2008.  A wonderful wine from Borja, Spain.  I purchased this bottle for ten dollars at my local wine store.  This Spanish wine is grown on the Bodegas Borsao Vineyards.  There were 5,000 cases made.


This wine uses Garnacha grape.  Which is Bodegas Borsao Vineyards specialty grape which represents seventy percent of their grapes produced.  They are called "The Empire of the Ganacha."  The grape tends to have a spicy berry flavored taste.


The Bodegas Borsao Vineyards are located high on the hillside of the Moncaya.  The Monycay is an extinct volcano.  The hillside and undulation of the Moncayo helps protects the vineyard regulate the cold and the heat.  The Cierzo coming from the North gives the grape a wild aroma characteristic.  The vineyard stretches over 2,430 acres with 9.5 minllion kgs of grapes are picked.  The Bodegas Borsao Vineyards were established in 1980.  Find out more about the vineyard at their website, The Bodegas Borsao Vineyards.

This wine has a unique label so you will find most of the information on the back.
Front picture

Back picture

• Frist you see the name of the wine Monte Oton in big letters.
• Next the little story tells you were the wine was produced from and what grapes are used.
• Next you see that this wine was produced with a hundred percent garnacha grapes.
• Then you see that it is a product of spain
• The vineyard and city of Spain is next.
• Next is the government warning.
• How much wine is in the bottle along with the alcohol by volume.  It also tells us it contains sulfites here.

The Garnacha Campo de Borjo Monte Oton 2008 the aroma is overloaded with spice.  The spice overcomes any other flavors.  The taste is soft on the pallet.  The are wonderful flavors of cherries, figs and plums.  I am a fan of this affordable wine.



This wine is great paired with any meat.  I enjoyed it with veal parmigiana.  I think this wine would go great with spaghetti or even a hamburger. 



Here Thomas Mattews from the Wine Spectator gives us his review from November 30, 2009 on the Garnacha Campo de Borjo Monte Oton 2008  

Round and juicy, showing rich, ripe cherry and raspberry fruit, with sweet vanilla accents, light tannins and just enough acidity to keep it all lively. Drink now through 2014.

Score: 87.

I disagree with Thomas Mattews view on the sweet vanilla accent.  I taste more of a cherrie and plum flavor with a hint of fig.
 
Here Jay Mill from the Wine Advocate gives us his review from June 2009 on the Garnacha Campo de Borjo Monte Oton 2008

The 2008 Monte Oton is more expressive aromatically. Spicy and vibrant on the palate and with a bit more depth and structure, this crowd-pleaser should also drink well for at least another 3-4 years.

Score: 87.

I disagree with Jay Mills on the spicy on the palate.  I feel most of the spice is in the smell not the taste.

Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay

This week I will discuss one of my favorite wines, Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay 2007.  Which can be purchased for fourteen dollars.  This is a California wine grown on the Jackson Estate from the Sonoma region.  This wine is made of chardonnay grapes only.


The Kendall-Jackson vineyards were created by a man named Jess Jackson.  He first bought a pear and wal-nut orchard in Lakeport, California.  He turned the orchard into a vineyard.  He first sold his grapes to local wineries.  Then he decide to create his first bottle of wine in 1982 under the label Kendall-Jackson.  This was the start of creating some of the most complex and extraordinary wines in California.  The winery is still owned and ran by Jess and his wife.  Today they own 14,000 acres through out the California coastal wine regions.  Only Five percent of the vineyards in California are found growing their grapes in high elevated vineyards, which includes Kendall-Jackson wines.  These vineyards sit along ridges, atop mountains, hillsides and bench lands.  These conditions clearly produce some of the finest richest grapes to produce wine.  The setting gives the wines the complexity of aromas and flavors for the finest pallets.  Read more about Kendall-Jackson vineyards at http://www.kj.com/.

Lets take a look at the wine label!

• At the very top we see Kendall-Jackson's label.
• Then we see that this wine is a Vintner's Reserve.
• Next it shows us the wine type.  This of course is Chardonnay.
• State the wine was produced in.
• Year the wine was produced.  
• Last we see that the wine was grown at Jackson Estate Vineyards.

This Chardonnay has a crisp appeal of pears, citrus and mango flavors.  The smell has a distinct pear ans citrus smell.

I paired this with several different varieties of seafood.  The Mahi Mahi wood-grilled and topped with sharp creamy spinach and lump crab complemented the crisp pear and mango flavors.  I am sure any fish with a mango salsa would be excellent with this Kendall-Jackson Chardonnay.  I also tried this chardonnay with a spicy shrimp that did not complement it.  I would not pair this wine with any spicy foods.  Next I had mussels in marinara sauce which was a perfect match.  The mussels also complemented the crisp pear and mango flavors.

Here TerriF gives us here view on the Kendall Jackson Vintner's Reserve Chardonnay 2008:

Love this Chardonnay...lightly buttery...crisp and refreshing citrus fruits...pleasing sweet fruit notes on the nose....I buy this again and again. Popular enough that Safeway has it available already chilled...nice for a spontaneous wine purchase to take home with their roasted chicken :)

I agree that this Chardonnay is crisp with the citrus fruits yet I did not taste a buttery taste.  I agree with the sweet fruit flavor smells.  I love the smell of mongo in this wine.  I prefer seafood with this citrus flavor of the chardonney over roasted chicken.  She should give the flavor of the wine more than just a plan roasted chicken.

When I fell in love with wine!

Before I turned 21 I would go to my Uncles parties in Texas.  I would meet people from Turkey, Paris, Japan and many more places around the world.  They would drink their wine and talk about the regions they brought it back from and what they found interesting about each wine.  They would also do this with the sake my Aunt would have her parents send from Japan.  When I finally turned 21 it was my turn to join in the conversations.  At this time my husband and I were dating and we would sit with them talking about the wine.  They would tell us about the vineyards they brought it back from, this really caught our attention.  We hope to someday travel to different vineyards around the world.  I think being young and watching these interesting people from all over the world got me intreged with the passion and love that they had for the wine.  I love trying wine from new regions from all over the world.  Even if they use the same grape you can still tell the difference in the taste, the earth has alot to do with the diffence in the taste from different regions.  The taste of a new wine is an exciting and fun adventure for me everytime.  To experience the sensation of differernt grapes from all around the world keeps the experience exciting.  The earth creates different tastes for every different region the wine comes from and I can't wait to experince these sensational wines in their region personally.

A Tuscan Wine!!!

I am excited to be starting with a wine from Tuscany!! I have chosen a red wine called Greppicante 2007.  This wine is from a winery, Tunta I Greppi.  Which is located in the esteemed Bogheri region in Tuscany.  It was rated  number 46 out of 100 for the best wine of 2009 from Wine Spectator magazine, take a look at their website Wine Spectator.

The winery is called Tunta I Greppi.   The journey of this winery was started in 2002 by two families, that grew up together, the Cancellieri-Scaramuzzi family's .  They added the experienced Landini family, who owns the Viticco winery, for their journey in creating a winery. Together they created the Tunta I Greppi winery in the esteemed Bolgheri region of Tuscany.

The winery created the Greppicante with three different grapes, the Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and the Cabernet Franc.  The Merlot grape has hints of berry, plum, and the currant.  The Cabernet Sauvigion grape has hints of oak, mint and eucalptus.  In some cases when the grape has a herbaceous or green bell pepper flavor.  This can be caused by pyazine which is mostly found in under ripedned grapes.  The last grape used in the Greppicante 2007 wine is the Cabernet Franc.  Depending on the region the grape is grown in it can creates a peppery perfume along with additional aromas such as tobacco, raspberry, black currants, graphite, cassis and sometimes violets.  All these grapes are used for blending and as a varietal wine, meaning the only grape used in a single blended wine.

Lets take a look at the label.

• The top word, Bolgheri is the region of Tuscany the wine was produced by.  
• Under that says Deminazion di Origine Conellea which is the Italian quality assurance category for wine the wine.  Look below for the Italin quality assurance levels.
• Then you have the name of the wine and year.
• Next you see the cypress trees, they are planted to block the wind from the vineyard.
• Looking at the botoom left you see the size of the bottle in ML and what vineyard the wine was bottled by.
• In the bottom middle you see the Winery's logo.
• On the bottom right you have the alcohol by volume and the town and county the wine was produced in.

The Italian quality assurance label for wine.The overall goal of the system is to encourage producers to focus on quality wine making.They always asure the region the grapes are grown in.

Here are the three levels of quality assurance for the Italian wine.

1. Denominazine di Origine - DO, which is seldom used
2. Denominazine di Origine Controllata - DOC
3. Denominazine di Origine Controllata e Garantit - DOCG - The difference in this one is they do a blind taste to for quality.

Now lets take look at the wine.  It is a dark burgundy color that doesn’t cling to the glass when you swirl it.  After swirling the wine I could smell the oak and black pepper.  Remember its best to smell at the top of the wine glass to get all the aromas.  You can smell the berries after the oak aroma settles down.  As I tasted it It had a smooth oaky and berry taste.  Yet after the smoothness ended the bitter taste of eucalyptus over powered the other flavors.

Wine spectator rated the wine a 92, and one of their critics said

"Deliver currant toasty oak and coffee aromas and flovors.  Full-bodied with a velvety tannins and a lot of rich fruit.  Very polished and attractive." JS (October 31, 2009)

I agree that this wine is a full bodied and has the velvety taste.  At the same time I believe the coffee aroma doesn't exist, I also believe the velvety feel doesn't last long due to the eucalyptus over powers it at the end of the taste.

I paired the wine with homemade spaghetti.  The full body of the wine complements the spaghetti.  It even tones down the bitter taste of the eucalyptus.

Hello Wine Lovers!

Hello to all! I am a 30 year old female that loves wine. This blog is going to be a guide to help individuals find a wine that best fits their pallets without the high expense. Wine is more than a beverage, its an experience you should understand and enjoy. I am excited to be joining the wine community to express my own views on each wine and to see how my opinions compare with other bloggers and wine critics opinions within the wine community.

"The Spirit of Wine
Sang in my glass, and I listened
With love to his odorous music,
His flushed and magnificent song."
- William Ernest Henly

In this blog I will be talking about one bottle of wine per week. I will choose an array of different kinds from Chardonnay to Merlot. I will keep the price range at a reasonable price, from ten to thirty dollars. This blog will help find the true beauty of the wines flavor. Whether it is bad or good, to dry or to sweet. Not everyone has the same pallet when it comes to wine. We will be evaluating each wine by sight, smell and taste. I will explain to you how to read each label of wine we test. I will also have other reviews from the wine community.

No ones pallet is the same! We will learn about the vineyard and region the wine came from. I hope to help you learn to express your love for wine and learn something new about it. There are so many different flavors in each wine from fruit to spices. There are 60 different grape species so I am sure we will see a wide range of different grapes used in each wine. Grapes don’t always matter to some, sometimes people like to choose their wine based on the region it was produced in. Here is a ling to help you with the flavors in each wine category, http://tashian.com/wine-flavors/. This blog is going to be a an exciting adventure for all of us!